Teaching Vision

Working on a Teaching Vision for school – current draft is below – feedback is welcome!

 

I want my students to ask, “Why?”

 

I want them to understand that asking questions is more important than finding answers.

 

I want my students to learn that true empathy is difficult.

 

I want them to try to understand.

 

I want them to discover that understanding takes effort.

 

I want my students to be comfortable feeling uncomfortable.

 

I want them to feel it’s OK to be flawed.

 

I want my students to know that someone cares.

 

I want them to care enough to give their best.

 

I want my students to never be satisfied.

 

I want feedback to be more important than grades.

 

I want the process to be just as important as the product.

 

I want my students to be proud of what they create.

 

I want them to work harder than they ever thought possible.  

 

I want them to believe that failure is its own teacher.

 

I want my students to confront injustice.

 

I want them to know it’s OK to be angry.

 

I want them to work to set the world right.

 

I want my students to look through others’ eyes.

 

I want my students to be surprised.

 

I want them to be curious.

 

I want my students to ask, “Why?”