The Case for Ecological Thinking in School Improvement
5 min readJan 5, 2021
By Dr. Matthew Clay
In the last couple decades, a lot of engineering language has slipped into conversations about how we structure and operate schools. Whether focused on efficiency or system design, the shift has been difficult to miss. However, I would like to suggest that if we are to borrow a mindset of a scientific discipline for schools, it is ecology, not engineering that offers real potential.