Welcome Speech For Walden

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Congratulations to the class of 2016, we have been on a long journey to get here today! We each came to Walden for different reasons yet we find ourselves with a common goal to make the world a better place one child at a time. We do this through our vision, mission and expectations created within ourselves and our University. We have achieved so much and will continue to do so after graduation because of the passion and drive we carry within each of us to make education better for every child.
Vision
As a graduate of Walden University, my vision is to go into schools and lower the achievement gap between children. I believe that all students should have access to the same education regardless or race, gender or parental income. I want to go out into the world and make an immediate difference. If we use what we have learned from our time here at Walden and go …show more content…

The missions we have completed to get here are similar to those we must do to reach each of our visions. I plan to close the achievement gap by making education resources available to all children. If children can access their classroom materials from anywhere, they are more likely to complete assignments, do research, broaden their ideas and ultimately change their educational experience. Another way we can close the achievement gap is by offering all students educational activities to participate in after school. By making education fun for all students and by using that extra time with them to encourage and support them educationally we will help those students succeed. Taking steps like these to lower the achievement gap is promoting positive social change in the community that is also a mission of Walden University (About, 2015). This University has shaped our ideas and beliefs in education in more than one way, and this will continue to show as we graduate and go out into the world to make a

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