Many inside the educational system feel accused of allowing it to become broken. To be broken most often implies an accident of some sort or a long time without adequate care that makes it vulnerable. It is striking that in this, and so many elections before this one, campaigns focus on a candidate's desire and ability to fix what is broken: schools, assessment systems, state and federal government and now immigration policy. During the last presidential campaign it was broken health care systems.  The exaggerated rhetoric is meant to rally a following and establish the candidate's understanding of the mess we are in and how they will fix it. The electorate is invited to act out of fear.  Read more...