Political Thinking In Your Head

So I came across this article a few weeks ago that my wife sent to me.  Now, just to give you a quick idea of who I am, I do not like how politics are handled these days, I have not and never will solely sell myself to one "party", and I think the games that are played in the political ring are childish and unforgiving.

With that said, this article struck a nerve with me.  Not because of politics, but because of how different sides of the political ring think.  In the research conducted, people are hard wired to think the way they do based on genetics and obviously some learned behaviors. In a nutshell, Republican will stand their grounds and not bend, they want to see things stay the same.  Democrats are a little more wishy washy, but want to see change and progress made by taking chances.  Two opposite sides of the coins.  It summarizes the article by stating that if Democrats want to see change happen, then they must stay convicted to one item and not jump around to a bunch of different ones.  That would be the only way that the two "thinking" groups could ever find a common ground.

I was amazed that this same song and dance truly happens in education.  There are those that want to keep it the same because it is what they know and it is safe.  There are others who are progressive and want to see it change at the rate of society.  I would really like to know who will win this all out war of ideals.  What did make the most sense though is that if we do want to see change in education, we can't change it all over night.  We need to stick to one thing, back it up with data, and sell it to the people who are digging their heels in the ground.