John Edwards recently came out with his education plan. It contains some interesting stuff, but nothing that really shakes up the establishment or changes how we think about learning. Except for... the SWAT Teams! Yes - the NY Times reports that Edwards wants to use "education SWAT teams" to reform our schools! Believe it or not, I actually wrote a treatment for a TV show on this same concept called "Extreme School Makeover" (yeah - real creative - thx), but Edwards has taken it to a whole new level by adding an elite squadron of education terminators! Awesome. Sign me up.

How will we train the team? Who can call the SWAT Team to action? What sort of cool gadgets will the Ed SWAT Team have? Do we get cool uniforms? And most important, who will lead the team? While the Governator would seem like a natural choice, I don't think he's got enough street cred. Besides, I think it has to be a female leader. I vote for Sidney Bristow (aka Jennifer Gardner). She can be the sassy, expert teacher one second and then kick-butt the next.

If you want to join forces with Sidney and me, sign up in the comments below. A recruiter will be in touch shortly.

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