If we had to pick a few adjectives to describe the way we want our graduating seniors to be after spending an entire K-12 education in our care, what adjectives would they be?
Smart? Inquisitive? Confident? Kind? Compassionate? Hard-working? Honest? Easily hireable?
Do we all even agree on what the ideal student would be like? Have we ever taken the time to clearly define that goal, so we know what we’re working toward? If not, how can we be sure that we aren’t possibly working against each other? Do I work to create independent students one year, while you work to make those same students team players the next year?
Our state governments take care of telling us what content we need to be teaching, so there’s no lack of direction there. But on the behavior/attitudinal/ethical front, our goal seems to be a bit more nebulous.
If you could only pick three adjectives to describe the ways you want your exiting students to be, what adjectives would you use? How do you make it happen?
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