Episode 15: Why Your School Goals Aren’t Working | The Edu20/20 Podcast
Courtney Dumas
April 14, 2026
Courtney and Shannon unpack why school goals so often feel like a moving target: unclear priorities and scattered focus. They make the case for simplifying to one clear focus — especially during new curriculum implementation — to get real results.
Welcome to the Edu20/20 Podcast, where we take the things everyone says we “have to do” in education and talk about whether they actually make sense.
This episode is all about goals and why they so often feel like a moving target. We break down why goals feel overwhelming (or unclear), what teachers actually need, and how simplifying your focus will lead to real results.
Chapters:
0:00 Why goals feel like a moving target
4:14 The real problem with unclear goals
7:20 What happens when you actually focus
11:42 Goals during new curriculum implementation
15:25 What leaders should do differently
