Why We Need to Set Goals
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas
The Need for Setting Goals
There is a need in education to set goals for students to aim for and achieve. Goals need to be set, not just to have a reachable objective, but to establish a starting point, from which a path can be built, that will allow students to reach the set goals. We need to set goals for our students so they can have a target to aim for and achieve.
In addition, set goals, allow us, as educators, a way to measure the academic and learning progress that students make, as well as, to correct and/or recalculate-reroute the path of those students who may be having a difficult time achieving the set goals.
What Goals Do We Set?
There are many types of goals that can be set for our students. Some of the goals that can be set for our students can be categorized as follows: Individual Goals, Grade Level Goals, Age Appropriate Goals, Group Target Goals, etc.
Other examples of goals that can be set for students are as follows: Improve vocabulary by 20 words. Understand the relation from side to perimeter to area in 5 regular geometric figures. Identify and discuss the similarities and differences in World War I and World War II. Be able to sketch three 3-dimentional polygons from three distinct view points.
Copyright 2013. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
