Part of the solution or part of the problem

If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem. Actually, I hate that saying. Among the problems with this cliche is that you should try to understand a problem before trying to solve it.

In the world of education, you run into even bigger problems with the cliche. If you know the problem, how can you be a part of the solution? Currently, teachers insist that you must be a teacher to have a say in the profession. Otherwise, you don't know enough about the profession. They also embrace a model in which you must invest time, money, and effort into the status quo to get a piece of paper from the status quo that says the status quo approved of your views on the status quo. In other words, you must prove your loyalty to the status quo in order to have any kind of voice in education. This is almost certainly the top reason that schools have not changed in any meaningful way in well over a century.

Teachers today frequently defy common sense, say truly vile things, and have proven to be completely incompetent when it comes to education. Should they really have the only voices when it comes to education? I openly and strongly oppose this mindset.

Education is one area in which I know I can make a difference. Like most people who can make a difference, I am not a credentialed teacher. I couldn't handle that path because I have a good grasp of what's wrong. I have ideas, but I'm not allowed to pursue them. This isn't just me. Nobody who sees the problems is allowed to be a part of the solution.

You can't fix our nation's educational crisis by silencing those who can make a difference. The only people with a voice right now are not experts in education. Instead, they are mindless conformists trained in the job duties with nothing to contribute.

I would love to be a part of the solution when it comes to our nation's educational crisis. Unfortunately, I don't see the opportunity. By the logic of many, that makes me a part of the problem. Personally, I would prefer that protectors of the status quo couldn't deprive me of the opportunity to be a part of the solution. Their antics should be insufficient to label me as part of the problem.