To receive a copy of the original article by mail or fax, e-mail your request to IDRA . Traditionally, poor students have been deprived of academically challenging opportunities. Consequently, many high poverty schools are also low performing. The ingredient most cited as being the foundation to high performance is quality . Thus, there is hope when there is quality.
Quality refers to the overall school experience.
It covers everything from teaching strategies, to expectations, to resources. Although measuring teaching quality is difficult, one way we can look at this issue is in terms of the kind of teacher we would want for our own kids. Another important ingredient is school expectations . High performing schools expect their students to succeed B all of their students. Too many teachers, administrators and school board members think the problem lies within the children, not the school.