Main question was "Within our school what do you want for our kids?
(a reference was made to the “3 strands” of the Victorian curriculum reform; ie content, skills and personal/social attributes as one way to approach the question; some responses were structured on these lines.)
- Higher order thinking skills to cope with VCE
- Good literacy and numeracy skills – student averages
- Health education – positive, structured learning environment.
- Extension programs for academically gifted students
- more engaged – wanting to learn
- communicate
- make decisions
- be organized
- literate
- more engaged boys
- more skills at settling conflicts
- problem solving à critical literacy
- organizational skills
- more emphasis on transferable skills
Content
- Numerate and literate
- Knowledge to think and act globally
Skills
- Emphasis on learning skills versus information
- Develop and sustain relationships
- Decision making
- Understanding how we learn
- Reflection and analysis
Personal
- Cultural empathy and understanding
- Mutual respect
- Responsibility
- Awareness and consideration of and for others
- Honesty
- Work ethic
- Social Skills
- Good ICT skills + adaptability
- Motivation to learn
- Interest in learning
- Responsible members of the community
Content
- Nutrition
- Maths
- English
- History
- Good General knowledge
Skills
- Reading
- Writing
- Listening
- Speaking
- Numeracy
- Analytical
- Problem solving
- ICT
- Keyboarding
Personal
- Respect
- Courtesy
- Responsibility
- Organisational skills
- Self discipline
- Work ethic
- Punctuality
- Reliability
- Healthy (&fitness) - hygiene / nutrition
- Teamwork
- Resilience
- Take direction
- pride in work – to achieve their best
- develop work ethic / ownership
- present / display work – “authentic work”
-relevant
-ownership
-public presentation
Remove the chronic behaviour / problem students through genuine alternative system (available to whole of Bendigo ) .
- Good citizens (care about themselves, others, environment)
- Life long learners (capacity and skills to seek out / teach themselves new skills]
- Flexible thinkers
- Global awareness
- Healthy young adults – physically, mentally – resilient, strong
- grounded & rounded, respectful, independent and reflective citizens, with a passion for learning and a love for home economics, sport and music
- who know how to fight the fight…
- how to think outside the box
- learn how to be creative
- to learn how to respect each other and understand that individuals have differences
- well rounded
- safe consistent learning environment without draconian punitive measures
- necessary skills to take their place in society
- excellent listing skills
- self respect, self confidence, self restraint
- learning to have intrinsic value
- yoga and relaxation
- honesty and trust
- competencies
- learning / teaching kids to think
- focus on problem solving skills
- leads to whole school approach to literacy / critical literacy
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