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I consider myself pretty strict (and very old school), and this defies anything I could send my kids to--strong API scores (967) or not.
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After reading the article, American Indian school would not be a good fit for my son, and probably not my daughter, either. And I wasn't particularly thrilled about some of the comments made by the administrators, either. However, yes, to each his own. If that type of structure works for the kids, then great.
Thanks for the reply, Debora. I think the key word here is choice. This school is a charter, and parents opt their children in.
I don't think *I* could stand the structure (and calisthenics for PE? I'd fail). I couldn't send my kid there without the worst sense of guilt ever.
But a school that is near the top in test scores with a different socioeconomic student base, at least there should be something said about expectations.
I don't think *I* could stand the structure (and calisthenics for PE? I'd fail). I couldn't send my kid there without the worst sense of guilt ever.
But a school that is near the top in test scores with a different socioeconomic student base, at least there should be something said about expectations.
These kids from American Indian Charter School are generally from East Oakland with strong caring parents who lack money for private schools.
My daughter would not be able to stand the rigid structure. We're in Oakland, but we're not in East Oakland. The students at the American Indian Charter School have a place to go that is off the streets. They are not subject to the whims of the school district coming off state management for after school, weekend and summer programs that are not planned. Money that is cut, shifted or given to contractors ($79 million this year alone)
In Oakland's case, the "kumbiyaness" let's discuss the problem and get consensus around the issue, let's not make people feel bad for their parenting, their lifestyles, the fact that they were 13 year old parents - kind of education just doesn't work in East Oakland. Allowing parents the luxury of getting or not getting their kids to school does not work in Oakland. Trusting parents to help with homework does not work in Oakland because out drop out rate is so high that many parents of East Oakland kids became parents in their freshman and sophomore year of high school.
Very strict discipline does work in Oakland. Because most middle class kids get structure at home - school can be a mix of structured and unstructured activities, but when you come from chaos, and the streets, families, government in East Oakland is in chaos, you must have complete structure at school to provide the balance.
I live 5 miles away from East Oakland and 1/4 mile away from the freeway that divides the side you want to live on from the side you don't - the helicopters go up as the sun goes down and the loudness is there all night - the lights from the helicopter shine in your windows all night.
American Indian Charter School buys these kids a ticket out of the chaotic ghetto that is called home.
My daughter would not be able to stand the rigid structure. We're in Oakland, but we're not in East Oakland. The students at the American Indian Charter School have a place to go that is off the streets. They are not subject to the whims of the school district coming off state management for after school, weekend and summer programs that are not planned. Money that is cut, shifted or given to contractors ($79 million this year alone)
In Oakland's case, the "kumbiyaness" let's discuss the problem and get consensus around the issue, let's not make people feel bad for their parenting, their lifestyles, the fact that they were 13 year old parents - kind of education just doesn't work in East Oakland. Allowing parents the luxury of getting or not getting their kids to school does not work in Oakland. Trusting parents to help with homework does not work in Oakland because out drop out rate is so high that many parents of East Oakland kids became parents in their freshman and sophomore year of high school.
Very strict discipline does work in Oakland. Because most middle class kids get structure at home - school can be a mix of structured and unstructured activities, but when you come from chaos, and the streets, families, government in East Oakland is in chaos, you must have complete structure at school to provide the balance.
I live 5 miles away from East Oakland and 1/4 mile away from the freeway that divides the side you want to live on from the side you don't - the helicopters go up as the sun goes down and the loudness is there all night - the lights from the helicopter shine in your windows all night.
American Indian Charter School buys these kids a ticket out of the chaotic ghetto that is called home.
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