What Our Students Need Now:
Ambassadors 4 Education A4E Perspectives~ As educators, we pursued our careers for a variety of reasons; yet, a common thread throughout all those reasons, is that of helping others. Quality educators and quality education is wrapped in love, empathy, and compassion. We have spent decades focusing on process, procedures, structures, routines, and schedules. We have fixated on the HEAD of our students. How much do they know/comprehend? How much to they retain/remember? How much do they apply/practice? These and countless other questions, drove us (as an educational unit) down a variety of paths to assess, strengthen and enhance instructional practice. Focus has been placed on standardized learning, assessment, and accountability. Now is the time to change that focus and bring back a balance to the educational system. During this time of pandemic, emotions for our students, famili...