“What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must we want for all children in the community. Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon, it destroys our democracy”
This quote really touched me. It's so easy for me to disconnect students and the rest of their families (probably because I don't have children of my own). For me, my students are my students. They act out occasionally and need to be pushed in the right direction. I easily forget that these students are someone's babies! At my school site we are aiming to get our students ready for college and career. This really aligns with having meaningful learning goals instead of rote memorization for memorization's sake. It leads to putting their education into their hands. I really like the shift in responsibility. This relates to the shift in assessments given by educators touched on in Darling-Hammond. It is our job to facilitate students becoming "internationally competitive."
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