Improving Academic Achievement for Disadvantaged Children

This was an interesting article because it talked about teaching students to become respectful members of society. In doing that, the students that are falling behind in school will do better because there will be a less hostile environment in the classroom. The school also has a committee made up of teachers, parents, administrators and students. The purpose of the committee is to get all involved to work together so that everyone is on the same page. There is less fighting and confrontation which allows more support and collaboration and the students are able to learn more. I found this part particularly interesting, "James Comer's life work suggests that the test-driven regimen in schools will never successfully close the achievement gap. More to the point, it will also fail in preparing our students for the many roles we want them to fill as they become society's responsible adults." (Elias, 2012) I am sure many others feel the same way.

Elias, M. (2012, August 2). Improving academic achievement for disadvantaged children. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/improving-academic-achievement-disadvantaged-maurice-elias?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: EdutopiaNewContent (Edutopia)&utm_content=Google Reader