Second week, even more hectic

First off, I apologize I wasn't very present online but I've had to endure some at-home time for medical reasons. Now please don't get me wrong, apart from suffering in between medicine takes I also had plenty of time to reflect upon the topic of innovative education. I was wondering whether the headmaster of the University was satisfied with its innovative programs and facilities. Hold tight because this is going to be a ride.

I think the positive connotation to the word is undeniable, but it is sometimes used meaninglessly, profiting off itself. Moreover, I would even add that most of the time, whenever an educational center is self-qualified as innovative it is just going for a facelift that hopefully will appeal the parents. I believe that in a world like the one we live in, most of the times being (over)confident enough to sell a better reality is enough to be seen as the best option, and maybe even the parents (clients) don't even care about the actual qualities of the centre but about its prestige and false promises. Not to sound too bitter (which I'm afraid I already do) but all this anger and frustration towards hypocrisy (especially in a field as important as education) came from the quest to find an innovative school for the TICs task. At first I didn't really mind which school to pick, but the more private centres I encountered leading the "Most Innovative Schools" lists, the more I wanted to focus my efforts on a public one, in Spain if possible. As I learned from the presentation of this week's class, innovation means creating something new and better or even improving something that already exists. In this case, we all know that education is something that could and should undergo many changes (for the better, if possible) but to me offering equal opportunities is the main aspect. According to the Universal Children's Rights, every child deserves education and equality, regardless of their gender, race or economic factors, yet, why are the most advanced schools only at reach for the few privileged ones? This leads me to talk about the other protagonist of the week, grit.

In case you don't know, grit is something like "passion and perseverance for long-term goals" according to my teacher's PPT presentation, and I would honestly say it is among my top 5 favourite human features. Nevertheless, remember that, usually, it is extremely demanding to pursue your dreams, especially if you have fallen out of the opportunity train that all the rich kids took. I am in no way blaming or looking down on the children that are lucky enough to have the chance to access the best education, the most innovative one. I am just saying that the vast majority will have to work hand on hand with their grit to achieve a similar educational outcome, such as a well paid job or going forward for higher education.

This is already too long but let me just clarify my points before leaving it here for today: I am not resentful at the people who have and take the chance to get the "best" education possiblefor their children, I am choleric at the system that enforces the clear distinction between public and private educational systems, usually linking the first one with grit and the second one with innovation.