Pendleton teacher competing for $100K to launch student-run food truck
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Key Points: The idea to teach students to take responsibility and learn how to work with others and involve the community is big. This teacher is doing her best to teach students how to advocate for themselves and use their strengths for future employment.
Relevance: With many people thinking college is the only way to go, we also need to remember to bring up trade schools and teach students its okay to not go to college. Not all jobs require a degree and trades have te potential to be a steady employment and sometimes you can even be your own boss.
Audience: High school students, teachers, and parents. Graduation coaches and training personnel.
I hope this teacher receives the grant. It is an important initiative, and it could have meaningful impact on the students' lives. There is immense value in the students learning more skills to be more employable, but also learning about community engagement and serving others. Learning in the classroom is one part. I have seen the other part be when the learning extends outside of the classroom and into the community. From this, students can make connections, and grow as contributing citizens to better society. I feel that service, personal development, collaboration, and understanding the bigger context, is critical to the learning. Like you mention, we can provide students with various options of work paths and educational paths before they graduate high school.
ReplyDeleteThis article definitely demonstrates the importance of teaching students more practical skills and different career paths. College is often pushed by teachers and parents as the best option for students, even if students are not equipped to be successful at that level. I think it's important to educate students on the variety of career options and paths they can take. In our transition class, we talk about all the resources and assessments available for SPED students, but the reality is that all high school students can benefit from transition.
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