Better Curriculum,
Better Teachers,
Better Leaders.

The 3 Simple Keys To Running a Better School Are
Better Curriculum, Better Teachers and Better Leaders

The 3 Simple Keys To Better Schools

Education should not be complicated. In fact, the more complicated we make the school system, the less effective it becomes. Not to mention, the more expensive it is to run.

According to the Federal Budget office, the US spent $1 trillion on education in 2024. That's right, $1 trillion with a "T."

And what do we have to show for it? Our test scores are down, our teacher morale is down, our student mental health is down and more than 1 million teachers have quit the profession since 2018.

If you ask me, it looks like we don't know what we are doing anymore.

So what happened to the great American school system? And the answer is we lost our way. Instead of focusing on the 3 simple keys to better schools, we decided to take our eyes off the ball and go on a wild goose chase.

So how do we fix this situation?

And the answer is re-focus our attention on the 3 simple keys.

Better Curriculum.
Better Teachers.
And Better Leaders.

Better Curriculum

Your school's curriculum is all about "what" you teach kids in class. So the question people need to ask is, "am I teaching kids what they need to know or just what I want them to know?"

Unfortunately, most schools are using a curriculum that was written 100 years ago, and the only reason they keep using it is because that's what everyone else is doing. Therefore, teachers and principals keep thinking, "If we don't use this curriculum, then we're out of step with everyone else and we're not doing what we're supposed to be doing."

But this is wrong. The truth is your school's curriculum is not supposed to teach kids what everyone else is learning. Your curriculum is supposed to teach kids only what they "need" to know, in order for them to be successful in the future. So ask yourself, does your current curriculum teach kids what they "need" to know or just what everyone else is learning? 

Better Teachers

It's impossible to run a great school without great teachers. If you don't come to that conclusion first, then it will be impossible for you to build a great school. 

But if great schools need great teachers, where do you find them?

And this is the big mistake most schools always seem to make. You can't find great teachers, you have to train them! And once you realize this shift from looking elsewhere to focusing on building your current teachers up - that's when your school goes from average to great. 

Better Leaders

The fastest way to ruin a school's learning environment is to put a bad leader in charge of it. And that's because bad leaders make bad decisions and all of those bad decisions usually create a toxic learning environment.

Therefore, if you really want to build a great school, then you must put a great leader at the top to run it. But where do you find these great leaders? After all, they don't seem to grow on trees.

If you want better leaders, then you teach them the 6 principles of leadership. And the only place those 6 principles are outlined is inside this book, "Disrupting Education."

Disrupting Education Without Disrupting Everything!

Great schools need great leaders.
But where are all of these great leaders supposed to come from?
The answer is the 6 Principles of Leadership

The one mistake everyone makes about our school system is assuming the people in charge of our schools have to know what they are doing.  And because you assume they must know what they are doing, you naturally assume they know how to solve school problems. Unfortunately, this is not true. Just because you're in a position of leadership, does not automatically mean you know how to solve problems.

And this is the big issue with our school system in the 21st century.

So what do we do? After all, you're not an expert in education and you can't be expected to solve problems that require real expertise. It's not like you know how to solve the curriculum problem, the teacher problem, the budget problem and the student outcome problem. You didn't study these issues in school and you also don't have any hands-on experience inside the K12 system.

But if you can't solve these problems and the people in charge can't solve these problems??

The answer is teaching the 6 principles of leadership. And the reason why this is the answer is because the 6 principles of leadership teach you how to stop feeling overwhelmed all the time. Once you learn the 6 principles of leadership, you now have the ability to see the future differently. Instead of worrying about all the problems you have to deal with, now you can see which problems you want to solve.

This is a fundamental shift in how you see the world and that only happens after you learn the 6 principles of leadership. Which is why you should start wondering why the K12 system doesn't want to teach kids these 6 principles? After all, why would any company hire someone who doesn't have leadership skills? And once you get the job, why would they promote you, if you don't know how to lead others?

This is why 99% of Americans are so frustrated with the economy. 

If you don't have leadership skills, then it should come as no surprise why you're stuck in a dead end job or why you can't make more money. The problem isn't you - the problem is you don't know the 6 principles of leadership skills. And to make matters even worse, every school you went to decided to "not" teach you these 6 principles.

Therefore, where can you go to learn the 6 principles of leadership?

The answer is "Disrupting Education." Inside this book, you will learn all 6 principles of leadership as well as how to practice these leadership skills through a series of lesson activities. Therefore, by the time you finish reading this book, you will know what it takes to lead schools and lead your own life.

But the 6 principles of leadership does one more important thing.

When you learn the 6 principles of leadership, you also learn that leaders don't dwell on problems, but instead think about solutions that can solve those problems for other people. And this is a total game changer for anyone who learns these 6 principles because now you just unlocked the cheat code for making more money in the 21st century.

It's easy to look at highly successful people and wonder what they have that you don't. But what you're not seeing is that every successful person made a ton of money by solving people's problems. That's the secret sauce. Therefore, if you want to be more successful, make more money or pursue your own dreams - then the first thing you must learn are the 6 principles of leadership.

But now that you know what you need to learn, where are you going to learn them? After all, our K12 system doesn't teach the 6 principles of leadership in school. And there is no college in America who teaches them either. 

Therefore, the only place you can go to learn these 6 principles is "Disrupting Education." 

If you want to stop feeling powerless, hopeless and stuck in life and want to start feeling like you have more control over your future and your destiny then all you need to do is learn the 6 principles of leadership, in order to unlock your true potential. So what are you waiting for? The truth is the only thing holding you back is not knowing the 6 principles of leadership.

Therefore, you can now solve that problem by simply reading this book. 

When you're ready to learn the 6 principles of leadership, all you have to do is order your copy of "Disrupting Education" by clicking the yellow button above and placing your order on the Amazon bookstore. This book is available in both paperback and kindle versions.

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And here's the proof. 

In 2011, I started teaching kids the 21st century curriculum I developed inside the K12 district program I was running at the time. For the last decade, thousands of kids, teachers, administrators and adults have been exposed to this 21st century education. And the fact is - more kids who graduated high school with a 21st century education didn't need to go to college, in order to pursue their career goals.

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