A Vision of School
Submitted by nwalker on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 03:49.
My vision of school kind of collides with many, but at the same time differs from others. My vision is quite simple. School should be a place that exposes students to many different things, so that they may be well rounded when entering into the world beyond that building. It should be a place of options and opportunity, but have basic concepts that everyone should know. A school should be able to take the interest of an individual and help them to explore it and if that happens not to be the career path they wish to pursue, then they should have other options to turn to. When a school to has plenty of options and be very helpful towards a student, it helps them. It assures them of a lot and it opens many doors for\ their future.
An open school is good for an individual because in a society where everyone has to compete for everything, the best thing to have under their belt is something that can separate them from the rest. A society and a school within that society should be like partners. The school would educate the youth, thus giving the society educated and skillful workers. The society in return would give back to the school by being part of funding, activities and things of the sort.
My vision of school main priorities are personality, creativity, and the understanding that not everyone learns the same way. The school would value the importants of ones opinion, social interaction as well as a student having a chance at
finding their element. The way my vision of school differs from the traditional school is that it welcomes creativity and individuality with open arms. The school that I have in mind will interact with the students on a professional level as well as a personal one. It will help kids to do better then just make it into the world; it would equip them with the knowledge to succeed and conquer anything that comes their way. My school would have the option of tests for that parent who wants it, but it would not require it. My school’s version of a test would be a project that reflects what the students understood, what they obtained over the course of months.
The way that I picture a school should be is free thinking and that the students should question and challenge everything that they possibly can, it’s more of a free spirited environment but gets what they have to get done.
How is "do you know" a call for change and what change is it advocating ?
- it is calling for a positive change in education.
What is, therefore, the implied vision/purpose of school?
- it is supposed to prepare students for the change in the near future, the world, and the competitive society.
Thoughts on your vision
In the opening paragraph of your essay you say, "A school should be able to take the interest of an individual and help them to explore it..." I could not agree more. A school should exist to better the understanding of subjects found interesting by it's students. If a child wants to explore film, then teach him or her the basics of film. Teach him to edit. Teach him to produce. Teach him to create.
What you continue to say, however, is the basic structure of modern day school in America. "...if that happens not to be the career path they wish to pursue, then they should have other options to turn to." I believe, that by your obvious lack of interest in some subjects, you have failed to see that is what schools are doing. They are teaching subjects they deem to be important to, as you said, "assure... [there are] open...doors [in] their future." They believe that with mandatory subjects such as science, math, and history, a child can fall back on this general and important knowledge if their interests do not pan out to become a full fledged career. A school generally offers other electives besides the mandatory courses, and in doing so, fulfills your vision of school.
Perhaps, your focus should be switched to why these mandatory subjects aren't important.
-Nick.
My vision of this ideal
My vision of this ideal school is great but at the same time has some risk. I talk about doing a lot of creative things and having the ability to challenge everything. But what my vision assumes is that everyone will have this mature and responsible mindset. It ignores the fact that not everyone can handle/ is ready for that type of responsibility. So there would be those kids who abuse the openness of the school. The way that it might be dealt with is not to just shut down and make it totally strict, it would be to talk and come to terms of agreement with them like young adults because I don't see it fair that everyone should suffer because a couple of people could not handle the freedom and responsibility given to them.
Hey, I agree that
Hey,
I agree that schools should have more choices so that students can get an idea of what they want their profession to be in the real world. Its hard because of budget and staff but I think that if schools were to start now it could benefit the kids that will be coming into HS in the future years. But I still believe in a strict syllabus for the year because when it comes to creativity, it is very easy to digress so much that one can be lost in the strict real world. HS is meant to prepare you so if you don't get used to harsh reality now it will be a total smack in the face when you get older. I can be missing your point but that is just how I am perceiving your essay which is I think is strong and well thought out!
feedback
Hey,
I think you and I have many similar view points on what today's education system should be like. I completely agree with the fact that students should be exposed to a wide variety of subjects in order to find their passion however I still believe that the traditional system of science, math, english, and social studies should not be abandoned all together. Tests should still be given to evaluate each students progress. If exams were not given, there would be no proof that the students are able to grasp the concepts completely.
If tests are given like
If tests are given like projects, but they are not required, how will knowledge be assessed?
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