Name one common practice in schools that you would like to change, and describe how you would change it.
One common practice that some schools now offer is professional development. This gives each student the opportunity to get their feet wet and get some hands on education. Deciding what you want to be for the rest of your life at age nineteen is somewhat difficult. I know for me it was tough, and till this day I still keep changing my mind and finding different areas in the workplace that I rather be doing. The main goal would continue to be based on the fundamental belief that all students can learn and improve their performance. The only difference is that we would implement more of the professional courses in the high school level. This would give each student the opportunity to get real life taste of what the rest of their lives might be like. For instance if a student wants to be a teacher, observation hours can begin in the high school level and that student can have an assigned teacher to observe. If they want to be pediatricians a couple of observation hours and some hands on help at the local clinic would benefit the student in numerous of ways. There are so many careers to choose from it would be impossible to include them all in one school. I would advise each school district to divide the schools into different areas and have a variety of professional fields. This will not only help the students in deciding, it can also benefit society. Helping hands never hurt anyone.
On the job training. These methods that you describe are being made available now more than ever. Professional development is a great thing for any profession. Here is the problem that I have seen with professional development is that many people are resistance to change and will never implement the great ideas discussed in the professional development training sessions.
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