Posts Tagged ‘student success’
Student Engagement, Student Success (Part II)
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn These two elements always go together. If we don’t engage students, we have little hope they’ll succeed in our schools, our teams or even our homes. If we don’t know how to pass on values to live by — we can’t expect these kids to do anything but wander when…
Continue ReadingStudent Engagement, Student Success (Part I)
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Last year I had an invigorating day with faculty at a university near Dallas. During our time together, we discussed two themes that preoccupy school administrators as much as any: 1. Student Engagement 2. Student Success In our morning session, one instructor shared a note he’d recently received from a…
Continue ReadingWhy Can’t Johnny Read?
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn I just met with a superintendent and her associate for a school district event in Georgia. My respect for them went up as we talked. We found ourselves drifting to the topic of student success and the ineffectiveness of schools today. As educators, I suspected they might be a bit…
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