Engage. Inspire. Excel.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
At MWJDS, we understand that in order to teach students we need to first engage them, excite them, and grab their attention. In today’s frenetic world of sound bites and video clips, this can be harder than it once was. We engage our students by trying to meet them where they are and involve them as directly as possible in their learning from the very beginning – helping them initiate attention to educational targets.
Once their attention has been grabbed, we have to inspire them to continue the learning process on their own. Inspiration initially comes from seeing someone who is engaged and excited about a subject, and who also has ways of pulling you into the learning process. The word inspire literally means to breathe in, and ultimately that is what we want: for our students to breathe in the subject and the process of learning so that it becomes integrated into their minds and bodies.
Once the learning is part of them, then and only then are they able to truly excel. We don’t always know the way in which an individual student will excel, whether in traditional modes or a way that is unique to him or her; that is part of the excitement of teaching of course. One thing that is clear though: when our children excel, we soar with them.