Creating Schools that Work for Students


Creating schools that work for students shouldn’t just be a trend or best practice. It needs to be how schools look now. Schools need to change with the times. We are no longer part of the industrial era. The schools need to work for the students on they best learn. We need to change the mission of public schools instead of attendance but learning (Reagle, 2006, pg 24). The goal of the schools should be to ensure that all students in all communities get to know (Reagle, 2006, pg 24).  If a school is not doing well then it creates a growth plan to improve test scores they are struggling at instead of the underlying issues (Reagle, 2006, pg 25). Everyone needs to be on board for the change that needs to happen at the school and doesn’t happen overnight. The careers that we had been preparing the students for don’t exist anymore, we need to prepare them for jobs that don’t exist yet (Sheninger, 2016, pg 3). The system is not changing as fast as the world around it, the teaching and learning models are outdated (Sheninger, 2016, pg 4). The change needs to start with individuals that want to see the change then embed that culture in the schools (Sheninger, 2016, pg 6). 

The STEM coaches are trying to implement creative thinking and STEM standards into the classroom. The problem is that teachers have been teaching the same way for so long that it’s hard for them to change their mindset. It will be a slow-going process to change the school into a school that works for the students. The STEM coaches are trying to encourage teachers to create a student-created classroom and project-based. 

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