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| News for the hood. July, 2007 |
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| Why can't little Johnny Black read? Part 2 |
Who's to blame for our schools failing our children?
From last month's Article on America's failing schools - "Who’s to blame? At first glance it is easy to say that some kids are un-educable. Black kids, in particular, seem to be just plain stupid and white kids seem to be inherently superior. (That is, if you believe the statistical data.) [See how black 4th graders compared to their white counterparts here.]"
 “What a teacher feels and thinks about the children in front of her makes all the difference in how much those children learn.
When a teacher demonstrates sincerity and decisiveness in the classroom, the children will unconsciously give her permission to teach them. And without that permission, learning won’t happen.
A teacher who keeps teaching the same things in the same way slowly but surely dies in front of her students.
Designating a few kids as gifted and talented brings out all their gifts and talents. In education, elitism works.”
Says Dr. Lorraine Monroe, in her book “Nothing's Impossible - Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom”.
Lorraine Monroe founded the Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem, a remarkably successful and innovative public school, and became one of the most respected education reformers in America. She is the President and CEO of the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute in New York City. The Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute (LMLI), a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, is an outgrowth of the groundbreaking work of Dr. Lorraine Monroe, a national and international consultant who founded and served as principal of the Frederick Douglass Academy, a highly effective middle school and high school located in Central Harlem.
The work of Dr. Monroe and the Frederick Douglass Academy has been featured on 60 Minutes, Tony Brown’s Journal, The McCreary Report, in Ebony Magazine, The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Parade Magazine and Fast Company Magazine.
Dr. Monroe is also a nationally recognized lecturer, “who works through lecture, video presentations, hands-on activities, and large and small group discussions to share her powerful message about the role of leadership in creating effective schools.”
For information about Dr. Lorraine Monroe’s work and the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute (LMLI) check out the institute’s website at: http://www.lorrainemonroe.com.
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Check a nifty visual representation of reading levels for 4th graders go to:
4th grade reading chart for white and black children, 2005
Check out GreatSchools.net to see WASD's report card. Go to:
http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/pa/district_profile/551/#standards
Heres's how the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania defines the reading levels. Go to:
Below Basic, Basic, Proficient and Advanced definitions
Where did I get the info? Check out the National Center for Education Statistics:
See TUDA charts here.
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