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Kipp schools incorporate what feinberg and levin learned from americas best, most charismatic teachers. Their start conclusion both starting off in schools in houston, texas, levin and feinberg had interesting starts. Be nice how two inspired teachers created the most promising schools in america book. Be nice is an account of the founding of the knowledge is power program kipp, a nationwide network of charter schools that was first founded in. Its why kipp schools are successful and why this book should be read. In their early twenties, by sheer force of talent and. I had heard of the the program prior to reading this book, but knew little about it. A panel discussion on the founding and continued success of the knowledge is power program, also known as kipp a nationwide network of public charter schools created to best teach lowincome, at. Yeah, dave levin is profiled in work hard, be nice extensively. How two inspired teachers created the most promising schools in. By jay mathews author jay mathews tells the story of two young men who founded kipp, a nationwide network of public charter schools.
Mike feinberg, 23, and dave levin, 22, met in 1992 while working for teach for america, an idealistic program these novice educators found of little help in coping with. While this problem is easily solved by flipping through the book and finding the previous thread to a given account, this solution makes for an occasionally unsatisfying experience. You have searched for work hard and be nice and this page displays the closest product matches we have for work hard and be nice to buy online. In work hard, be nice, a journalist tells the story of two teach for america teachers, mike feinberg and dave levin, who were dissatisfied with the public schools in which they taught. Mathewss sprawling narrative traces the birth and early development of. When mike feinberg and dave levin signed up for teach for america right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators. Work hard and be nice printable wall art chicfetti. Like them, the book is filled with energy and hope. A new breed of school for some of the poorest kids.
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Halfway through work hard, be nice, i realized that the heart of the kipp methodextended teaching hours, saturday school, summer school, evenings spent with students families and a cell phone at hand to ensure that students can reach the teacher for homework helpwas a recipe for teacher burn out. Work hard, be hard and work hard, be nice, dueling takes on. When mike feinberg and dave levin signed up for teach for america right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake. Neither of them spoke spanish very well and this came to be a problem. Washington post education writer mathews supertest, 2005, etc. See more ideas about buddha art painting, favorite quotes, great quotes. He is a kind writer, indeed, which reflects the latter half of the books title.
How two inspired teachers created the most promising schools in america was published by algonquin books in january 2009 and chronicles how two young teachers created the most talkedabout school reform in the u. They created a small program not a school, but a program within a school based on the methods of some of their mentors. Now jay mathews, in terms of scaling the leadership of. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
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