Part1: This We Believe

pp 1-26

In the beginning section of this book the importance of middle school education was discussed. Tying into the points that are mentioned in Turning Points, It is important that as teachers we provide the most supportive learning environment for our students. This can be done is by building and maintaining a close relationship between educators and parents. The content and curriculum is also important. The book broke it down into four major parts. The curriculum should be challenging for each and every student on all different levels. The curriculum should be exploratory which will help challenge the students and teach them that learning is all about exploring. The curriculum should be integrative and reach out to all types of learners and intelligences. This will help keep the learning fun and focused. Finally the curriculum should be relevant. This will help students see that there is a purpose to their schooling and that what they are learning can be connected to real-life scenarios and applications. One of the most important and hardest things to learn is to how to continue to be a life-long learner. This is something that I think is vital to becoming and educator and something that I would be proud to teach my students.