School and Community

I see relationship as the what and I see people as the who that create the link between school and community.  The people being everyone from students, their families, the education staff of the school and others that are involved.  As for the relationships, I feel like whether it is a brief encounter, a conversation, or regular interaction, they all form some type of relationship.  In saying that, I believe school and community are often looked at as separate from each other, but I believe either one would be incomplete without the other.  They both play a crucial role in developing and influencing the other.  For instance, without a community of people, who would attend the school and create the mosaic of differences that enrich our lives; furthermore, without the school where would people in the community receive their education or be allowed to form and build relationships with same degree of variation in differences.  I believe the collaboration of school and community are needed to truly enrich the lives of people and their relationships