MyIdealSchool

　　"Ifthechildrenareuntaught,theirignoranceandviceswillinfuturelifecostusmuchdearerintheirconsequencesthanitwouldhavedoneintheircorrectionbyagoodeducation"-ThomasJefferson.

　　ThisquoteimpliesthatthereisnofreedomwithouteducationwhichiswhatIhonestlybelieve.Oneofthemostimportantsourcesofeducationcomefromwhatwelearninschool.Ifthechildrendonotgetproperschooling,howcanthisapplytothem?IfIwereprincipalofahighschool,andweregiventheopportunitytodevelopthestudents'curriculum,rulesofbehaviourandcriteriaforpromotion,Iwoulddoeverythingasfairlyaspossible,sonothingisprejudicedagainstanyone.Inthefollowingparagraphs,IhavegivenmyrecommendationsaboutwhatIthinkwouldmakeagoodschoolsystem.

　　BeforeItrytochangetheattitudesofmystudents,IwouldmakesurethatIhaveacompetent,cooperartive,yetacaringteamofteacherswhohaveagoodbackgroundandrecordofteachingintheirsubjects.Theywillneedtohavetheabilitytochangeteachingbasedonwhatdoesanddoesnotworkintheclass.Theyshouldbeopen-minded,tolerantandpatient.Theywillneedtobeabletohandleanysituationtheyencounter

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　　Harassment,beitphysicalorverbal,wouldbetotallyunacceptable.Ofcourse,tomakeeverythingmorebeneficialandjustified,Iwouldhaveameetingwiththemembersoffacultytodiscussanyideastheymighthave.Extra-curricularactivitiesareessentialfordevelopingcooperation,personalresponsibilityandgoodcitizenshipskillsineachstudent.

　　WhatIneedtotakeintoaccountwhenIdevelopthecurriculumisthateveryoneisdifferent,havingdifferentinterestsandpersonalities.Theyshouldalsohaveafairlygoodattendancerecord.Thestudentswouldberequiredtocompletethenecessarycourseswithpassinggradesinallsubjects.Thismakeseverythingallthemorebalanced.

　　Studentsapartfromacademicworkneedsomeextra-curricularactivitiessothatlifewillseemmorecolourfulandmeaningful.Forthisreason,Iwilltrytoproperlydividethecurriculumbetweenthetheoreticalandpracticalaspectsoflearning,aswellasagoodportionofthecurriculumtimegoingtowardsphysicaleducationandorthearts.

　　Thesestudentswillbetheleadersoftomorrow.

　　TherulesofbehaviourthatIshalldevelopwillapplynotonlytothestudents,buttothemembersoffacultyalso.Whenthestudentsarrivenewlytohighschool,aroundgrade9andeven10,IwillmakesuretheygetmoreoftheacademicsubjectssuchasMath,English,ScienceandGeographysothattheyareorientedinthoseareasbeforetheymakeanyfurtherdecisions.Thisway,studentsbecometohaveasenseofbelongingandpridefortheirschool.