If the Education System Was Like Sport ...

When someone asks, "What would you do if I gave you one million dollars?" We usually think about leaving the daily grind of our careers, with the ever-increasing workload, the pervasive observation, scrutiny and accountability, the complaints from parents, the long hours and competition with colleagues for senior positions with senior position money attached which is what we're after. (Especially in Auckland)

What if it was different? 

What if:

-  observation, scrutiny and accountability came via television camera's recording our every move?

-  criticism and rewards were based on how we performed and the results we gained, or didn't.

-  a school could headhunt you for a specific purpose and offer you whatever they thought was fair?

-  your school could trade you away as part of a package deal to get someone they thought was better?

- your ability and performance enabled you to earn endorsement deals?

- the public and media actually had as much respect for teachers as they do for professional athletes?

Blondie sang it best. "I'll keep the money. You can have the fame."

Dreams are free.