Educators are simultaneously creative (as they develop activities for learning and for extra-curricular opportunities) and stuck in the confines of a structure that is now centuries old. They continue to seek new ways to engage their students in learning while students are more and more distracted and uninterested. The paradox remains because the structure does not change. Schools are locked into time requirements, regulatory barriers, and contract limitations. Educators know what those requirements, barriers, and limitations are, but it seems ever so clear that educators may be the only ones who understand the problem.  And, some educators hold fast to familiar limitations even though their hearts might whisper other messages.

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