Re: [LM_NET] TAR: Are you a "No Excuses University" school?

[BettyTX <bhamilt@HUGHES.NET>]

Barbara and Group,

Since you expressed an interest, and I, too, expressed the same interest, I 
will share my message to Shaunterria. Perhaps reading the article I 
recommend will give you an idea of how "No Excuses" philosophy works in 
education. I would like to visit some of those schools that have been so 
successful.

My message to Shaunterria (I *LOVE* that name, btw. It's downright musical!)

I've never dealt with "No Excuses University" kind of thinking, but it 
sounds interesting. I noticed that in the latest Texas Monthly magazine, 
that some charter schools espouse that philosophy and "No Excuses" is their 
motto. If you can find an August 2010 issue ("Get Away" with Rockwell 
picture of a family in a station wagon on front), on page 104 is a rather 
detailed story of charter schools. The article has high praise of a 
particular system run by a man from Turkey, The Harmony system. His is, I 
think, operated with "No Excuses" philosophy. Although the article praises 
charter schools generally, the state of Texas is looking at them more 
closely because it says charter schools aren't doing more than the current 
public schools.

I don't know about that, but perhaps reading that article can give you 
ideas. Also, a friend of a friend said a niece (native Texan) teaches in a 
Harmony school in Houston and "she LOVES it!"

I hope as your experiment is successful and that you will keep us posted on 
how it's working.

Betty Dawn
--
Betty Dawn Hamilton (Using retired years to keep up with current events!)
LMS (Middle & High School)
Former Chair of Texas Association of School Librarians
Former Contributing Editor of "Profession" section, Texas Library Journal
Brownfield, TX
bhamilt@hughes.net 

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