I get asked a lot....

...why do you obsess so much over education?!  I do, self admitted addict.  I cannot separate this from who I am.  The professional is personal and vice versa.  Here is a primary example of why I obsess over educational design or the educational experience.  

Take six minutes to watch this video.  

How does our student experience stack up to these students' experience?  It matters because we all know deep down our children enter into a competition for 1) happiness and 2) sustenance.  To think they will not be in competition with students from schools like this one is being foolish.