When Is Enough, Enough?

Earlier this month at a Black Forest Academy Board meeting, I listened to the interim director ask a very important question. "When is enough, enough?" The context for his question was programming at BFA. To unpack that a bit more he was asking things like, "Given the size and constituents of our school how many AP courses should we offer, how many special ed classes should we offer, how many extracurricular activities are enough? Should we offer 10 sports? How many instrument lessons should we offer?"

There were many more questions like these that helped the board understand the dilemma the school faces (wanting to provide as much as possible but feeling the tension of the students and staff being stretched to the limit). But weeks later, I am still replaying that question in my mind, only from a different perspective.

When is enough technology enough? When is enough education enough? When is enough allowance enough? When is enough car enough? ETC. As I have been walking and running these weeks, these thoughts have been crisscrossing my mind. I have no answers yet, just asking these questions. If you have any thoughts on these matters, let me know what they are. I confess, I have more questions than answers.

Well, I think this blog is enough!

Trent