Teachers as Mentors (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Aram Ayalon | knygos.lt

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The book describes two similar and successful models of youth mentoring used by two acclaimed urban high schools that have consistently achieved exceptional graduation rates. Providing a detailed description of their methods - based upon extensive observation, and interviews with teachers, students, administrators, and parents - this book makes a major contribution to the debate on how to reduce the achievement gap. Using similar teacher-as-youth mentor and youth advising models, these two inner city schools - Fenway High School in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Kedma School in Jerusalem - have broken the cycle of failure for the student populations they serve--children from underrepresented groups living in poverty in troubled neighborhoods with few resources.

Apart from the potential of these models to narrow the achievement gap, these two schools have a record of creating a school climate that promotes safety, and reduces the incidence of bullying and violence. At the heart of both programs is creating community-between departments and fuctions in the school; and between teachers, staff, students and parents. Everyone in the school system should read this book.