I checked out a blog today of another educator - Will Richardson......the first post of his that I read was interesting b/c I've been thinking about the same things lately - encouraging (or saying it's OK) to wait to go to college. It's a lot of money to spend when passions/interests may not fully be developed....like Will, I think it may be best to just encourage my kids to find their passion and then dive into school. I mean, I'm nearly 34 and feel like I am just REALLY finding my passion and where God wants to use me in furthering His Kingdom. And while I appreciate the education I received right out of high school, I can't help but think there may be some merit to at least saying it's OK to wait to go to college. 18 gets younger and younger.....and that's such a huge decision to make at such a young age!!
His second post was really interesting as well. Basically saying that it's time for teachers to step up and change the way we are educating, because what is being done now isn't working for our kids. He states, "The onslaught of tests and data collection and standardization is doing the same thing to teachers as it’s doing to kids, driving the creativity and the passion and the enjoyment of real learning right out of them". He encourages teachers to fundamentally change what is being done in the classroom in order to put kids "ahead of the system", and make learning the focus.
Wow. To me, that's inspiring. I want my students to love learning and love being at school; I want my classroom to be a safe place that kids want be in and where they are inspired to become who God has made them to be.
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