What should our goals be for our
districts' students? How will you achieve those goals? What do the David
School's goals appear to be? Use the concepts of knowledge, skills, and
dispositions as ways to prompt your thinking about goals.
Justifications might address what you think is good for a person’s
happiness and fulfillment as an individual, or might address what kind
of society you wish to contribute to with your educational practice.
As a district, our goal should be to create lifelong learners whose
minds and bodies are cultivated to become thriving members of society.
It is very difficult to reach this goal, especially with testing
mandates and AYP. I strive for every child to
be successful however I do feel that college is not for everyone. This
does not mean that education must stop. Some students would benefit
more by going to trade schools, etc. On the job training is invaluable
for all employees of any business. How many
of us felt truly prepared for every aspect of teaching on the first day
of school in our own classroom based entirely upon what we learned in
college? No one. The David School gives every student the opportunity
to succeed regardless of their situation.
This is a noble strategy that we all should take to our own campuses. A
person's happiness and fulfillment as an individual may not be the same
as our own, or their best friend, or the politicians who make rules for
such students. To mold young minds is
an art form and sometimes self-exploration for an individual is the
true path to their happiness.
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