Purpose+of+Teachers+and+Schools

=**Purpose of Teachers, Education, Schools**=


 * Training for the Workforce
 * Work Ethic
 * Leadership
 * Stronger Workers
 * Life skills (Character Counts of see Barron County Schools)
 * Friendship
 * Athletics / Teamwork
 * Teamwork
 * Problem Solving / Critical Thinking
 * Diversity, Unity, Tolerance
 * Cultural Awareness
 * Time management
 * Respect
 * Relationships, Social skills
 * Babysitting
 * Who am I? Discover interests, goals
 * Creativity
 * Ethics
 * Morals
 * Conceptual Understanding (Core Knowledge)
 * Community Presence
 * Economic Development
 * Current affairs
 * Role model
 * Providing for all members of a community (TESOL, IEP,)
 * PTA (Parent Teacher Association)
 * School as a Service/Business
 * Taxes, Fees
 * Structure, Punishment, Obedience, Authority
 * Safety
 * Unions
 * School Missions
 * School Missions

Workforce

producing workers and creating citizens Social Control Content Knowledge ñ Covering Standards Prepare for the workforce Thinking Skills Informed Electorate (Being a productive member of society) Content, Teacher, Student Schools as a Factory Model Become an informed citizen Be able to read for pleasure Be trained in the rudimentary skills necessary for employment Do well on standardized tests Homogenize society, at least a bit Pasteurize out the dangerous ideas Give kids something to do while parents work Teach future citizens how to conform Teach future consumers how to desire Build a social fabric Create leaders who help us compete on a world stage Generate future scientists who will advance medicine and technology Learn for the sake of learning Help people become interesting and productive Defang the proletariat Establish a floor below which a typical person is unlikely to fall Find and celebrate prodigies, geniuses and the gifted Make sure kids learn to exercise, eat right and avoid common health problems Teach future citizens to obey authority Teach future employees to do the same Increase appreciation for art and culture Teach creativity and problem solving Minimize public spelling mistakes Increase emotional intelligence Decrease crime by teaching civics and ethics Increase understanding of a life well lived Make sure the sports teams have enough players