KIPP charter chain and torture adviser Marty Seligman: A match made in hell?
Psychologist Marty Seligman “whose work formed the psychological underpinnings of the Bush administration’s torture program”.
From KIPP’s own website:
(And not to fret, I took a screen shot.)
KIPP’s innovative approach is grounded in the research of Dr. Martin Seligman and the late Dr. Chris Peterson (the “fathers“ of Positive Psychology). Building off a partnership with KIPP NYC, Dr. Angela Duckworth and the Riverdale Country School, KIPP’s character work focuses on seven highly predictive character strengths that are correlated to leading engaged, happy and successful lives: zest, grit, optimism, self-control, gratitude, social intelligence, and curiosity.We’ve integrated our own experience as educators with this research, and developed a road map to help teachers, students, and parents foster behaviors that strengthen character.
That’s right. All those low-income minority children need is “CHARACTER”!
I have posted several articles on KIPP charter schools including a compendium of articles under the heading of KIPP Charter schools along with A former KIPP teacher comments on her experience and For KIPP charter schools, more computer time, less class time .
But out of everything I have read so far about KIPP, this is the most chilling.
KIPP believes in a “no excuse” policy when it comes to their students who are mostly minority and mostly African-American. See “At KIPP, I would wake up sick, every single day” and Documented KIPP Abuser to Speak Sunday at TFA Conference: “Bringing the ‘Joy Factor’ to Your School”.The folks at Schools Matter have been monitoring KIPP for several years and in fact, that is how I became acquainted with the KIPP enterprise.
Recently they published the post KIPP Psychology Guru Inspired CIA Torture Programwhich shocked even cynical me who thought I had seen and heard all the horrors of ed KIPP charter chain and torture adviser Marty Seligman: A match made in hell? | Seattle Education:
