Monday, February 7, 2011

notice dream connect do

notice:
we all assume a standard success, go to school, get a degree, get a job, make money
parents hold a lot of the keys to making change happen
college admissions is driving a lot of their and student's choices
gpa/act/sat is driving a lot of what we do in k-12

dream:
people boldly defining their own success
mandates lifted in order to facilitate these self-directed learners/dreamers/doers

connect:
let's call a big parent meeting, encourage them to make bold, new, personal choices  -will richardson
let's gather a collection of unis that offer alt admissions so that learners/parents/teachers are freed from the - well it's needed for college admission  - lisa, kirsten
let's change the state, national mandates of measures (gpa/act/sat) that are becoming less of a determining factor for college admission and success  - kirsten, kate, mark johnston, jordan, karina, jessi,


let's do it.
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