Friday, 11 November 2011

The Overall Idea

In my dream school, I want to help my students prepare for life and not just to take exams. I want them to develop critical thinking. I think that learning should NOT be confined to the classroom, books or lectures. I want them to learn everywhere they go. I want them to ENJOY learning. I want them to learn life skills too. This I will achieve by getting them to learn hands-on, not just through laboratory work, but also through touch and smell. I want each student to be able to express their own thoughts, not just on paper, but also verbally, and through other art mediums. I also do not want to confine them to just studying textbook science, math, and English. I want them to be able to appreciate nature, appreciate maths in their daily lives, to appreciate the importance of language (not just English), to appreciate the importance of learning history for lesson. I want them to be able to read or see something through critical lenses, taking the Bible as the final and unquestionable authority. And most of all, I want them to root themselves in the only firm, stable foundation, the Word of God. So much so, that they are ready to give an answer to anyone who asks them about God, anytime, anywhere. I want them to be SATURATED with thoughts of God, and God permeating their lives in every aspect.I want them to excel in character, values, and attitude; and if God gives them the ability, in academic ways.