Goal Setting

Setting goals is an important life skill that I think is lacking in the classrooms. Most goals that are set in the classroom are set by the teacher. I think we need to give kids more ownership of their goals. If the students have a say in their goal, aren't they more likely to work to achieve it? Won't the making the goal be all the more meaningful to them if they had a say in the goal and how they achieve it. I think that one of my goals for this year is to give my students more of a say in setting their goals and how they will achieve them. I also want to set some goals of my own in the classroom and model for my students how I meet the goals I set for myself.