Status Quo

It has been awhile since the last post and really on the work end it has been the typical day to day dealings in the life of a House Principal. I have been thinking a lot about the term status quo. Status quo can be perceived as both good and bad I suppose. Currently I have been viewing it in a negative light for some reason. Possibly this is because I see the incredible changes happening in the world right now with technology leading the way.  Education tends to change at a slower rate than the world/businesses around the school. While students are immersed in technologies at home, schools have policies that limit many of these tools during the school day as they can be used for inappropriate measures. Gains have been made as SmartBoards are present throughout the building and trainings are taking place to make them active for students. Laptop carts are used constantly as evidenced by the sign-out book and questions I receive if the sign-out process is not working smoothly. With these gains is it still the status quo? We have very good teachers at Bay Trail with varied teaching styles including the traditional approach and a more student centered approach that incorporates student use of technology into their learning? Is this the status quo? Should it be?