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warch · 04-30-2004, 01:21 PM

I dont think allowing teachers to beat students into submission is the answer.

So, what makes a school good? What do successful students need?

Leadership starts with a mission and stated values. Learning and respect and responsibility are core values. Policy extends from there. Admin with teachers with parents with kids. Bad, failing schools, first and foremost, have bad, failing leadership. Teachers cant jsut blame parents. Parents cant just blame teachers. Kids cant blame everyone else.

Another is a philosophy of employing a variety of teaching approaches- not just the classic verbal/writing classroom with rows of chairs. Creative teachers encouraged.

And you know I'm all arty, so I avocate for arts infused across the disciplines.

Small class sizes- 20 or less kids per teacher. 15 or less in grades preK-2.

A curriculum that teaches kids how to think not what to think. This kind of deep learning is harder to test for but much more valuable in real life.

Coursework that makes sense, is based in real live kid experience and makes kids curious, raises more questions than answers.
Ok I better stop my edubabble or Griff will call me on it.

04-30-2004, 01:21 PM	#37
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I dont think allowing teachers to beat students into submission is the answer. So, what makes a school good? What do successful students need? Leadership starts with a mission and stated values. Learning and respect and responsibility are core values. Policy extends from there. Admin with teachers with parents with kids. Bad, failing schools, first and foremost, have bad, failing leadership. Teachers cant jsut blame parents. Parents cant just blame teachers. Kids cant blame everyone else. Another is a philosophy of employing a variety of teaching approaches- not just the classic verbal/writing classroom with rows of chairs. Creative teachers encouraged. And you know I'm all arty, so I avocate for arts infused across the disciplines. Small class sizes- 20 or less kids per teacher. 15 or less in grades preK-2. A curriculum that teaches kids how to think not what to think. This kind of deep learning is harder to test for but much more valuable in real life. Coursework that makes sense, is based in real live kid experience and makes kids curious, raises more questions than answers. Ok I better stop my edubabble or Griff will call me on it.