A Vision for Excellent Schools Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of American education helps us to define the kind of schools we need to compete in the world economy. The schools we need in the future must provide a richer curriculum for all students, realize each student's potential, and develop outstanding talent. In the schools we seek All children progress through challenging material at their own pace. Students are grouped and regrouped based on their interests and needs. Achieving success for all students is not equated with achieving the same results for all students.
Diversity is honored in students' backgrounds as well as in their abilities and interests.
The classroom, school organization, and instructional strategies are designed to accommodate diversity and to find the strengths in all children. Students know that parents, educators, and other important adults in their lives set high expectations for them and watch them closely to ensure that they work to their ability and develop their potential. The community provides the resources needed to adapt and enrich the curriculum to meet student needs. School faculty and administrators ensure that community and school resources are matched with students' strengths and needs. Students emerge from their education eager to learn and confident that they can join the intellectual, cultural, and work life of the nation.