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Education without accountability cannot work. One may have high and noble
aims but if these aims are not evaluated in a manner that does justice to
their comprehensiveness, the system is bound to fail sooner or later.
Therefore, at L’avenir, we have developed
evaluative strategies that can be
a means for the facilitators to evaluate the overall progress of each child
individually, as well as serve as a means for self-reflection on one’s own
performance through the years, and also provide a guideline to the parents
for the child’s further growth.
A detailed individual report for each child is prepared by the teachers each
semester and sent to the parents along with a group report listing out the
aims and activities of that semester. This is followed by an individual
15-20 minute meeting with the parents for each child. The focus here is to
share ideas for progress of the child and how the school and the parents can
work together.
The evaluation is but a means for the teachers and the parents to gauge
their own success and fidelity to the growth of the child under their care.
It is a means to gain clarity about the further work that needs to be done,
the support structures that need to be provided so that the child can
develop to the best of her/his ability. Therefore, each report ends by
highlighting the key areas that need to be focused upon both by the parents
and the teachers - and these are discussed in detail at the individual
meeting.
The evaluation reflects the consistency of approach - synchronising the
educational aims, the teachers’ focus as they work with the children and
their reflection and observations based on which further inputs can be
given.
The key factor is that the educational aims determine the mode of evaluation
and not the other way around. And this ensures that everyone remains
focused, on track, as well as accountable. The onus is on the adults - not
on the child.
And therefore, the child can pursue her dreams and feel supported in her
simple and spontaneous endeavours which are the building blocks of her
larger adventures.
Sample Report
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