The Hardest Questions Aren't on the Test: Lessons from an
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nathan, Linda F., PUBLISHER: Beacon Press (MA), The Boston Arts Academy comprises an ethnically ong>andong> socioeconomically diverse student body, yet 94 percent of its graduates are accepted to college. Compare this with the average urban district rate of 50 percent. How do they do it? This remarkable success, writes Principal Linda Nathan, is in large part due to asking the right ong>questionsong>--ong>questionsong> all schools can consider, such as: - How ong>andong> why does a school develop a shared vision of what it stong>andong>s for? - What makes a great teacher, ong>andong> how can a principal help good teachers improve? - Why must schools talk openly about race ong>andong> achievement, ong>andong> what happens when they do? With engaging honesty, Nathan gives readers a ring-side seat as faculty, parents, ong>andong> the students themselves grapple with these ong>questionsong>, attempt to implement solutions, ong>andong> evaluate the outcomes. Stories that are inspirational as well as heartbreaking reveal the missteps ong>andong> failures--as well as the successes. Nathan doesn't claim to have all the ong>answersong>, but seeks to share her insights on schools that matter, teachers who inspire, ong>andong> students who achieve.