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The New 3R’s: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships
Superintendent’s CouncilJanuary 10, 2007
Jim Barrett
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“Change Leadership”
• A practical Guide to Transforming our Schools.
• Tony Wagner• Robert Kegan• Lisa Lahey• Richard W. Lemmons• Jude Garnier• Deborah Helsing• Annie Howell• Harriette Thurber Rasmussen• Harvard School of Education
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New 3 R’s of Education
• Rigor• Relevance• Respectful Relationships
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Rigor
• Is not about more and harder homework.
• Is about knowing what to expect a student to be able to do as a result of a lesson
• Is not about memorizing the 92 chemical elements
• Is about knowing the Scientific Method and how to apply it.
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Rigor
• Is not about memorizing important dates in history
• Is about the student’s ability to compare and contrast conflicting accounts of a historical event
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Relevance
• The curriculum must be connected to the student’s real world.– How math helps solve real world
problems.– How science is used in the workplace.– The opportunity to pursue personal
interests.
– Essential for students to understand the purpose of learning to achieve Rigor.
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Respectful Relationships
• Guy Doud, 1986 National Teacher of the Year“I don’t remember what I learned in
6th grade, but I remember how what I learned made me feel.”
The most important element in motivating students is establishing strong positive relationships with them.
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Respectful Relationships
• Teachers must care about student learning.
• Teachers must be challenging and competent.
• Teachers must treat students as individuals.
• Teachers must know about student’s personal backgrounds.
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Respectful Relationships
• It is no surprise that Teachers want to do, be and know, what students want.
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