JUST IN; JOPLIN TAKES FIRST AND 3RD IN Skills USA DISTRICTS!!!
Tacobie Bruce first and Shawn Burge 3rd with Bobby Burton 2 points behind Shawn out of 275 points
State Competition at Lynn Tech is next for Tacobi - 1st in Skill
Connor Badgley - Job interview ; Shawn Burge for Customer Service & Cameron Ball for Technical Test
- Good luck guys go to State - Win!!!!!
Tacobie Bruce first and Shawn Burge 3rd with Bobby Burton 2 points behind Shawn out of 275 points
State Competition at Lynn Tech is next for Tacobi - 1st in Skill
Connor Badgley - Job interview ; Shawn Burge for Customer Service & Cameron Ball for Technical Test
- Good luck guys go to State - Win!!!!!
Please Read this
DR. JIM DAGGETT SPEAKS IN COLUMBIA:
Preparing every student
Dr. Bill Daggett of the International Center for Leadership in Education spoke at
Battle High School in Columbia on Friday, Nov. 1. He talked of how schools must
prepare students for the world in which they will work.
“Our schools aren’t getting worse,” he said. “The world outside our schools is
changing faster than we are. Our schools are doing better but the world is changing
much faster.”
One sobering statistic that he used was that 70 percent of American high school
graduates do not qualify to be in the military. He said the reason for that is that
America’s military is much more high-tech than it was in the past. Those who serve
must be highly skilled in numeracy and highly literate.
He added that businesses contend that if a high school graduate isn’t qualified for the
military that they aren’t qualified for civilian work either.
“Most of our graduates can get work,” Dr. Daggett said, “but it is entry-level work
that will not pay a high wage. In the future, 70-80 percent of our graduates will be
functionally unemployable. They are headed for public assistance.”
He said many times that schools in America are doing a very good job, but that we
must prepare students for the world of the future.
“We may be preparing kids for our past rather than their future,” he said.
So what must schools do? He mentioned many items, including: (1) Teach the
application of knowledge, not just knowledge. Dr. Daggett said, “Kids can Google
knowledge; they can’t Google application of knowledge.” (2) Make learning relevant
and connected to the world in which students will live. (3) Make learning practical.
Students need to be able to read and understand contracts, manuals, instructions, legal
documents, etc. Dr. Daggett asked, “Are we preparing our kids for work and life, or
are we preparing them for more school? They must be both college and career ready.”
DR. JIM DAGGETT SPEAKS IN COLUMBIA:
Preparing every student
Dr. Bill Daggett of the International Center for Leadership in Education spoke at
Battle High School in Columbia on Friday, Nov. 1. He talked of how schools must
prepare students for the world in which they will work.
“Our schools aren’t getting worse,” he said. “The world outside our schools is
changing faster than we are. Our schools are doing better but the world is changing
much faster.”
One sobering statistic that he used was that 70 percent of American high school
graduates do not qualify to be in the military. He said the reason for that is that
America’s military is much more high-tech than it was in the past. Those who serve
must be highly skilled in numeracy and highly literate.
He added that businesses contend that if a high school graduate isn’t qualified for the
military that they aren’t qualified for civilian work either.
“Most of our graduates can get work,” Dr. Daggett said, “but it is entry-level work
that will not pay a high wage. In the future, 70-80 percent of our graduates will be
functionally unemployable. They are headed for public assistance.”
He said many times that schools in America are doing a very good job, but that we
must prepare students for the world of the future.
“We may be preparing kids for our past rather than their future,” he said.
So what must schools do? He mentioned many items, including: (1) Teach the
application of knowledge, not just knowledge. Dr. Daggett said, “Kids can Google
knowledge; they can’t Google application of knowledge.” (2) Make learning relevant
and connected to the world in which students will live. (3) Make learning practical.
Students need to be able to read and understand contracts, manuals, instructions, legal
documents, etc. Dr. Daggett asked, “Are we preparing our kids for work and life, or
are we preparing them for more school? They must be both college and career ready.”
Skills USA Local Award Ceremony 2014
Congratulations HVACR Students for taking the lion share of medals!!
Congratulations HVACR Students for taking the lion share of medals!!