What Is a Good Education?

First of all, let's go for a GREAT education.  We can't do enough to educate our children.

education:  the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

A GREAT EDUCATION!  It moves a child forward as far as they can go, helps them learn as much as possible, challenges them and does this while preserving the happiness and good feelings of the child.  The parents are probably the most important in providing a great education preK.  Once they reach school age, the parents are still responsible for many of the things that are requirements for a great education, nutritious food, adequate sleep, medical care, a stable and supportive home environment, and a strong emphasis on the importance of education.  Without these, a great education becomes much more difficult, although others can help provide them.

This blog, however, is primarily about the school experience, preK through post-graduation.  What does a great education look like from a school's perspective?  Since all schools should want the best for the child, we have a number of questions that should be asked.  Is there one teaching method that will provide a great education or one series of books and materials for all children? (No)  Should we expect the same results from all children? (No)  Should the interests and abilities of the students influence how a great education is provided and/or defined?  (Yes)  What if any of the requirements that are not provided by parents should the school provide? (Whatever possible)  Will a knowledge based test tell if a great education has been provided? (No) Can the area of the country or customs of the area change the nature of a great education? (Yes)

From my answers in parenthesis above, you should get the idea that I feel each individual child is important and unique in their own right and each has different requirements.  We'll be talking about different ways to work toward that GREAT education.

There will be no posts Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week, but next week we'll get into the actual issues.  We'll spend at least Monday and probably more on School Funding.