intention

I have been thinking about the word "intent" a lot lately. Maybe it is my old age, but I see such little point in spending time on intent-less pursuits.

My teaching advisor's mantra was "what is your objective."  Every lesson plan, every activity, every minute of teaching needed to be linked to an objective. I thought it was overkill at the time, but it might be the only thing I really remember from all my teaching classes.

All of this has gotten me thinking about the intent of our preschool.  I thought "oh we need a mission statement" (I never realized how much my education classes in college were ingrained into my thought process).  

This is my personal mission statement for the preschool. I am sure you will have your own, and at some point we can combine. I am trying to go off of everyone's express opinions during our meeting or other conversations. I might be totally off the mark, but here I go.

Mission Statement:

As a mother I want more for my child than I can give him alone at home. I want something different for him than a formal preschool. I want his first experiences to be unique and wonderful. Tailored to his interests and needs. I set out to help create a safe, exploratory, educational, and value-based preschool experience where he can learn and develop with friends. Structure and routine are extremely important, but so is adaptability and student-lead learning. I hope he learns more than just shapes, colors and letters (though those are important) but that he also learns to think and to reason. To interact with others and learn to respect those around him as well as himself. I hope that he not only learns more about the secular world but the spiritual world. 

Your thoughts or own mission statements? Did I totally miss the boat on this one?