Know Better

When we know better,

we do better.

So goes the well-known quote from poet Maya Angelou.

If only it was always the way.

Too often the pull of the status quo remains strong, and despite knowledge and evidence to the contrary, things continue on as they always have.

Hope for better is found when we come across the stories of those who are willing to try something new.

Like reading about a school in the UK that took the science of adolescent’s sleep needs and changed their starting times with dramatic improvements in student attendance and results. 

This is just one of many areas where new knowledge demands we change how things are done.

Making change happen, and standing up for better, is never easy but we know it is better. And so, we must continue to do better, don’t you agree?!