My name is Kendall Joseph and I am a rising senior majoring in Information Systems. I have always had a passion for kids especially students and could see myself one day becoming a teacher. My aspirations in life are to help other people and make their lives easier. I am a firm believer that everyone should have access and exposure to certain tools and knowledge that they can carry with them for the rest of their lives.
2) What are you offering to customers?
My product/service would be implementing trade and skill classes back in high school. I think students should have exposure to these skills and would be an essential elective they can choose to take in high school. Electives like woodshop and mechanics would be very beneficial to the curriculum especially with the need for these skills growing in the economy.
3)Who are you offering it to?
I would be offering this service to students in high school. I believe they should get this opportunity to learn these skills early on in life that they can carry with them for the rest of their lives. Many kids could benefit from learning these skills later on in their professional careers.
4) Why do they care?
I think many students would love the chance to go to one of these classes during school. It is useful and healthy to have students not sit at their desk all day. I also think that many students would like this opportunity to learn trades and skills. When I was in high school I wish I had this option to take these classes because I would love to learn how to use a drill or change a tire.
5) What are your core competencies?
I still believe one of my core competencies is emotional intelligence. I think this is very important to have when becoming a teacher and understanding a student's personality and what fits best for their learning style. I am also a very hard worker and will put 100% effort into any project I set my mind to.
How these elements fit together:
I think these elements all work very well together in the fact that I think it could benefit everyone. The one thing that is my biggest problem is finding the funding for these classes to be implemented. I still think that I could find a way around this obstacle eventually but other than that my personality and passion would work really well in this type of environment.
Feedback memo:
One person mentioned how she didn't even know these programs were stopped and agreed that they should be reinstated into the curriculum. That gave me another interesting point of view because older generations are not aware that these classes aren't taught in high school anymore. Another person stated how she agreed that the hardest part would be finding the funding for this program. This allowed me to get a better idea of what techniques I could use to find the money for these classes.
Kendall, I think the program you've proposed is important and could give so many students the opportunity to learn skills that they can make a career out of. I didn't realize that adults didn't know we don't have technical classes in school curriculum anymore. This just goes to show that there are many flaws in the education system and that students are not being educated to their full capacity and missing out on resources and opportunities.
ReplyDeleteHello Kendall, your idea is something not only benefits the individual student but also the local economy. This prepares a student to contribute to their community as well as fill a job position. Surveying parents and possibly signing petitions to provide it to the school district would be beneficial. As a parent I would attend a meeting to sign a petition and make a call to action with commissioners. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI think its great you took the feedback of other students to work on future expansion of your idea like funding and awareness to customers. This idea is a great one I find really useful and would look into for my child when they get to high school
ReplyDeleteKendall,
ReplyDeleteI have been a fan of this concept since you first presented it. I think that is so beneficial to individuals, but to local communities as well. I think you did a great job implementing your feedback from customers. It appears that you are now going to try and spread the word that these classes are being cut from schools as well as find funding to bring them back. Good luck!
Kendall,
ReplyDeleteI have been following this concept since you first described it earlier on in the course. Originally, I was also surprised at first to hear that high schools are doing away with courses that teach trade skills. I thought these courses were still being offered to students that were interested. I can truly say that this service would make a difference in a lot of students' lives.