Education Revolution?

Revolution Starters
It's people like Jeff that cause a lot of attention and get people to notice problems. I can relate this guy to civil rights movement leaders but, more relevant to our class I'll relate him to Christopher McCandless. Jeff like McCandless actually was brave enough to act out on what he truly felt passionate about and stood up and acted on what he believes in. I did some research on google and Jeff is now actually talking to school boards on ways to improve things. It's simply remarkable how one out burst can lead to further things. If he never stood up for what he believed in then no change would have ever been initiated. Everything would have remained stagnant and we'd be living with our problems content. Christopher McCandless didn't live his life content with the way things were. McCandless says in his letter to Ron,"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future."(57) It's this attitude that caused Jeff and other activists to stand up and actually initiate change. In order to initiate change you have to take risks and break from the rest of the conformist flock and you have to do something different that will get noticed. Those in charge will not like it when you get noticed because they know their time of power is coming to an end.

Jeff & McCandless 
Jeff and Christopher McCandless can relate on many different ways. First off they were both seen as arrogant rebels that disobeyed the rules and society. I'm sure Jeff's teacher just thought Jeff was a disruptive student that deserved to be kicked out and punished. She didn't know that he'd would cause so much attention around the world about our educational system. She didn't like him standing up in front of the class and challenging the way she does her job. In all honesty she was probably scared of Jeff hiding behind her desk. She knew her ways of teaching were half ass and not genuine so she kicked Jeff out of the classroom as self defense. Christopher acted like Jeff by destroying everything that provided him with a secure future. He gave away all his money, he abandoned his car, he left his family, and he went off on his own into the wild. Their protests against what they thought needed change were different but they were protests nonetheless.
They both also took a leap of faith. They made a bold decision that made them face consequences. McCandless faced the ultimate consequence, it costing his life. Jeff could have faced suspension, expulsion but he was just kicked out of class. Either way both Chris and Jeff acted bravely to make a change in their life. Jeff and Chris were both very bold and brave.

How Can We Cause Change?
Jeff and Chris both caused dramatic change in their lives. Chris's change ultimately cost him his life but, it brought him his life's greatest bliss. Jeff's outburst potentially changed his life forever. He may now want to major in Education, work for the school board and, hopefully makes some good drastic changes to our educational system. They were both able to bring change into their lives. How can we cause the change we want to see in our world?
The first thing we have to do in order to cause change is break free from the conformist flock. We have to be brave and break free from our comfort zone. We can't stay sheltered forever if we want to see change. In order to see change we have to make change. This is the first step and the hardest step for us to take in order to cause change. After we take this step then we have to persevere and stick with our goal no matter how rough it may get. If we are able to do this then it is very likely that we'll experience change.