What is the best predictor of success is life? Is it intelligence? Is it good looks? It appears (as common sense would point to anyway) that self discipline, self sacrifice and hardwork are the number one predictor of success.
The question is, how do we use this knowledge to improve our failing schools and help the poorest in our communities?
Washington Post Columnist Jay Mathews in his article America’s Best Schools tackles that very question.
The Knowledge Is Power Program, called KIPP (rhymes with hip), appears to be the most interesting and successful attempt so far to raise the achievement of low-income, minority children. Since finding ways to help poor students learn has been the central theme of my reporting for the past two decades, I have been giving KIPP a great deal of attention.
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One of the Five Pillars they conceived as the heart of their system was focusing on results. They have been publishing annual report cards on their schools since KIPP began to expand in 2001 with the financial backing of Gap stores founders Doris and Don Fisher.
Check out the entire article. You may need to sign up (for free) for the washington post online to be able to read it.
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About waynem
As a Minnesota based photographer and artist I have been greatly influenced by the Upper Midwest. I focus my skills and energies on portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, architectural and fine art work.
My best work comes from images first painted in my mind. I mull over a prospective image for weeks or months, seeing it from different angles and perspectives, then finally deciding what to capture. The result is images that deeply touch people's emotions and powerfully evoke memories and dreams.
My images are used commercially by companies and organizations ranging from Financial Services firms, mom and pop Ice Cream shops and The Basilica of St Mary to communicate their shared vision and values. Book and magazine publishers have featured my images on their covers. My photographs also grace and enhance the decor of many fine homes.
Best Predictor of Success
What is the best predictor of success is life? Is it intelligence? Is it good looks? It appears (as common sense would point to anyway) that self discipline, self sacrifice and hardwork are the number one predictor of success.
The question is, how do we use this knowledge to improve our failing schools and help the poorest in our communities?
Washington Post Columnist Jay Mathews in his article America’s Best Schools tackles that very question.
Check out the entire article. You may need to sign up (for free) for the washington post online to be able to read it.
About waynem
As a Minnesota based photographer and artist I have been greatly influenced by the Upper Midwest. I focus my skills and energies on portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, architectural and fine art work. My best work comes from images first painted in my mind. I mull over a prospective image for weeks or months, seeing it from different angles and perspectives, then finally deciding what to capture. The result is images that deeply touch people's emotions and powerfully evoke memories and dreams. My images are used commercially by companies and organizations ranging from Financial Services firms, mom and pop Ice Cream shops and The Basilica of St Mary to communicate their shared vision and values. Book and magazine publishers have featured my images on their covers. My photographs also grace and enhance the decor of many fine homes.