“When the profit motive becomes unhinged from the purpose motive, bad things happen” (2009, p. 302). When the purpose motive for school is to help kids become confident, passionate, lifelong learners; to help them discover all they can be; to help them become ethical participants in society; and to instill some habits of mind that value compassion, curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, then the profit motive has less to do with high test scores and more to do with engaged students.
