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What Makes a Great School? Deconstructing the school-quality rankings that parents rely on — and finding a way to measure what matters Posted October 23, 2017
May 20, 2024 · Emmanuel is a great school. People who say it's not did not make the most of their time here or properly use the resources around them. The academics are excellent the professors I have had have been great and are very helpful to their students.
- A good school visibly and substantively improves the community it is embedded within.
- A good school adapts quickly to social change.
- A good school uses every resource, advantage, gift, and opportunity it has to grow students and tends to see more resources, advantages, gifts, and opportunities than lower-performing schools.
- A good school has students who get along with and support one another towards a common goal–and they know what that goal is.
Yes, words matter. The best learning occurs when both teacher and student are in pursuit of a deeper understanding. It is a quest that is based on love, one that is filled with authentic, joyful ...
- Teachers must believe all students can learn. If you are in my children’s school and you don’t believe they can learn, then goodbye. Don’t let your classroom door hit you on the way out (well…maybe it should).
- Students from all backgrounds who are racially, ethnically, linguistically or economically different are learning. If a school is majority White, but the Black kids are failing, this is not a good school.
- Teachers must know their content well. Some students are not learning because their teachers haven’t learned. No, a first-year teacher will not be as good as a ten-year teacher, but we need more teachers knowledgeable in their content and not learning on the job.
- The school communicates with parents clearly and frequently about important issues and asks for input before making decisions. The school serves the community.
Different people have different views on what makes a good school, from academic achievements to co-curricular activities to facilities, but Emanuel has exceeded the expectations that most parents have for their children’s schools in all aspects.
A good school has: • Strong and professional administrators and teachers • A broad curriculum available to all students. • A philosophy that says all children can learn if taught, coupled with high expectations for all students. • A school climate that is conducive to learning. A good school is safe, clean, caring, and well-organized.
