Education reform is not a new idea or concept. People throughout the world have been trying to change the educational system for decades. Hundreds of books have been written about new educational concepts and pedagogical methods. People have been lamenting the fact that the educational system seems to be stuck in quicksand while the rest of the world has been evolving and changing. The educational system is something we are all familiar with. Everyone has endured the 13 years of prescribed education. Education to create smarter, better citizens so the nations of the world can move forward. People need to have a basic level of education to ensure a nation does not fall behind. Educated citizens ensure a nations survival. The funny thing is this level of familiarity is one of the biggest obstacles holding back educational development. People understand the current K-12 system. They understand the concept of school – the progression from K-12, the different types of courses being offered, the teaching styles within the different levels of education, and the culminating act – Graduation. This familiarity allows people a level of certainty and a feeling of safety when they wave goodbye to their children as they leave for school. There are also a multitude of other areas of familiarity within the education system – report cards, letter grades, the classroom layout, teacher development,school timetables and schedule, and so forth. When these areas of familiarity are disrupted it scares people and creates waves of unrest and fear within the parent and student populace. As we all know the educational system was created a long time ago and was designed around the agricultural cycles of the day and then the rapidly industrializing world. This system, which has not changed much in over 100 years, is on the cusp of some massive changes. But the familiarity of the system will continue to thwart these changes. Society is so accustomed to the system of education in North America that it is difficult to make the changes that will revolutionize education and how we educate children. Can we change the daily schedule of schools? Can we change the layout of classrooms when they are designed for rows of desks? Can we alter the timetables of high schools? Can “new” teachers be taught to teach differently when they learn their skills from the current teachers? There are a plethora of familiar concepts and norms within the ed. system that people hold dear to their hearts and their minds. How do we break this loyalty to the past and this sense of familiarity. If we don’t I fear we will be talking about ed. reform in the same way 20 years from now.