Gladwell, KIPP, and the Modern-Day School System
One of Malcolm Gladwell's final examples of his points in "Outliers" include a new public school in the South Bronx called KIPP that was turning low-class middle-schoolers into math geniuses and...
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While I agree with you on the issue of lengthening the school day to help boost learning, I am curious how? Will they be introducing new classes and electives or would they be lengthening the time...
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I could agree with extending the time school is in session if it were merely to spread out the curriculum and avoid cramming for both students and teachers. However, we all know that more school =...
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I agree that a change of some sort is necessary but I also do not totally support the elimination of summer. But if all school were like KIPP, there would definitely be a difference in test scores...
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Let's start with the fact that KIPP is a one-of-a-kind public school that incorporates new ideas about learning into one school, and the results are phenomenal. Let's also start with the statement...
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