My Core Educational Values ​​define what I consider to be the necessary tools students need to succeed. These values ​​are provided by the community of people (educators, parents, business partners) who touch the lives of students. I value knowledge because without awareness of specific content, students cannot truly feel part of society. I enjoy developing skills so that students can apply their knowledge. When skills are applied, students demonstrate their knowledge and ability to function in our world today. I value the critical thinking of our students so that they can expand their knowledge and skills to solve complex problems benefiting our present and future. I value citizenship and believe that education has a responsibility to shape and nurture the character qualities of our students. Educating students means raising them with tools that will enable them to function as contributing participants in a productive society. Knowledge, skills, critical thinking and citizenship are educational values ​​central to the development of a student ready to meet the challenges of the world. The goal of education is to prepare students to become contributing members of a productive society. The essential core values ​​of knowledge, skills, critical thinking skills, and citizenship help students become adults who contribute positively to the community. I believe that education's emphasis on content teaching leads to the development of well-rounded knowledge and skills in reading, writing, speaking, computing, thinking, science and of the social world in which we live. Specific content knowledge in these disciplines contributes to educational equity. Such knowledge becomes an internal asset for an individual and is priceless. Studen...... middle of document ...... Informed parents are better able to support students' academic learning. Parents are responsible for student attendance and school readiness every day. When all stakeholders share similar core values ​​and agree on the goals of education, reform efforts have a better chance of success. Knowledge, skills, critical thinking and citizenship are core values ​​that are at the heart of my beliefs in education. I also believe that the purpose of education is to prepare students to become contributing members of society. In schools where core values ​​and educational objectives are revisited due to the implementation of reforms, strategies are identified along with a plan for implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The federal government, state, districts, school administration, teachers, students, and parents all have important responsibilities in making reform efforts a success...