School Philosophy  

The Erath Middle School faculty believes that education provides the key to improving the well-being of every individual.  It is aware that the school and community must work together for the improvement of moral and ethical values of all children.  Therefore, the faculty accepts the responsibility for creating a learning atmosphere conducive to the betterment of the child.

The school endeavors to meet the basic needs of all children by guiding their mental, physical, social, and emotional growth.  Furthermore, the school staff's responsibility is to be aware of each child's academic and creative abilities and to use these as a basis for teaching.

 Learning is a continuous process, not restricted to school attendance or formal instruction.  Teaching the learning process is more important than the immediate product observed.  Education and life must be integrated to give purpose to the school's efforts.  In conjunction with this premise, student activities serve as practical and invaluable sources of learning for the various roles individuals must assume in society.

The faculty is convinced that students must be capable of coping with the responsibilities and challenges of the changing world.  Accordingly, education encompasses preparation of each student for purposeful living, intelligent political participation, economic effectiveness, responsible individualism, successful intergroup relations, world consciousness, and above all, self-realization and self-fulfillment.

  The Erath Middle School faculty is willing to make changes in the curriculum and methods of teaching when necessary to continue to meet the basic needs of all the children since they realize this to be part of their role as learning facilitators.