Reconsidering how to cultivate skills in U.S. citizens to meet the demands of the global citizenry by Yong Zhao who is director of the U.S.- China Center for Research on Educational Excellence at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. Check it out - > http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=9737 Keep developing those right-brain skills, now where did I put my guitar?
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“As educators, however, we are charged with a much more important task than responding to bureaucratic requirements — the moral responsibility to prepare students to lead successful lives. People may have different opinions about what a successful life is, but it should certainly include financial independence, competent participation in community life and positive contributions to society.”
For those few who will never be able to walk alone, our special education programs certainly will change the lives of those students. In the United States, we have found it worthy to educate ALL citizens.