Community must be involved with education in Harrisburg Our Views & Yours - PennLive.com - - PennLive.com:
"Urban districts have been pushed and pulled through the child-centered curriculum, school and community, No Child Left Behind, unified curriculum, outcomes-based instruction and other approaches to remedy embedded issues with the focus on the teachers doing a better job. While I agree that there are some teachers who can and should do more daily, they are not alone.
Parents, students and adults in our communities need to join in with the efforts of doing more. Nothing will be more helpful to coming out of the abyss of urban decay we currently find ourselves in than a buy-in from the main stakeholders in our communities: parents, students and community representatives.
These stakeholders have to promote the reality of students’ best interests being served when there is community expectation of excelling in school and the workplace. This commitment means having the discipline to study outside of the school walls and time frame."
"Urban districts have been pushed and pulled through the child-centered curriculum, school and community, No Child Left Behind, unified curriculum, outcomes-based instruction and other approaches to remedy embedded issues with the focus on the teachers doing a better job. While I agree that there are some teachers who can and should do more daily, they are not alone.
Parents, students and adults in our communities need to join in with the efforts of doing more. Nothing will be more helpful to coming out of the abyss of urban decay we currently find ourselves in than a buy-in from the main stakeholders in our communities: parents, students and community representatives.
These stakeholders have to promote the reality of students’ best interests being served when there is community expectation of excelling in school and the workplace. This commitment means having the discipline to study outside of the school walls and time frame."