From Jennifer Cole in Klamath Falls:
Until last spring, I worked at a traditional high school in Klamath Falls. I am now working at a new, small high-tech charter school. We are using project-based learning and technology to prepare our high school students for the working world or for success in... more
From Jennifer Cole in Klamath Falls:
Until last spring, I worked at a traditional high school in Klamath Falls. I am now working at a new, small high-tech charter school. We are using project-based learning and technology to prepare our high school students for the working world or for success in college - whatever they choose. Our kids are developing skills in technology and all areas to complete projects they present to community members. They are comfortable with adults and with public speaking. They also have skills necessary for today. I think our educational system is stuck in the 70s! My previous school didn't have enough computers to teach my students how to write a satisfactory research paper using current resources. My students didn't have access to the technologies they need to know in order to work in the world as it is today. See us in Klamath Falls and see what we're doing as a free, public charter school. Oregon's students deserve more options and a real-world education to equip them for today!
Deborah Barnes
I agree. Governor Kitzhaber visited the Sabin-Schellenberg Center in the North Clackamas School District. CTE shows students have a better chance of staying in school and being better prepared for their next steps in life.
Brian Redine
We need to stop teaching students how to work for businesses and start teacing them to think for themselves, encourage creativity and stop teaching people that they have to "find a job". High school for me taught me only how to get credits so I could go to college or how to work for someone else. There was no education about inventory / purchasing / sales / management or how businesses even work. We need to help kids know what it takes to make a business work, how to manage finances, how to ... more
We need to stop teaching students how to work for businesses and start teacing them to think for themselves, encourage creativity and stop teaching people that they have to "find a job". High school for me taught me only how to get credits so I could go to college or how to work for someone else. There was no education about inventory / purchasing / sales / management or how businesses even work. We need to help kids know what it takes to make a business work, how to manage finances, how to apply for loans, how to use credit, and so on.