Educators across the country are in the midst of implementing the Common Core. I wonder what the results of these efforts will be in three to five years. Will we see systemic changes in our schools? Historically, we have learned that, no matter the industry, most change efforts are not effectively implemented, and there is often little success in transforming personal practices or systemic actions and results. Why is change so hard? According to Lee Colan and Julie Davis-Colan (2013), “It’s not that our intentions are bad; quite the contrary. … The problem is that most of us don’t stick with it long enough to permanently change our behavior and get the results we want.” In a 2005 Fast Company article, Alan Deutschman emphasized the