Medina City Schools
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2110 - STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

Our Frame of Reference

It is believed that, in establishing and supporting a school system for all the children of all the people, the people want the school as a public institution to provide, insofar as possible, a School District that believes that:

 A.every person is unique and has value;
 B.respect for cultural diversity and individual differences is critical to the educational process;
 C.the responsibility of education rests upon all members and segments of society;
 D.all individuals have a obligation to contribute to the betterment of humanity;
 E.the pursuit of one own potential is the right and responsibility of every person;
 F.learning is a lifelong process;
 G.access to public education is everyone's fundamental right;
 H.the moral character we display and academic investment we make as a community has a long-term impact on the future of humanity.

Objectives of Education

The District schools are looked upon as an ever-changing social community where young people live. Within this community, students of our School District are provided opportunities to determine and to work toward goals that are purposeful and meaningful in an environment conducive to the development of the talents and potential within each child.

The educational program should exist within an environment that is conducive to the maximum intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of all youth. Within this environment, the objectives of the District will be directed toward educational programming that will encourage measured proficiencies for all students on stat examinations by the conclusion of the second year of high school, a significant reduction in the School District drop-out rate, and competency based education results that demonstrate proficiencies in the curriculum areas of reading, math, writing, social studies, science and computer sciences.

In order to develop in children attitudes and proficiencies for position human relationships, it is essential:

 A.to develop cooperative understanding and effort in work and play with others;
 B.to provide enjoyable experiences which will produce for them sincere friendships;
 C.to help cultivate an appreciation and regard for the inter-relationships of individuals and groups in the school, community, nation, and world in preparing for a multi-cultural way of life.

In order that our children may become all that their talents promise for them, it is essential:

 A.to supply experiences that will create a desire to learn;
 B.to teach an awareness and appreciation for the effective communication of the English language;
 C.to assist in developing logical thinking and problem solving abilities;
 D.to help cultivate abilities and observation and listening;
 E.to help them understand the basic facts of health and disease;
 F.to assist them in cultivating an appreciation for beauty and an appreciation for cultural heritage;
 G.to guide them in learning how to make worthwhile use of leisure time;
 H.to assist them in acquiring a scientifically environmental awareness.

In order that our children may learn that liberty with security demands civic responsibility, it is essential:

 A.to give immediate and continuing attention to the promotion of peace;
 B.to lead them to acquire attitudes of tolerance and desire for understanding;
 C.to offer opportunity and help in developing qualities of good leadership;
 D.to help them develop the ability to carry out responsibilities without constant direction;
 E.to assist them in learning to operate in groups as a working democracy where students can be taught respect for law, for civic duties, and for honest difference of opinion;
 F.to give them practice in the procedures of democracy so that as citizens they may have courage, unselfishness, and a fine sense of honor;
 G.to help them comprehend and practice the basic elements of world understanding, tolerance, and good will.

In order that young people may acquire a sense of economic accountability and productive efficiency, it is essential for the school:

 A.to provide training for them to become intelligent consumers as well as efficient producers;
 B.to help them understand the requirements and opportunities of various occupations;
 C.to lead them to feel the dignity of labor in all fields;
 D.to help them feel the satisfaction that comes from work well done;
 E.to provide guidance in choosing an occupation best suited to their individual aptitudes and potentialities, and to those skills in which they can achieve, maintain, and improve efficiency;
 F.to provide the opportunity to receive training for college entrance or employment in the home, industry, science, or business;
 G.to help them gain appreciation for interdependence of workers and for what their work means to other people;
 H.to assist them in planning the economics of their own lives;
 I.to show them how to use purposeful thinking and wholesome ideals in deciding their priority of values;
 J.to assist them in developing a discriminating sense of values for guiding their own expenditures, in seeking information and in acquiring skill as buyers, and in taking appropriate measures to safeguard the interests of themselves and also the interests of those dependent upon them;
 K.to assist them in developing skills in technological literacy.

A.C. 3301-35-01, 3301-35-02 (A)