Didn't the designers of past efforts also believe they were focused on the critical issues? (educationnext.org)
They are so convinced that the old system is broken and so focused on fixing it for the future that they often fail to consider what lessons might be learned from past efforts. (educationnext.org)
We are perhaps fooled by past efforts at reducing pollution, where we have greatly improved air and water quality when we wanted to. (climate-skeptic.com)