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2016 EDUCATION MAGAZINE
LINCOLN DAILY
NEWS.COMMarch 1, 2016
Intro 2016 Education
Welcome to Lincoln Daily News second edition Education Magazine.
There is nothing more important to any community than the care
and education of its youth. Helping children to learn and grow into
responsible adults with fulfilling lives; then able to give back to their
community is a full - life - circle. Our education system is key in this
process.
Students take standardized state and national tests that schools
use to benchmark for adjustment in curriculum and programs. One
administrator describes in this edition what schools across the state
have experienced in the shake-out period to new measures, such as
Common Core. It illustrates how schools must adapt to stay in line
with other schools and education standards. While still in flux to the
new measures, all Logan County schools are adapting and doing well.
What is amazing about education in Logan County and our shared
fringe schools in the Olympia District to the north, is that it is much
more than just about ‘the score.’ It is easy to see after viewing the
diversity of topics chosen by administrators, the intense focus on
meeting the needs of every student as an individual and the unity of
students as a community, in a community.
Our education leaders not only aspire to educate our children in a
comfortable, safe environment using the best tools and programs,
but also are aiming to instill a sense of individual value, cultural and
aesthetic appreciation of the arts, while instilling a sense of purpose
and community.
At the lower grade levels there has also been new encouragement on
living a healthy lifestyle in balance with good learning behaviors.
At the upper grades, the focus is more of a finishing process with the
goal of developing responsible, compassionate citizens prepared to
enter the world.
Our classrooms, teaching methods and tools are ever changing,
especially with all the advancements in technology.
We thank all the administrators and teachers for being generous with
their time and allowing us this glimpse into the learning activities
taking place in our classrooms and schools.