Transformers

During our most recent LT meeting we noticed a shift in the direction of our team goal. While we acknowledge the importance of setting a purpose for our students, we have come to realize that purpose only comes as a result of gaining the trust of our students. Getting students to trust not only in us as teachers, but also in the process and experience of learning itself, is imperative in getting them to see their purpose for learning the material. Purpose is not something that can be forced and is determined differently by each individual. As a result, it is nearly impossible to monitor. Rather than focusing our energy on monitoring the connection to the materials purpose, we have decided to monitor the levels of trust we have gained in our students. In order to do so we have created a questionnaire which help to gauge where are students fall on the trust meter. It is our hope that open dialogue about the process of trusting will lead to a more natural understanding of the purpose of the curriculum. Stay tuned....