I read this goal "expand life opportunities for all youth" on the Stupski Foundation website. I shared it with my principal and colleagues. We had been talking about our school's mission and vision statement. One of my wise teacher friends said that we are expanding the size of the frame around our students' view of the world. I drew a cartoon of this image of a growing frame and maybe I will add it here.
I meet a professor last summer who teaches at "We the People" teacher institutes. ("We the People" is an excellent history and civics curriculum for 5th, 8th and 12 graders. Students get excited about public speaking and current issues too from "We the People." I think that is an amazing result. This professor said that one of life's greatest pleasures is getting together with friends over dinner and talking about ideas and issues. She is right. We want our students to see that gathering together and talking about ideas is fun.
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