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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 126172" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I wanted to add that the charter school that I went to visit is a KIPP school which is part of a nationwide charter school movement.</p><p></p><p>The founders have been on national news programs and Oprah Winfery as part of a "schools that work" program.</p><p></p><p>One of the founders told a story about a girl who wasn't getting her homework done. He went to her home and the mom said that she couldn't get the girl to stop watching television long enough to do her homework. He brainstormed ideas with the mother to limit television viewing.</p><p></p><p>The homework was still not getting done so he made another home visit. The mother again complained that there was nothing she could do to get the daughter to stop watching television. The founder of the school told her that he could think of something that was sure to work.</p><p></p><p>He walked out of the home carrying the television in his arms. He said that the family ended up getting the television back after the girl realized that they weren't playing that little game any more.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to give you a wrong impression, though. There was a real atmosphere of joy and love in the school. The kids loved the structure and really responded to the discipline and high expectations. You can google KIPP schools for more information about these amazing schools.</p><p></p><p>by the way ~ the teachers are just as committed to the school as they ask the parents to be. They work 60+ hours a week (7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.), 2 Saturdays a month, 3 weeks of summer school, and additional inservice training. They also are issued cell phones and are required to be available by phone to parents and students from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. That eliminates any excuses on not knowing what the assignments were or how to do them.</p><p></p><p>Like I said, it is an amazing program. My questions was, though, how do these teachers have any family time themselves? It seems like they would never see their own children ~ especially if they are small. The person that we talked with did acknowledge that was a problem and said that their teachers tended to be young and just starting out their teaching careers.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and the teachers are compensated for their extra time by receiving 15&#37; more than the comparable local teacher pay scale.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 126172, member: 1967"] I wanted to add that the charter school that I went to visit is a KIPP school which is part of a nationwide charter school movement. The founders have been on national news programs and Oprah Winfery as part of a "schools that work" program. One of the founders told a story about a girl who wasn't getting her homework done. He went to her home and the mom said that she couldn't get the girl to stop watching television long enough to do her homework. He brainstormed ideas with the mother to limit television viewing. The homework was still not getting done so he made another home visit. The mother again complained that there was nothing she could do to get the daughter to stop watching television. The founder of the school told her that he could think of something that was sure to work. He walked out of the home carrying the television in his arms. He said that the family ended up getting the television back after the girl realized that they weren't playing that little game any more. I don't want to give you a wrong impression, though. There was a real atmosphere of joy and love in the school. The kids loved the structure and really responded to the discipline and high expectations. You can google KIPP schools for more information about these amazing schools. by the way ~ the teachers are just as committed to the school as they ask the parents to be. They work 60+ hours a week (7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.), 2 Saturdays a month, 3 weeks of summer school, and additional inservice training. They also are issued cell phones and are required to be available by phone to parents and students from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. That eliminates any excuses on not knowing what the assignments were or how to do them. Like I said, it is an amazing program. My questions was, though, how do these teachers have any family time themselves? It seems like they would never see their own children ~ especially if they are small. The person that we talked with did acknowledge that was a problem and said that their teachers tended to be young and just starting out their teaching careers. Oh, and the teachers are compensated for their extra time by receiving 15% more than the comparable local teacher pay scale. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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