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With the various needs of students taking a stronger position in school focus, it is plausible to imaging the schools of the future becoming fragmented. Already schools use resource rooms, pull-outs, separate classes, and various other programs to attempt to cater to students' special needs. Though this is a better approach than measures taken in the past, such as segregation, it segments the day into very small sections of time. This division of time has not been proven to be beneficial to the students since it has not been in use for an extended period of time. It is reasonable to assume that in an attempt to diagnose and address each individual child's learning disabilities schools may take away the continuity the child depends on.

Educators and parents understand that stability and consistency are key elements to a child's security. They are also essential elements of education. When a student, especially in a primary or elementary school, sees three, four, five, or more different instructors and health professional a day their sense of stability is interrupted and the entire process collapses. This, added to the increase of divorce, latch-key kids, and non-traditional families may leave a student feeling lost, unwilling, unsupported, and scared.

Schools of the future may find this to be true for some students and not for others, as each child is different. The focus needs to be on reassuring students that they are being cared for and loved. Their transitions need to be smooth and, for students who feel more strain than others, a transition plan should be developed.

Teachers are as unique as their students. Each teacher brings special skills, dispositions, and perspectives to the classroom. It is important that they have a deep understanding of these qualities and are able to use them as efficiently as possible. Along with that, they also need to be able to identify traits and tendencies that could be improved. In order to become a more effective teacher, these areas need to become the subject of personal growth. Teachers should realize that teaching is not a job, it is a life style. Educators are not simply conduits of facts and figures. They are community models in and out of school and as such they are responsible for the way upcoming generations recognize, analyze, and resolve future problems, not only as individuals but as a nation and a world society.

It is difficult for any person to see the larger picture. Educators should always be asking themselves, "How will my actions influence life?" A dedicated teacher won't be able to say that their actions were consistently beneficial to every students and community since diversity is what great communities are based on. Instead, the best teachers will be able to say that they were relentless in their search for their personal best, and as such they expected the best from their students.

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