St. Joseph University School

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Yong Zhao, a professor from Kansas State University, in a forward of the book, Timeless Learning (2018) by Ira Socol, Pam Morgan, and Chet Ratliff, gave some thought to the possibilities of newer schools
When we are good at seeing children,
...We recognize they are diverse
...They arrive at school with different talents, passions, skills, knowledge, relationships, dispositions, attitudes, and experiences
...Each child possesses a jagged profile of strengths and weaknesses
...Every child has something that is worth celebrating and developing
...Every child has a dream worth realizing
...Every child has unique needs that we can help meet
...All children are first and foremost human beings before they are students
...All children have the universal human right of self determination
...All children need respect, autonomy, to love and be loved
...All children have the right to have opportunities to create value for others
...All children deserve to be treated equally in schools as adults.
...All children are natural-born learners, although they may be interested in or good at learning things that we may not value
...All children are curious and creative
...All children are naturally motivated to learn new things
When they are not engaged in what we want them to lean, we need to question ourselves rather than blame them. ...

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St. Joseph University School

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