A New Hope

The educational bureaucracy is like The Republic and I, and a few of my Jedi comrades, try to bring technological balance to the educational Force. We, Jedi strive for what we know is right, engaging students and promoting creativity and learning, as the video “A Vision of K – 12 Students Today” communicates. Educational Jedi are guardians of peace, justice, and using “engaging technologies in collaborative inquiry-based learning environments” (Nesbitt, 2007). There are colonies in far reaching systems that are effective. Look what guardians of quality education are doing in Kansas

There, teachers and administrators have the funding and the Republic behind them. They teach the Padawans (technological Jedi in training) and support them along the way.

However, many of us live in the realms of Republics where the empirical bureaucracy resists change. What ever the reasons, lack of funding, lack of knowledge, lack of motivation, change still needs to happen. If 76% of teachers have never used a Wiki (Nesbitt, 2007) how can us Jedi encourage, support, and inform our Padawans. Society has changed from appreciating sameness (clones) to learning about and valuing differences. Our educational system needs A New Hope.

Jedi are not in control of systems, they support and protect them. Therefore, if technological Jedi are passionate about their tools, sites, and powers, they will need to take Younglings and Padawans under their wing to train and support them. Adding more Jedi to the Force.