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**echocassidyde** · 05-26-2006, 04:12 AM

Yep, in my experience, and from what I've observed, setting impressive goals and working towards them is one of the most important things in education. Even if it's just a matter of showing children what else it out there, or giving them a taste of what they can achieve.

In the school we are starting next fall in DC, college campus visits are a part of the curriculum...and these are 5h graders (ages 10-12). While I do agree that most kids don't get too much out of a speech that extols the virtues of college, they do get something out of being surrounded by academic-minded role models. The worst that can happen is they shrug it off...and for some of them, the idea of higher education will stick.

I'd also like to add that I don't think traditional higher education is for everyone, and so in addition to college, I like to focus on exposing students to a wide variety of avenues, ideas and activities they might be interested in.

Ok, I'd give back the soapbox, but I have to take it to school today.

05-26-2006, 04:12 AM	#15
echocassidyde Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	Yep, in my experience, and from what I've observed, setting impressive goals and working towards them is one of the most important things in education. Even if it's just a matter of showing children what else it out there, or giving them a taste of what they can achieve. In the school we are starting next fall in DC, college campus visits are a part of the curriculum...and these are 5h graders (ages 10-12). While I do agree that most kids don't get too much out of a speech that extols the virtues of college, they do get something out of being surrounded by academic-minded role models. The worst that can happen is they shrug it off...and for some of them, the idea of higher education will stick. I'd also like to add that I don't think traditional higher education is for everyone, and so in addition to college, I like to focus on exposing students to a wide variety of avenues, ideas and activities they might be interested in. Ok, I'd give back the soapbox, but I have to take it to school today.
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