Responsibilities and expectations

For learning To take place there needs to content, some method of instruction and a willing learner.

In the coming weeks we will be talking more about all of this. The home, student and instruction are tied together if there is successful learning. Each group ha both responsibilities and obligations. In the simplest example, the state law requires the parent to enforce regular school attendance by the child- compulsory schooling.

There are also expectations. The student has expectations of his/her family and of the school (teachers). The teachers have expectations of the student and the family. And naturally the family ha expectations of the child and the school. Thus, the three are linked together in the prose of learning. Frequently there are assumptions that the other knows and understands the assumptions. That frequently is not true. The, it is important that responsibilities, obligations and assumptions are clearly understood by all involved.

In what we are calling Building Tomorrow, the family, student and school have important roles to play in preparing our young people to be globally competitive as adults. We will be developing strategies to engage all the involved in discussions and agreements to move this forward.

In general the three components are:
Engage and involved families,
Active student learners, and
Empowering instruction.

In the next few days I will introduce and expand each topic. I will also attempt to encourage your participation.