An eye-opening 2022 Gallup poll shows that a majority (55%) of
American parents are “somewhat to completely dissatisfied” with
the schools their children attend. Meanwhile, a 2022 CDC survey of
7,705 high school students found that 44% of them described
persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness with 9% admitting to
having made an attempt at suicide. After 45 years of teaching kids
and leading schools, Malcolm Gauld offers a blunt explanation of
how we got here: “We care more about what they can do than about
who they are, and they know it.” The solution lies in a
reordering of priorities where our schools come to value attitude
over aptitude, effort over ability, and character over talent. This
book offers a blueprint for how to do that. The first step in
enacting this shift calls upon school leaders to look deeply and
honestly at the quality of the cultures in their schools. The
author pointedly observes, “Every school has a culture. Is yours
by design or default?” After a thorough exploration of the nature
of culture, the author introduces and describes a dynamic school
culture improvement program called the Discovery Process,
explaining how it has been implemented in both public and private
schools. The program, aligned with national social and emotional
learning (SEL) standards, is presented as a concrete approach to
Culture by Design.
General
Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Malcolm Gauld
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
164 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4758-7238-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4758-7238-0 |
Barcode: |
9781475872385 |
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