One school struggled from an issue while another school noted their success in the same area. Why didn't the schools exchange the information, and connect the dots?
One professional emphasizes a new approach, an approach that another professional has used and refined for years. Why didn't they connect the dots, exchange their knowledge, and grow the program together?
A professional reached out to another with feedback and thoughts, and the other never responded and replied. Was it position, gender, age, role, or education that prevented the feedback and left the dots unconnected?
When we don't connect the dots of our knowledge, vision, emphases, and success, there's a lost opportunity. Our strength comes from our collective work, and when we hold our work too close because of competition, fear, or apathy, it is our students that lose out.
Let's connect the dots.
