Stu, Stu, Studio

I view a classroom to be effective and successful if it instils in a child a sense of wonder, curiosity, and a desire to learn. School should not be the horrible pill shoved down one's throat; it can be succesful and create a person of value to one's self. I personally consider a class to be succesful if I leave the lecture w/ questions and what if sequences or perhaps if I leave w/ a new awareness and perspective of our world, its functioning, and life in general. If a student can become independently motivated to learn and a desire to succed, knowledge has been transferred. Not just, patterns, facts, and textbook information but a way of living that will affect a person's interaction w/ others, and other aspects of life.
Ambition, that is what I am talking about. School offers us pieces of a puzzle, which we then use to add and apply throughout our life; however, if a classroom or more importantly a teacher can introduce and encourage ambition in a student this student will be a successful "result" from a classroom and this will translate to business owners, future coworkers, friends, etc. etc. These are my thoughts on a succesful classroom. Curiosity and ambition are the two most valuable characteristics/attitudes a classroom can present.