Addressing questions of interest through research is assumed to contribute to changes that lead to improvement in the human condition. Most music teacher educators have experienced elation in reading or talking with others interested in similar questions as well as frustration with a lack of time to enjoy exploring those questions. From the pressure of this apparent treadmill, it is tempting to ask what is the point? Can a few research studies really make a difference? Dr. Margaret Schmidt, Professor Emerita from Arizona State University, reflects on changes in the past 30 years of educational research, with a challenge to consider what each individual might contribute to the continued evolution of our understandings of music learning and teaching.