We Know What Works

Diversity works... Mrs. Watson’s Kindergarten Class, Beverly Woods Elementary School,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 1984. Back row, third student from left is Amy Hawn Nelson.

We know what works: doin' what's best for you, your children, your community - diversity - challenge your own biases... try Fox News and MSNBC... learning... the other person's side,,, have a coffee with someone who voted for the other guy... learning how to work with someone that's different.

We Know What Works, So Why Aren't We Doing It?: Amy Hawn Nelson at TEDxCharlotteED

TEDx Talks
Published on Mar 15, 2013
When it comes to transforming our schools, we're not lacking for solutions. We actually know what works and what we should be doing. To be successful, however, we need to overcome some non-obvious barriers to how we gather data and insights that inform our policy decisions.

We know what doesn't work, Why do we keep doing it?