SENTINEL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Page 9
From left: Abby Herding, Madison Takle, Dayna Comnick all
conference; Elizabeth Woelber honorable mention.
From left: Tristan Joel honorable mention; Levi Bunting, Tyler
Schoborg, Matt Otto all conference; Logan Weis honorable
mention. Not pictured Sean McCroskey, all conference.
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Sawyer Helgeson read
her essay from the Voice of
Democracy competition at
the Veterans Day Program
Monday morning. The essay
title is: Why l am optimistic
about my nations future.
realize now that if it
Why am I optimistic was worth teaching
about my nation's it in the first place, it
future? I think the was worth teaching it
real question is: Why for mastery. Another
wouldn't I be? Our theme being promoted
country has so much is the concept of per-
to look forward to. sonalized learning, not
I think that many just for students iden-
people only look at tiffed as special needs,
the glass as being half but for every student.
empty. America has At a conference in
issues, of course, as Boston of the Chief
any growing, think- State School officers
ing country does, in 2011, they identi-
but I do not forget fled attributes of a
that our glass is still personalized learn-
half full. We have lng system. Among
a renewed focus on 18 attributes were
our educational sys- the five essential ele-
tem, an economy that ments of 1) flexible,
will benefit from that anytime/everywhere
focus, and an indomi- learning, 2) a redefi-
table American spirit nition of the teacher
that has been with us role, 3) project-based/
since our forefathers authentic learning
first crafted this great opportunities, 4) a
nation, student-driven learn-
An enduring ques-ing path, and 5) mas-
tion that has been tery-based progres-
asked about the sion and pace (http://
American educational www.ed.gov/oii-news/
system is, "We are schools-districts-and-
one of the wealthi- states-transform-seat-
est countries in the based-requirements-
world. Why aren't competency-based-
our children getting pathways-co ). With
should be pessimistic these new initiatives,
about our educational students will be pre-
future. However, pared for the 21 st cen-
new initiatives at the tury work force, and
federal, state, and that makes me feel
local levels are being confident about the
built to ensure that future of our nation's
our children truly are educational system.
prepared for the 21 st That improvement
century job market, in our educational sys-
At the federal tem will parlay into an
level, we hear much improvement of our
about programs to economy, by provid-
ensure competency- ing a skilled, prepared
based progression in work force. According
school vs. "seat-time" to Jay Fitzgerald of
K measurement. We
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VFW representative Dennis Phelps pre-
sented a check to Sawyer Helgeson
at the Veterans Day Program in
Westbrook Monday morning.
the Boston Globe, and that gives me
"After decades of cause to feel excited
decline, economists about our nation's
and industry officials economy.
say there has been a Our country has
'mini-renaissance' in been through tough
the U.S. manufactur- times throughout its
ing sector as com- young history. In
panies use technol- only 237 years as a
ogy to become more nation, we have been
efficient, productive, through a Civil War,
and competitive. Great Depression,
That, in turn, has and the tragic attacks
increased demand for of 9/11, all of which
well-trained work- threatened to tear us
ers comfortable with apart. From the San
basic computer codes, Francisco earthquake
mathematics, and to Hurricane Katrina,
sophisticated machin- we chose to unite
ery." This renaissance rather than divide. In
in tum, has spurred a times of our great-
renewed emphasis in est challenges, we
schools on math and pull together as a
science. Furthermore, nation, our diversity
a demand for the prac- strengthening, rather
tical skills learned in than weakening, our
agriculture, industrial resolve to endure.
arts, and consumer Even in difficult times
science courses has our country always
meant students will makes it through. We
be better prepared are survivors. We
with real world skills, are warriors. We are
A better prepared Americans. And that
work force can only is why I am optimis-
lead to growth in the tic about our nation's
American economy, future.
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