Winter Break is near.
It is time to reflect on what a year it has been.
Schools prepare to take a winter break as people celebrate holidays and welcome in the new year.
Students need breaks from school to rest and recharge, but taking a break from learning can result in the widening of the academic performance gap. Students can fall behind in education if they do not continue to maintain a minimum level of learning while they are on break.
Students can use the upcoming Winter Break to close this achievement gap by creating projects that help in the development of specific academic skills and/or knowledge & understanding.
Parents, Teachers, and Students can collaborate in the development of projects, establish a support network, and set reasonable goals; while also allowing for an enjoyable Winter Break.
Projects can be as simple as watching a series of pre-selected videos online and preparing reports on them, or as complex as attempting to solve a real-life problem that is currently making a significant impact on society.
During the time that remains between now and the beginning of Winter Break, educators should work with students and parents to develop Winter Break Education Projects (WBEP). Through early planning, and the setting of clear assessments goals for WBEP's, students, parents, and teachers can help close achievement gaps in education.
Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
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The final month of the year is here!
The arrival of December marks the end of 2017.
Educators prepare the last student lessons of the year as the winter break approaches.
December is the last chance that for students to end the year with a positive learning drive and to recharge the desire to continue to study for when they return next year.
Teachers and administrators take stock and reflect on all that has been accomplish in the classroom and at school while looking and planning ahead for what remains to achieve in the upcoming year.
We are at the most significant transition point in time of the academic school year where many changes and transformation can still take place, if we want to achieve the goals set at the beginning of the school year.
The journey that students, teachers, parents, administrators, and all school and education stakeholders have embarked upon has reached its unofficial midpoint.
As the countdown of the year approaches, it would be good to take time to reflect and focus on some key core principles that will aid in the development of education:
-Look back at what has been accomplished since the beginning of the year.
-What are the educational goals that were set, and how are they becoming a reality?
-Reflect on those memorable lessons and class projects. What made them become so?
-What relationships have we develop with classmates and staff to help us grow?
-How have we collaborated with others and can we do more to reach out and support them even further?
-What is our educational vision for when we return to school after winter break?
Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
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Winter break can bring to mind some of the following:
- The end of 2014.
- Last school week of the year.
- Last school day of 2014.
- Time off.
- Special time.
People get tired. Fatigue begins to build up over time. It accumulates until the point of exhaustion is reached. Once this point is crossed, complete collapse is, perhaps, the most probable outcome for a person.
This is why people need breaks. To recharge, to recuperate, to review, to rest. Breaks are a part of the education process. The education process, however, does not take a break. There is great potential for learning, studying, teaching, and becoming further educated during breaks.
This winter break, while resting from being tired, as learners, students, and teachers, continue, as best as possible, the ongoing educational process. This winter break it is up to the individual to determine how much further to continue along the path to education.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
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