Philosophy 101: Teaching According to Coach Kent...

Here's the way I see it...Ninety percent of everything a person does involves great effort. Good habits, discipline, and hard work can overcome bad circumstances.  Kids learn through structure and repeated fundamentals, strengthened by a daily encouragement to excel.   While emphasis on technology and learning methodology that will be utilized in the twenty-first century is an important element of teaching, I believe that old school philosophies have a greater long term impact for all children.  Failure is a personal choice. A student should not make an excuse for lack of effort.  The only failure is lack of effort. Students need to move from  entitlement to responsibility and accountability for all actions and learning.  Although all children have different capacities to learn, a teacher’s job is to teach students that building fundamentally good habits, holding themselves accountable, and responsibility for their actions, effort, and preparation is of utmost importance.  Focus should be on the process rather than products to allow the student to build habits that enable him or her to reach the fullest potential.  Good habits lead to good outcomes.