Does anyone notice a trend that when school's expect a lot from students/staff/parents, that there is always resistance? Michelle Rhee expected a lot from parents, students, unions, and teachers...and "also angered many with teacher layoffs, firings and a brusque style." She improved the student's test scores by expecting more.Look at this trend in movies: Lean on Me, Coach Carter, Take the Lead. In all these based-upon-real-event movies, the main character expects more from the students...and parents and other teachers resists.
It seems like everyone expects the school leaders to wave a magic wand and everyone will be smarter...they just don't want to be expected to work for it.
We need more schools with backbones that say, "We are doing this in the best interest of the students. We are NOT going to back down when someone complains."
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