School Governance Walton Charter Academy, Pontiac The Dimensions of Learning Walton Charter Academy has placed a welcome mat out to the school community of parents, students and business friends they serve. They continue to forge a strong partnership between parents and area businesses to support the education of all Walton Charter Academy children. ESR is unique in that its recommended characteristics are the only set of research-based school attributes that are associated with quantifiable improved student learning. By definition, an effective school is a school where all children learn at least the essential knowledge, concepts, and skills that are needed to be successful at the next highest grade level.
Grader Needs to Know.
Hirsch is a strong proponent of reinvigorating our educational system with a standard, common body of knowledge that children at a particular grade level ought to learn. His work starts with the foundation that in order for a free, democratic society to function, schools must provide a core body of academic, historical and national knowledge to our children. The sequence offers a planned progression of specific knowledge in history, geography, mathematics, science, language arts, and fine arts. Core Knowledge is a guide to coherent content from grade to grade, designed to encourage steady academic progress as children build their knowledge and skills from one year to the next. We believe that in grade school the vast majority of educational time should be spent on mastering the core subjects of English, reading, mathematics, history, and science.