Changing the World, Step by Step
Todd Sutler of the Odyssey Initiative files his second, and final, post on the Bridging Differences blog today.
Debbie,
What do we mean by a "successful school"?
Our team began our design meetings for Compass Charter School by talking about what we believe about children. This first step helped ground us in our agreement that children have rights and should be treated as human beings who are invested in the learning process. Education is not handed down to them, but rather, they should have ownership over it.
We then asked ourselves, "What do we want our graduates to know and be able to do?" Key takeaways from this conversation were that we wanted our graduates to develop critical literacy across core subject areas, have the research and analytical skills to approach challenges strategically, cultivate a critical understanding of the world, take action when they become aware of injustice, be able to express themselves not just through competency in literacy but also through other forms of expression such as the visual and performing arts, be
Debbie,
What do we mean by a "successful school"?
Our team began our design meetings for Compass Charter School by talking about what we believe about children. This first step helped ground us in our agreement that children have rights and should be treated as human beings who are invested in the learning process. Education is not handed down to them, but rather, they should have ownership over it.
We then asked ourselves, "What do we want our graduates to know and be able to do?" Key takeaways from this conversation were that we wanted our graduates to develop critical literacy across core subject areas, have the research and analytical skills to approach challenges strategically, cultivate a critical understanding of the world, take action when they become aware of injustice, be able to express themselves not just through competency in literacy but also through other forms of expression such as the visual and performing arts, be