Everyone's got one!
One of the most important aspects of the International Baccalaureate curriculum is that it makes room for people to have an opinion, inquire about others' perspectives, and enter into discourse about how these opinions and viewpoints may be alike or different. The IB makes it very clear in their closing assertion found in the mission statement, "These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right." Simply put, at Tuscaloosa Magnet School, we strive to be open-minded thinkers and learners who are willing to accept the views of others as valuable even if we disagree. This is evident in so many places in our culture: football teams, religion, family orientation, politics, and much more.
What does that look like?
That's a loaded question! Basically, students and teachers at the magnet school have a rich, valuable life experience we want to embrace and respect each day. By taking the time to share opinions and viewpoints and allowing others to do the same, we hope to allow our community to see what it means to be compassionate, tolerant, empathetic members of our society. From time to time this may cause conflict for some as many people have varying belief systems. We embrace the differences in those situations and work tirelessly to allow the students to find ways to accept all others and their points of view as valuable despite differences in opinion.
One of the most important aspects of the International Baccalaureate curriculum is that it makes room for people to have an opinion, inquire about others' perspectives, and enter into discourse about how these opinions and viewpoints may be alike or different. The IB makes it very clear in their closing assertion found in the mission statement, "These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right." Simply put, at Tuscaloosa Magnet School, we strive to be open-minded thinkers and learners who are willing to accept the views of others as valuable even if we disagree. This is evident in so many places in our culture: football teams, religion, family orientation, politics, and much more.
What does that look like?
That's a loaded question! Basically, students and teachers at the magnet school have a rich, valuable life experience we want to embrace and respect each day. By taking the time to share opinions and viewpoints and allowing others to do the same, we hope to allow our community to see what it means to be compassionate, tolerant, empathetic members of our society. From time to time this may cause conflict for some as many people have varying belief systems. We embrace the differences in those situations and work tirelessly to allow the students to find ways to accept all others and their points of view as valuable despite differences in opinion.