Tucson hosted a Magnet 2000 conference just last week. No, the movement has not slowed, but today s emphasis isn t on desegregation. Not surprisingly, choice itself is a major factor in the parental involvement and student satisfaction essential to academic achievement. Students want to be there. Parents want them to be.
Parents contract to participate.
Students contract to behave. We have schools with programs as good as the nation s best magnet schools. The difference is that students, parents and teachers in our school district don t have choice. Students learn in different ways. Create a learning environment that emphasizes a child s aptitudes and interests, and her performance will improve in other areas as well.