- Every child will have a hand-held computer all the time.
- Students will attend class between 10 and 16 days per month, based on need.
- Summer and winter vacations will become obsolete. Vacations and independent study can be scheduled.
- Individualized learning plans empower students to achieve their highest potential.
- Greater responsibility will be placed on parents for providing academic supervision on home-study days.
- Academic, on-line games will provide a large amount of customized and motivational instruction.
- Student will choose academic interests like home economics, robotics, engineering, drama, music, foreign/other languages, gardening, and more.
- Paper texts and books will become obsolete, students will read (and listen) using their computers.
- Students will become more involved in competitions, research projects, and group projects.
- Pre-school and kindergarten will become required, not optional.
- Teachers will have broad, easily accessible, real-time data on each child's current progress.
- 90% of all students will meet the core standards every year.
- Parent/teacher conferences will be scheduled at least 3 times per year.
- Tetherball and playing in the sand will still be favorite playground activities.
- Running in the hallways will still be our biggest safety concern.
What do you see as the future of elementary education?
