Learning Manifesto

This is my learning manifesto that articulates my belief system and set of guiding principles as it relates to digital learning and leading in my career. My chosen field in the past has been a Teacher and Principal, I have move forward and I am focusing on Counseling and a Licensed Practical Counselor. I am very passionate about assisting families and children. I want to work with students within the schools. Emerging issues in digital learning are the challenges that we as educators have in educating and teaching students.

I believe that Education in our society needs to change. We are teaching students to manipulate the test. We are teaching to the test, the books that we use, match the test. I am very concerned with the way education is heading. I have sat in my college classes at the University of Texas and had professor ask students how they got where they are, they cannot write their name, a paper or even spell correctly. A student spoke up one time and said, but Sir, we do not how to do “strategies” and how to manipulate a test! I am in agreement of “Vouchers for Schools”, the public schools are very lacking in educating our children. I love the idea that in China, students attend two years of basic education in high school, the next two years are used to continue in the area in which the student is interested or good at. Some students may choose academics, some may choose a career choice such as a welder, a nurse or an electrician.

I am very passionate about making changes in people’s lives and hopefully in the thinking of what a good education is. “Rigor”, this is a very interesting and intimidating word. This word has a so much impact on so many people. I do not believe that the politicians, stakeholders and higher-ups understand what our children need. I have experienced how one test has effects on so many people. Our students suffer from this one test, they are stressed out from it, scared to not pass and pressured to pass. I hope that someday education can move more towards “YET.” It would be wonderful for teachers and students’ to justify what they do and why they do it. Right now at this point in time, I feel we have lost the soul and reason for education and learning.

My ultimate goal is to teach and counsel online, I would like to offer more to my clients and students in the way of digital learning and technology. There are many K-12 institutions online, so I want to torn more towards this, because I do not believe that the public education system will move forward and think outside the box. I believe that are families, students and children should be able to learn as they choose, what interests them, and parents should be more involved. In counseling, I believe that we should be able to offer better online global tools for clients to use. If there is a student who is good a certain thing such as playing an instrument, we should encourage that interest.