The Ideal School

I believe a school should be a place where all students can come to learn and grow into responsible citizens. It should be a place where a student feels a sense of belonging. The three most important aspects of a school which promotes unhindered learning and growth would are:

Choice
The ideal school should recognize that students have different goals and not all may want to pursue a career requiring a university degree. Students in the ideal school should have the opportunity to choose. This means that our school must provide the options to them. These choices can include electives (shop, fashion, foods, business, visual arts, etc, etc, etc) but can also include their workload for a year. There should be graduation requirements but these should be adjusted to take student choice into account.

Well-Rounded
In my opinion, school is not just a place for academics. I believe students should have the opportunity to take part in extra-curriculars and electives. For athletics, both intramural and varsity sports should be available and year-round conditioning should be available to all team members. As we discussed in the Choice section, students should have the opportunity to register for electives. The ideal school will not treat electives as lesser subjects and will provide adequate resources for them to run well.

Access to resources
The ideal school recognizes the diverse learning needs of students. They will provide additional support to those with learning disabilities, ESL students and anyone else who may benefit with extra help. Class sizes will be small enough so teachers have the opportunity to connect with each student individually but large enough for group activities and discussions. Homework support is provided both in school and online and counsellors are available for anyone who might like to talk to one. Technology is readily available and its use is promoted if used for educational purposes.

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To my possible inquiry topics list, I would like to add:

the correlation between athletics and academic success
private schools and the availability of electives