What's the best way to create an educational community?
by Edutopia Staff
May 23, 2008
Credit: Veer
From poker night for the teachers to professional social networking, community has many definitions and many potential building blocks, including students, families, administrators, and local residents.
Several answers began with the word start: Start by finding a kindred spirit, sharing a focus, or offering to buy the first round. One reader wrote simply, "Picture the future community, and start it now!" Another common refrain in reader responses was the ending ". . . and go from there."
The glue readers recommended to bind communities together ranged from extending invitations to the universal connector, food. One reader suggested, "Invite parents to have dinner one weeknight a month. Have the kids cook and serve their parents." Other readers turned to the computer for community. One suggested a combination of face-to-face and virtual interactions, while others used discussion boards to accomplish what was the most frequent answer given to this question: communicate.
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