First of all, I teach in a building that is condemned. I'm amazed each morning when I show up and see that it hasn't burned down overnight. The roof leaks, there are electrical hazards and shorts, and the building itself is structurally unsound.
My small Washington State town has just rejected a new school construction bond -- for the fifth time.
Yet the reform debate about improving education continues unabated, ignoring very basic problems like this with (in my opinion) ridiculous conversations about test scores, international competition, and, of course, bad teachers. No one apparently has the guts to even speak of, let alone attempt, the following three simple, yet revolutionary, reforms to public education.
