Educational Philosophy in Less Than Ten Words: Someone challenged me to define my educational philosophy in ten words or less.  While I initially scoffed at the excercise (considering it as a sound-byte creation) I found it to be challenging and interesting.  Can you define your educational philosophy?  Here are the best ones I could create:

Provide meaningful learning to ensure students think well about life

Develop the skills, concepts and experiences needed to live well

Inspire students toward practical, philosophical and personal learning

I'm not sure how any of it fits into standardized testing, however.