Indicated Areas Of Weakness In Schools

Lincoln High School, which is located in a low-income neighborhood in San Diego, was a rebuilt after 50 years of failing to educate children. Rebuilding the high school was the answer the community had been looking for they were hopeful. Before the rebuild most students who attended Lincoln did not meet the standards for their grade-level, few graduated and even fewer went go on to college. After years of suffering and neglect there was little doubt That Lincoln High School deserved the $129 million it received from the city to rebuild. But was rebuilding the school the solution for Lincoln High School 's education problem? First we’ll examine, How the problem started, the decision making steps and if the plan was successful.

Underachievement in schools can be heavily linked to factors that are internalised within the school. Both internal and external factors can contribute to the underachievement of pupils who belong to a working class background, and they may be equally as effectual on the underachievement of the pupil.

Definition: A “struggling student” is one whose academic skill levels fall behind those of his typically-performing peers.

According to the discussion, “Our failing schools. Enough is enough!” by Dr. Geoffrey Canada, who has spent decades as head of the Harlem Children’s Zone. Canada says "The education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago, millions of students were failing then, as they are now, and it’s because we’re clinging to a business model that clearly doesn’t work" (Canada, 2013). Instead of coming up with a new plan that could help students advance academically, the system chooses not to contribute because they are afraid of innovation. Ted encourages "the system to look at the data, think about the customers and make systematic shifts in order to help greater numbers of kids excel"(Canada, 2013).

The Nevada Department of Education released a theory of action proposal stating that their strategy for improving underperforming schools will focus on staffing quality leaders and teachers, developing diagnostics to utilize and analyze data to improve instruction, upgrading educational standards to Tier 1 instruction, increasing funding, establishing trust between parents and schools, and responsible collaboration between the school district and the local schools (Nevada’s Underperforming Schools, 2015). In addition to the proposed actions, the Department also proposed

First, by developing professional learning communities, HSHS primary goal is to establish an organizational culture of shared commitment to academic excellence and exemplary behavior for all students. As evident, in Document 1. Excerpt from Teacher Survey (see attached) revealed that 30% of the ELA Teachers and 37% of the Math and Science Teachers “My academy receives necessary professional development.” In addition, Document 1. Excerpt from Teacher Survey revealed that 38% of the ELA Teachers and 42% of the Math and Science Teachers said, “I feel safe at the school.” Moreover, Document 2. Excerpt from Parent Survey revealed that 68% of the Latino (ethnic) agreeing or strongly agreeing and 87% of the Black (ethnic) agreeing or strongly

Last year, at Kingsland High School’s Graduation Ceremony, Josie Hinze not only receiveed her High School Diploma, but also her Associates of Arts Degree before even attending any college or university. Fast-forward to one year later, and seven Kingsland students will be graduating high school with both their High School Diploma and AA Degree thanks to the collaboration of Riverland Community College and Kingsland High School for allowing high school students to take college-level courses in high school and receive college credit for them. Not only that, but there are several others who will be graduating Kingsland High School with transferrable college credit so their first few semesters might

Schools in Texas suffer a large amount of dropouts, some believe the students are to blame and other believe it is the teacher’s/school. However, schools are not the reason for students failing out because teachers would much rather support and help their students rather than fail them. There are multiple reasons why students are failing due to where they stand in society, how they are socialized throughout their lives, and the social forces that influence their decisions as students.

My interest in pursuing a position as a school administrator for an elementary school system is to provide leadership for staff members and quality education for all students, and to become part of the world of education. The Benjamin Franklin School located in the Dallas School District serves as a growing population of approximately 1,070 students. The school offers a well-defined educational system for the students, and it has an overall student-to-teacher ratio of 17:1. In addition to the statewide curriculum standards, the school offers special education programs and classes for the gifted and talented. As a result of the school district rankings in the student’s performance, Benjamin Franklin School has become the worst in the

The case I chose was one that took place in Houston, TX, in the Houston Independent School District. I chose it because Houston is where I was born and grew up, and I wanted to use a case that felt close to home for me. This case was about a student who, throughout the course of about two years, displayed several signs of aggression, defiance, and general misbehavior both in class and at home. The misbehaviors ranged from “pestering and irritating” his/her siblings at home, throwing tantrums, and becoming easily upset or angered. The student also led a lonely life, both in class and school, expressing dislike and resentment towards siblings and other family members, as well as stating that student “feels student has no friends.” In class, the

The group, Rethinking Schools, opposes the Common Core. Rethinking Schools believe that the standards are going to fail like they have in the past. Many times the Common Core is compared to NCLB when saying there are too many standardized tests implemented that are unnecessary. Also mentioned are factors such as the cost of tests, teachers, and technology. Rethinking Schools defines the purpose of education in a democracy through the democratic equality approach. A quote from David Labaree says, “From the democratic equality approach to schooling, one argues that a democratic society cannot persist unless it prepares all of its young with equal care to take on the full responsibilities of citizenship in a competent manner” (Labaree, 1997).

The events that took place at Washington High Schools have caused a division between the students, teachers and administration. While some support the decision the principal has made to suspend the students for their untasteful talent show performance, others question its effectiveness. Shortly after the suspension, the students began segregating themselves and exchanging racial comments. The situation has escalated out of control and it has become a political one; leaders of the African American community want to discuss the talent show protest and are demanding a meeting with the principal.

Many Anaheim students face challenges every day. Their own personal problems at home and trying their best in classes with exams and class work. So much pressure can lead to being unmotivated. Teachers and parents should be motivating their students/children to do better at school so they can succeed in the future. In this documentary a mother wanted her daughter to become a doctor but after seeing her daughter take the dance class, she changed her mind. “ I wanted her to grow up as a doctor but if she wants to sing or dance, she has my support” (Agrelo). This mother had a goal for her own daughter but once she saw that her daughter was doing amazing and she was changing she finally saw what she was capable of doing. She will support her daughter

After the discussion over the Book 11 students' problem. Maybe I should say that was my own problem of poor leadership and managing class that result the students' failure on their test. As a private cram school English teacher, the greatest fear of our career is one of your students says to you, that she is going to quit, of course we will do what ever it takes to keep the student. If the students did not do well on their test, it is because the teacher does not know how to teach, the teacher did not do their job right, not because the students' laziness. So teachers take the whole responsibility for the students performance. If they threatened the teacher to leave cram school then the teacher will take all of the blame. In other words we

The challenges and issues facing schools are becoming more complex subtle to address. There is a tendency towards school board members seeking to advance personal interests and agendas on the board’s decisions which has enhanced the instances of conflicts of interest and controversial issues in many schools. The distinction between the roles and responsibilities of the board members from those of the superintendent has become blurred, making it essential that superintendents make decisions that enable them survive in their roles.