Welcome to the Monroe Public Schools Curriculum Site!
Dr. C. Richard Canfield, Assistant Superintendent
Character
Aspects of character are both preconditions to, and consequences of, learning. Effort, perseverance and intellectual curiosity are determinants of effective goal-setting and achievement.
While it is inappropriate for schools to accept the sole or even primary responsibility for developing these aspects of character, it is also inappropriate to deny the critical importance of these factors as preconditions to learning, and as consequences of the teaching of all disciplines to all students.
Connecticut Common Core of Learning
Responsibility and Integrity
As part of the education in Grades K-12, students will:
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demonstrate honesty, dependability and self control;
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assume responsibility for their behavior, think before they act, consider the possible consequences on all people affected by their actions, and assume responsibility for the consequences of those actions
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develop criteria for making informed judgments and decisions, and uphold their beliefs in order to conduct themselves in a moral, ethical and legal manner; and
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assume primary responsibility for learning, including identifying their needs and setting responsible goals.
Effort and Persistence
Students demonstrate the effort and persistence needed to be successful in school, work and life. As part of education in Grades K-12 students will:
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develop initiative to accept challenges and responsibilities which will help them grow and to which they can make a contribution;
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persist on their own, without the need for close supervision;
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persist until new material is mastered or until a job is done, and experience the pride of accomplishment that results from hard work;
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act through a desire to succeed rather than a fear of failure, while recognizing that failure is a part of everyone's experience;
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take the risks necessary for fulfilling their ambitions, and persevere in the face of challenge and obstacles; and
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respond constructively to criticism, being willing and able to incorporate suggestions from others into their efforts to grow.