Action Research

I have recently learned that action research is an amazing tool that allows teachers and administrators alike to have concerns with what is being done.  It gives the school officials and those who know of the issue whether it is a child, or another type of hindrance the school may have, and gives the power back to those who need it in order to make a change.  Now administrators and teachers alike don't have to take the sole advice of a text book junky on how to handle the budget crisis, disrespectful students, or just a teachers everyday crutch on, "How do I teach the one child that just seems not to grasp anything." Teachers now are able to form learning communities within their grade levels or across several grade levels. By doing this they are able to learn from each other’s mistakes and come up with new innovative ways of approach.  I plan to really push the PLC at my school and learn from my mistakes and others and reach out for new ideas.  I plan on taking the one topic that really rubs me the wrong way and that is our current bilingual education system and conduct my own action research. I would love to find out why and how we are able to let down so many young and adolescent students alike.