looking into some of the keen insight of this man.
"We provide core tech program where students are trained to maintain the technology and support teachers. In turn they are getting paid twice the minimum wage, offered half of their pay at the time and the other half upon graduation".
wonderings:
wonder what type of data his tech captures..
"... gather data and provide real time analysis of data that goes back to the teacher and research center, so if anything goes wrong, we will fix it tomorrow".
And suggests that the richness of this research data will be invaluable in helping schools and teachers modify their activities to deliver a continuously improving education:
"Longer term, this (data) will show us how to change the way teachers teach, change the way teachers themselves are learning and practicing in a project-based environment. This is not a simple solution, but you do not solve this by fixing pieces; you have to have a systemic approach".
Finally, Allan Jones acknowledges that parents must be included in any movement towards profound change in education, and describes how he is using social networking and digital media as tools to reach not only parents, but other key stakeholders in this discussion:
"We put together some videos on YouTube with the collaboration of Blue State Digital, the people who ran the Obama campaign. We are really focused on grassroots support - working bottom up and not just top down".
He concludes our interview with a statement of confidence about the potential of the Tracy Schools model, shifting attention back onto the major participants in the education debate; the people who, ultimately, will decide the future of education:
"Our expectation and almost our fear is that we will get to a point where we can't meet demand... If you were a parent and saw what is possible, you would want your kids there, today".
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