The Hardest Questions Aren't on the Test: Lessons from an Innovative Urban School
By Linda Nathan.
Description
The Boston Arts Academy comprises an ethnically and 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 questions-questions all schools can consider, such as:* How and why does a school develop a shared vision of what it stands for? * What makes a great teacher, and how can a principal help good teachers improve?* Why must schools talk openly about race and achiev...
ISBN(s)
0807006157, 9780807006153
