Post #9

Blog Post 9

A lot of things go into making a school a good environment and many people have differing opinions on the topic. I personally feel it has to do a lot with the relationships that are formed in the school; teacher and student, student and student, teacher and teacher, and so on. The schools can have all these rules and regulations that make it better, but without the relationships that are so strong, the school will not be a good one. Some things that should be included in the school besides strong bonds are a good curriculum, extracurricular activities, lots of school pride, and just an overall positive attitude. A good school is one that combines the necessity to learn with ways and methods that engage the students and make them eager to learn. If a student is not fully engaged in what they are learning, they will fall away and not want to become even more educated, which can hurt them in the long run. A good school needs teachers and administrators who work as hard as they can for their students and want nothing but the best for them. Another big thing that is a controversial topic in the world of education today is standardized testing. I believe a good school would not institute them because they make students seem like cookie-cutter molds.They put everyone on the same level and test them on basic standards, that some students are not able to meet or students that are far above that level. A last interesting idea that I feel would go into a good school is making classes optional to go to. It makes the school a lot more like college and puts the responsibility on the student, which I have found to be a lot more successful. They should not be allowed to just skip out on every single class every day, but giving them the option makes them think more of how they should want to go and learn. These are just a few things I believe go in to making a good school, even though I could talk about this forever. Schools require a lot of work to be successful, but it is worth it in the long run.