Education is challenged to
update its model.

   Unless education updates its model, results could be “frightening” for students and the United States, according to a new report, From No Child Left Behind to Every Child a Graduate, released in August by the Alliance for Excellent Education.

  “In an era of rapid globalization, as technology and innovation increasingly impact almost every facet of life in communities throughout the world, it seems inconceivable that the American educational system still relies on a model that was designed to prepare students for life in the middle of the last century,” the report reads.

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     Kemmerer (WY) High School Principal Orlen Zempel places a great deal of attention on the “relational approach to education.”

    “ A big part of what high school students need and what we offer is about relating with other people and developing social skills,” he explained. “Being able to work well with others is a huge skill and one that will take any person far in his or her job. You can always learn job skills, but it’s not so easy to learn how to deal with people.”

     Calling that the “hidden curriculum,” Zempel sees it as an important way his staff of 18 certified professionals support the 200 students at Kemmerer High, a 9-12 school.

    “ Frankly, as in many schools, we have a certain number of students who come to Kemmerer and don’t want to be here,” he said. “Our staff does a good job drawing those students in, making them feel important and significant. Once that begins to happen, the kids can see a vision for their lives and what they want to do.”

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