KIPP schools are successful. The teachers are indeed teaching.Of course the kids go to school from 7:45 until 5:00 pm every day, and Saturday school. In addition to the time spent in school they have 2 hours of homework and 30 minutes of reading a day--required. At night, they are expected to call their teachers for homework assistance.
These teachers take them away from their families for the majority of their waking hours. Which in the case of inner city kids may be a very good thing. But this type of school is not reproducible in the suburbs.
http://www.keyacademy.org/key/dayinthelife.asp
The above is a link to " A day in the life of...." to illustrate my point. Connected with this link are also test scores to compare how these kids do stacked up against D.C. Public Schools.
It is obvious that KIPP does a great job , but I would wager very few suburban parents would be interested in this setup.
It is obvious that KIPP does a great job , but I would wager very few suburban parents would be interested in this setup
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How magnanimous of the government to make the choice for the parents.
Hey,,,,we all know that only professional teachers can judge what is best for other people's children.
(sarcasm)