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  I must break free Inside the pod, I arch and lash against the restraints. The hum thickens—translucent waves pressing me down. My motion meets mass. Sound becomes gravity. I hang there, suspended, until resistance teaches me stillness. Be Creative and Innovative with Knowledge John Bennett - AKA JJFBbennett , is an independent artist. You can view and subscribe to my work via  Blogger , YouTube , Flicker , Facebook , Instagram and Deviant Art .  Subscribe to JJFBbennett's private FB hub:  https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18ythpSXPZ/ You can subscribe to my music via  YouTube Music , Spotify , iTunes, Apple Music and Soundcloud To support my art, feel free to donate via JJFBbennett through PayPal    If you want to acquire JJFB's art creations as an NFT - John's Opensea NFT profile is https://opensea.io/JJFBbennett   Copyright This artwork is protected by U.S. and International copyright laws . Distribution and/or modification of the...
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Reform failure & Classrooms

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Reform Failure & Classroom: The Matrix

‘... it is more difficult to find evidence that classrooms have improved or even fundamentally changed as a result of the many reform initiatives; and indeed the persistent failure of educational change is a common theme in the literature (Sarason 1990, Fullan 1993, Cuban 1998, Spillane 1999) (Wallace 2011).




You take the blue pill, the story ends. You stay the same apathetic you
You take the red pill, the story begins. You transform with stimulation


Blue pill: 7 Stages of Change Inertia       Red pill: 7 Stages of Change Behaviour


  1. I don’t know: Ignorance
  2. I don’t want to know: Rejection
  3. I can’t: Inability
  4. It won’t work: Pessimism
  5. It’s too hard: Complication
  6. I couldn’t be bothered: Apathy
  7. I’ll get them back: Undermine


  1. I know I should: Knowledge
  2. I want to: Desire
  3. I can: Skills
  4. It’s worthwhile: Optimism
  5. It’s easy: Facilitation
  6. I’m joining in: Stimulation
  7. Well done: Reinforcement
(Robinson 1998)




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