Upon completion of a K-12 education graduates should be expected to have acquired the fundamental skills and knowledge that will allow them to lead successful and fulfilling lives. There are eight key skills and content areas that I prepose all graduates should be expected to be comfortable with and excel to some degree in. Some of these areas are far more concrete than others, but each one is important to ensuring that graduates are prepared for the road that lay ahead of them. The eight goals of my education plan are that graduates will:
Be fluent in a second language and proficient/advanced in a third.
Be critical writing and verbal presentation/communication skills.
Be able to think, read, and write in a critical and engaged way.
Be Mathematically …show more content…
To achieve fluency in a second language instruction should be bilingual beginning in Kindergarten (ideally preschool but that is not mandated by law as of yet). Providing instruction in two languages, topics being taught in a foreign language as well as having blended classrooms of native English/Spanish language students, will accomplish several goals. Firstly, native English speakers will be able to assist their Spanish speaking counterparts while instruction is in English, and vice versa with native Spanish speakers when instruction is in Spanish. While I believe Spanish would, pragmatically, be the best language for a bilingual program that decision should be left up to local school boards and the needs of their …show more content…
Many health problems can be prevented, or risk drastically reduced, with proper exercise and diet. In his Paideia Proposal, Alder made a similar suggestion for twelve years of meaningful dietary and physical education. This program should teach students about the wide array of active options available to them, such as running, hiking, and biking; as well as team sports. All students will be required to participate in at least one sports season per year on their school’s team. In addition to normal gym classes field trips should also be a regular part of the curriculum in which students can learn and be active outside of a traditional classroom, such as taking a hike while learning ecology/biology or walking/biking/paddling tours of historic locations. Students will also receive lessons in the fundamentals of meal planning and cooking beginning in 7th grade. Ideally this program will impart life-long habits of health and leave graduates with a personal desire to lead healthy
Be fluent in a second language and proficient/advanced in a third.
Be critical writing and verbal presentation/communication skills.
Be able to think, read, and write in a critical and engaged way.
Be Mathematically …show more content…
To achieve fluency in a second language instruction should be bilingual beginning in Kindergarten (ideally preschool but that is not mandated by law as of yet). Providing instruction in two languages, topics being taught in a foreign language as well as having blended classrooms of native English/Spanish language students, will accomplish several goals. Firstly, native English speakers will be able to assist their Spanish speaking counterparts while instruction is in English, and vice versa with native Spanish speakers when instruction is in Spanish. While I believe Spanish would, pragmatically, be the best language for a bilingual program that decision should be left up to local school boards and the needs of their …show more content…
Many health problems can be prevented, or risk drastically reduced, with proper exercise and diet. In his Paideia Proposal, Alder made a similar suggestion for twelve years of meaningful dietary and physical education. This program should teach students about the wide array of active options available to them, such as running, hiking, and biking; as well as team sports. All students will be required to participate in at least one sports season per year on their school’s team. In addition to normal gym classes field trips should also be a regular part of the curriculum in which students can learn and be active outside of a traditional classroom, such as taking a hike while learning ecology/biology or walking/biking/paddling tours of historic locations. Students will also receive lessons in the fundamentals of meal planning and cooking beginning in 7th grade. Ideally this program will impart life-long habits of health and leave graduates with a personal desire to lead healthy