Be the One...Take Down the Walls and Open Up the Possibilities


Each day when we welcome students to school, we set the tone for the day and give them opportunities to learn.

As we go through the year and look at ways to re-design classrooms and curriculum we need to always keep today and future industries in mind. So much of the time we study how things were done in the past and what things in history have worked. Sometimes when this is done, we forget to look to the future and what is going on today. Kids need skills and knowledge that is relevant for today and things they can use tomorrow.

Schools should provide real life examples for students to stay engaged and thrive. Create opportunities for students to bring their joys and hobbies into the classroom. Coding is one of the things that we have taken the walls down and shown kids how these critical thinking skills are relevant, fun, and important for life. Students can see what industries need coders and those critical thinking skills can provide those opportunities. Students are never to young to learn and implement these skills.

Allow students to TALK! Walking in the classrooms and seeing silent students= No COLLABORATION. Typically these classrooms are the same places that we hear that students don't know how to work together. Those teachers are correct! It is our job to teach students how to collaborate and how do we work together on a team. Life is a team sport and students need to know how to function on those teams to be successful.

 Be the one that takes down the walls and open up their minds to possibilities that we can only dream of.

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