What if we stopped trying to find the best, most-researched, proven-effective, one-size-fits-all program for education? The other day I was telling my daughter why Denny's always reminds me of my first teaching interview. We had driven six hours for this interview, and I was spending my last dollar. As a young single mom without a traditional teaching certificate, my options were limited. I was hoping that this tiny school on an Indian reservation also had limited options. The night before the interview my two children and I shared a stack of pancakes at the hotel Denny's. If I got this job, I could afford to take my children here once in a while, and I would know I "had made it." My daughter was saddened by this story and could not believe there was a time in our lives when this was the best I could hope for. Years later, I still think about this every time I see a Denny's. Why is that? What is it about restaurants that evoke such emotions in people? ...
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