One important skill that professors and employers often claim that high school graduates
lack is the ability to stand on one's feet and speak articulately about one's beliefs. At Woods we spend a lot of time asking students to assert themselves
in writing, and we teach them to back up their assertions with reasoned arguments and evidence. It's my hope that we
also ask students to do this same thinking aloud and on their feet.
Last week, many of our high schoolers were speaking aloud and on their feet in The Great Room as part of the process of running for a position on the Student Council. They were making their case for . . .
1) why Woods is important,
2) what makes Woods unique, and
3) how they think they can best serve the school.
Sept. 18th update: And this week, the middle school candidates followed suit:
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