Quality in Education

In the last blog entry titled "Voice of the Customer: Students Reflect on Continuous Improvement", guest blogger, Kim Thompson (5th grade teacher in the Mountain View, California school district) shared reflections from a student in her continuous improvement classroom.  Today, one student shares "Continuous improvement is everything a child needs."  Read more reflections from students in her class below!
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I have been doing Continuous Improvement (CI) this year in my math class. It has been very different than last year. This year I’ve had graphs to track my progress and see what I need to do to reach the goals that the class has set. Using the plus/delta charts have really let the teacher know what I think and feel. It has also been a change to do the radar charts too. They have really helped me to try harder to do my very best.

In my opinion, I would definitely recommend CI to other teachers. I think it has been really fun and is a great learning process for kids to experience. I hope that one day every child will get to do CI.

-5th grade student in Mountain View, California
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I think CI is a program that can help kids continuously improve. You have Plus Delta chart so you can express yourself, a graph to see how we did as a whole class, smart goals to put us on the right track, and a radar chart for a grade for the day.

Compared to last year, continuous improvement helps you not only with math skills but with social skills too because every kid has a voice in the plus delta and in writing the smart goal. Without continuous improvement, you don’t really get the social skills you need to be successful in life.

What I enjoy about CI is the plus delta chart because I have never been able to tell my teacher what could stay and what could change about class. It really gives me a chance to speak my mind,

If any teacher feels as if their students don’t get a chance to speak what they feel, continuous improvement can help kids say what they feel by using plus delta and writing smart goals not only for the class but for themselves too.

I hope every kid gets to experience CI because it is just amazing what you can learn. Kids need social skills to give them more opportunities for jobs. If they want to run for president, they need social skills. If they want to be a lawyer, teacher, speaker or author, they need social skills. CI gives kids social skills they need to have to be one of those. CI is everything a child needs.

-5th grade student in Mountain View, California
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What do your students say about their experiences with continuous improvement in your classroom or school?  Post a comment today!

-Jay