Part 1 Currently, Thurgood Marshall High School is in dire straits. They are experiencing profound problems impacting school culture, safety, and most vitally, student performance. What follows is a description of these situational problems and a detailed analysis of their root causes. To begin, there is an incredible level of strife between virtually all relationships within the school. High levels of tension exist among staff members, students, between the students and the staff, and even between the parents and the school as a whole. Such depleted relationships have led to teacher assaults, student assaults, vandalism of school property, parents threatening to boycott the school, and even staff members petitioning to get coworkers fired. These damaged relationships are deeply rooted and continue to build upon one another. I believe that the overall design of the school initially kindled this volatile and dysfunctional culture. The school is designed to essentially have four separate schools (“houses”) functioning under one school. Each house is complete with its own headmaster, staff, classrooms, conference rooms, offices, and separate entrance. The philosophy behind the original “house system” was to foster competition within the school which would theoretically drive academic excellence. This concept led to the implementation of a “free market” policy, which encouraged headmasters to design their own classes and recruit teachers from the other houses. One can clearly
Mark Biller describes the educational system like a delicate ecosystem, all parts of it need to work together if things are going to last. If the community does not support a school, odds are the school will have to close-down. If the teachers don’t work with parents, then kids will not get the support they need. If parents do not support teachers, students loose an
I can remember the stares and glares of people eyes boring a hole into my body as I stated the elementary school I attended. To me, Booker T. Washington Academy was a place of hard work, recess, and friendship- but to others, Booker T. Washington is "poor," "ghetto," and " unsuccessful school." I have always wanted to debunk these stereotypes, but first I have to acknowledge and accept the fact that Booker T. Washington Academy has poor standardized scores and a high in and out of school suspension rate before I present promising approaches to make Booker T. Washington Academy more successful. Three great techniques for Booker T. Washington Academy to increase their ranking and lower their in and out of school suspension rates is incorporating
Where the school goes wrong is where the school tries to deal with issues internally instead of bringing in the elders and families from the community we have sliced our way into; as Mr. Eagle puts it, “It is never about us, without us.” He went on to describe the National Wraparound Initiative which is a needs driven versus services driven model to deal with crisis when the adults don’t know what to do. The process involves finding the important people in the life of the kid having problems, looking at ways to build up the positive traits in that kid by setting short and long term goals that are
There is a lot of Disrespect in Carolina High. Both from students and teachers. Sometimes it weighs down on them from their personal life, sometimes it’s because of the way they were raised, trying to fit in, feeling defensive, or even provoking a fight. This can cause violence, teacher parent conflict, and bullying. All of which can lead to suicide, depression, and anxiety.It can affect the students’ education and social ability.
The chapter opens with a case—Robert F. Kennedy High School—depicting the many problems facing David King, the new principal of a deeply troubled urban high school. A school that opened with high hopes only a few years ago now finds itself mired in conflict and dissatisfaction. King’s first meeting with his new administrative staff produces a blow-up in which a male housemaster physically threatens the chair of the English department. By the end of the case, the situation feels overwhelming. Is there hope? The authors follow
David Kane is an African-American young gentleman, who has been latterly awarded the position of a principal at the Thurgood Marshall High School, Illinois. The school is two years old and divided into four “house”, each comprised of 300 students, 18 faculty members and a housemaster. Dr. Louis Parker had been the school’s first principal and had an impressive background, but he reassigned in disillusionment and many described him as a “broken man” .
The conflict brewing within the Sequoia School is multi-faceted. There appears to be varying degrees of struggle between the offices of the head of school and the development office; the administrators and the assistants; and between the assistants themselves. These conflicts should not be looked upon as isolated events, but rather as chain reactions wherein one event affects or creates another.
Conflict on the local level, in the Kern High School District, has arisen in the
During times of school strikes, not only are the children affected, but also the families, community and school board. These groups take the grunt of the damage caused by the teachers. Without these strikes, the bonds between the instructors and the groups affected would remain consistent or even flourish. With striking growing more and more popular everyday it is important to understand the consequences that come from this devastating capability. Not only does it have a detrimental effect of the students, but it also breaks the bonds of the community. They not only experience the economic pains caused by the strike, but also the encounter their relationship disintegrating. This damaging circumstance is not easily forgotten, making it hard to work together like a community should. These deep rooted emotions of animosity are like lacerations. They cause pain and suffering and never fully heal, causing a scar that will never be
High school is a crucial period for all adolescences, it’s a time where teenagers are approaching young adulthood, their learning new skills rapidly, and making important decisions (Blakemore, 2011). For this reason, it is highly imperative for high school students to have positive influences in their lives, especially in their educational setting. In high school, educators play an important role in their student’s lives because they have the opportunity to have a stronger impact on their future and their goals. In addition, they also have the opportunity to, inspire them to learn and try new things, teach them how to make sound decisions, and encourage them to collaborate with their peers (Bellanca & Brandt, 2010).
I’ve just entered my senior year of high school. I know that this is a very important year. I have a lot of decisions to make and not much time to make them. These decisions will either make or break my life, and I want to make sure that I make them to the best of my ability because there is no turning back. I need to make sure I definitely want to attend college. The decision is totally up to me. There are many positives and negatives of attending college. Go over them, and then decide. I know myself better then anyone else, and I won’t let anyone else tell me what to do. I will make sure if I am going to attend college that I have something in mind that I will want to do, to succeed in. Choosing a major can be a
It was brought to my recent attention that there was some tormenting happening around this school. We all know that the world isn’t a perfect world, but quite evil sometimes. However, we can work together and create a safe environment in this school.
School violence is a major controversial problem around the world. It plays an important role for the future of children and impacts the environment children are growing up in. The effects of school violence can lead severe mental and physical trauma for both perpetrators and victim along with the loss of human lives. The main cause of school violence is a combination of weak community relations and a lack of a firm hand within schools as well as communities. Our society need to demand that schools must be created safe for our children and no child should live with fear to attend school. If a student is being picked on or bullied, he or she will not want to communicate with others.
School violence, in recent history, seems to have taken the United States by storm. Be it a shooting, such as the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, the inappropriate relationships between teacher and student, such as Stephanie Figueroa whom initiated one such relationship with her 11-year-old karate student, or the multiple fights we see on social media that take place in schools. With each passing week, we see a new story that falls in one of these categories. Today, we look at the types of, causes of and how to prevent violence in what should be a safe place and second home for our youth.
A collective effort that includes parents, teachers and school administrators and the entire community is needed to effectively deal with the problem of school violence. School violence is to a large extent influenced by parents, but most of the blame is normally put on