For example, a school that serves largely affluent families may create the illusion that it has a great principal, when family backgrounds are the key
cause of high achievement.
Not exact matches
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy
cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph
of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know neither victory nor defeat.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy
cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph
of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy
cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph
of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.»
A growing body
of evidence finds that teacher turnover reduces student
achievement, either directly because replacement teachers are less effective than exiting teachers or indirectly through the disruptions
caused by
high turnover rates.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy
cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph
of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.»
One
of the more interesting questions the CCSR asked was, Did
high - stakes accountability
cause the teachers, parents, and students
of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to change their behavior in ways that would lead to
higher achievement, or does the evidence suggest that the CPS's initiatives resulted in simply more focus on testing?
A growing body
of evidence finds that teacher turnover reduces student
achievement, either directly because replacement teachers are less effective than exiting teachers or indirectly through the disruptions
caused by
high turnover rates.
Research shows that chronic absenteeism in schools is a primary
cause of low academic
achievement and a powerful predictor
of which students are at a
higher risk for dropping out.
Research shows that chronic absenteeism is a primary
cause of low academic
achievement and a powerful predictor
of which students are at a
higher risk...
Instead, the CALDER study concludes, the disruption to school culture
caused by
high turnover degrades the quality
of teaching and learning and negatively impacts student
achievement.
The most direct
cause of higher student
achievement is improving classroom instruction.
Though many
of the corporate - style reformers argue that their preferred priorities
of more
high - stakes testing, the elimination
of teacher tenure, and expansion
of charter schools will narrow the
achievement gap, there is no evidence to indicate that these policies will work, and in fact, recent evidence suggests that such policies will further
cause high - quality teachers to flee from our neediest schools.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy
cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph
of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.»
There is evidence that maltreated children are at greater risk for lifelong health and social problems, including mental illnesses, criminality, chronic diseases, disability1 and poorer quality
of life.2 A history
of child maltreatment is also associated with lower adult levels
of economic well - being across a wide range
of metrics, including
higher levels
of economic inactivity, lower occupational status, lower earnings and lower expected earnings.3 Existing research suggests a ripple effect
caused by lower educational
achievement,
higher levels
of truancy and expulsion reducing peak earning capacity by US$ 5000 a year4 or an average lifetime cost
of US$ 210012 per person1 when considering productivity losses and costs from healthcare, child welfare, criminal justice and special education.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy
cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph
of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.»