Comments on: Promise Neighborhoods: “Hope or Hype?” http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2010/02/18/promise-neighborhoods-hope-or-hype/ Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools Wed, 22 May 2013 01:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Debora http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2010/02/18/promise-neighborhoods-hope-or-hype/comment-page-1/#comment-24339 Debora Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:00:30 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=8269#comment-24339 This is not hype. It works. Students need support systems in place to learn. Support systems is what kids in the hills have. For example, the middle class children who perform well on tests get a full night’s rest, are fed dinner in the evening and breakfast in the morning, they have preventative medical and dental care, go to therapists when they need emotional support, they have tutors when they fall behind, there are after school enrichment courses, and summer programs enrich learning and provide an opportunity to delve deeply into subjects of interest.

Parents of these children read books about healthy pregnancies and deliveries, parenting and child development, attend seminars on positive parenting, spirited children and how to support children are are learning at a faster pace or need extra help to grasp the material and they spend time with other parents whose children are also in math clubs, foreign language classes and on sports teams.

Would we be willing to accept an entire city where ALL children have these same advantages and having been exposed to those advantages be willing to accept that children of economic privilege are not smarter, do not perform better on tests or are more equipped for college, it just appeared that way because of their support system?

]]> By: frustrated http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2010/02/18/promise-neighborhoods-hope-or-hype/comment-page-1/#comment-24326 frustrated Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:40:40 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=8269#comment-24326 want to know why HCZ gets results? —> THEY PAY THEIR KIDS STIPENDS FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL!

that’s NOT a model that I want my child to follow.

]]> By: Oakland Educator http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2010/02/18/promise-neighborhoods-hope-or-hype/comment-page-1/#comment-24319 Oakland Educator Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:04:25 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=8269#comment-24319 Are you going to the Ask a Teacher forum this Monday 2/22? It is 6:30-7:30 at 1650 Mountain Blvd and is open to parents and the larger community to discuss ways to create success in OUSD.

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