Author: Robert Schreier
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Creating Learning Communities Where Small Groups of Children Are Known by Their Teachers
Parents understand that the most important thing we can give our children is a good education. Through education, our children gain the skills they need to succeed in life. And yet today’s schools do not meet the learning needs of all students. Meeting the needs of every student is the biggest challenge we face —…
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The Failure of Education and Our Schools
Why are so many schools failing the children of our country? Why do they fall short of meeting their students’ most basic educational needs? In the United States, we spend more on education than any other nation in the world — and yet, despite that spending, our schools still do not meet our students’ needs.…
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Learning Based on the Uniqueness of Each Student: Why We Must Differentiate Instruction
We understand that every child is different. Each child has individual needs and personal factors that motivate them. No two students are motivated by the same learning activity to the same degree — and yet we must expect all students to become successful learners. To make that possible, we have to present each student with…
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Start a Staff Development Program
Teachers are not interchangeable. They have different capabilities, different skills, and different techniques, and they need different tools to do their best work. One shoe does not fit your entire staff. So when we set out to transform our schools, we have to be certain that we are giving each teacher the specific skills and…
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Start the Transformation of Your School.
As a new principal, you will spend most of your waking hours thinking about school improvement — improvements that empower and energize your staff to want educational change. The goal is a faculty prepared to inspire their students, to develop their interests, and to help every child experience the genuine joy and excitement of learning.…