William Glasser part III
Children need to be given the opportunity to understand. Everything they do should have some value in their real world.
“What I am asking you to do is useful. If you do not see it as usefulness I am more than willing to explain it to you. I accept you may not like to do what I’m asking, because it may be boring, difficult [or] strenuous… But you’ll always know there is a good reason for me asking you to do it.”
I need to keep that in mind. I’m going to make a real effort to explain why we do stuff. I’m thinking currently of those routine things; early morning prep, silent reading, printing (handwriting) and the like.
Identified ‘useful’ skills in the work place. (Not sure why I used inverted commas just because they ARE useful) reading, writing, calculation, computer literacy and science. Industry leaders added to that list problem solving, applying knowledge, leading, cooperating and speaking and listening.
What would the curriculum look like if we focused on these?
Literacy, Maths, ICT, Science, ….. what those other skills come under, are they all covered in the key competencies?
