Being a teacher for over 30 years has taught me a lot, and I’m happy to say that I’m still learning. I like to have my students focus on the WHAT, the HOW, and the WHY of learning.

The WHAT of learning is the subject matter. As important is the HOW, and it is critical for teachers and students to be aware of individual learning styles, various learning strategies, and each of our strenghts and weaknesses. The final component, the WHY of learnng, has us zero in on the reasons why things are learned, what relevance they have to the students’ lives, and the ways in which the knowledge and skills they acquire can be used in other academic settings or in real-life situations.

All of this takes REFLECTION, and through reflection on the entire learning process, we hope to accomplish one of the most important goals of our school’s Mission Statement, namely, to help create students who bring joy and passion to their eduction and become life-time learners.