Why This is Going to Take Longer Than I'd Hoped: "First, the fact that over 50% of high school teachers are planning to retire in the next five years is a big, big issue. 42% of all teachers are over 50, and it’s been my experience, stereotypical as it might be, that by and large, technology is not something older teachers come easily to. In fact, I did a training this morning where the frustration level among the older teachers was palpable, while the younger teachers were much more at ease.
Second, very few upper level administrators have the technology experience necessary to see the potential nor the vision necessary to see how it all works together."