> In the next five years, most of America’s most experienced teachers will retire. The Baby Boomers are leaving behind a nation of more novice educators. In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. Less than three decades later, that number had fallen to just three years leading a classroom.

This might not be a bad thing. I remember the late 60's and early 70's being an incredibly innovative time in education: likely when many of the Baby Boomer teachers were stretching their wings.

Experimental schools, "free schools", open classrooms, self-paced learning etc. It was a time when you knew someone that attended a Montessori school, when we were moving to the Metric system...

In short it was a time of optimism and trying out new ideas. If the current crop of teachers can get out from under the yoke of "Common Core" or these other top-down initiatives we might see some innovation in education again.

And frankly school might become fun again as well.