Journel Entry #3

We had our first group meeting last night (6/16/09) for my CPCP project. We did not get that far because of technical difficulties but we were able to begin working on our vision statement. We all play an important role in the group because of our varied backgrounds. Most of the group are teachers but from different studies. Except me thus far but that's alright I'm learning. We were still unable to get the "whole" group together because I think two were unable to make it. Hopefully they will be able to attend next weeks meeting on Wednesday the 24th at 9pm. Yvette is the one taking minutes for these meetings so I will need her to email them to me. All in all everything is going well. The vision statement is this so far for us: We see drastic changes in the labeling of children smart, dumb, disruptive, and etc. Plus, the fact we need to embrace technology and really broaden the horizons for what children can learn at school. (Not just reading, writing, and arithmetic.) The point was made with some of the older students that half the jobs available today did not exist when they were in school. That is a very true statement and nowadays we will have to embrace the rapid movement of technology to keep up with the international competition.