tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267400933622312678.post4719458641498008659..comments2023-05-31T04:56:51.348-07:00Comments on Saving Students From A Shattered System: Quashing the new status quoCapleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174253123219847628noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267400933622312678.post-52904303084217592312011-10-28T20:17:00.122-07:002011-10-28T20:17:00.122-07:00Jim Cummins (2001) argues that the problem with sc...Jim Cummins (2001) argues that the problem with school reform is not grounded in the lack of instructional innovation or scientifically proven best practices. Instead, schools mirror society's historical treatment of power and the oppression of marginalized communities. <br /><br />I like how you have profiled a full range of variables impacting student achievement. However, I would like to propose a "student empowerment" model as a concrete way to equip students with the cognitive and emotional capacity in order to affect change in the power structures that typically stifle their learning.<br /><br />Through unique programming for project based learning, service learning, student-centered methods for accountability and assessments, teachers and principals can see how the seven principles for student empowerment put students in the driver’s seat for achievement.<br /><br />Angela Dye<br />"Empowerment Starts Here: Seven Principles for Empowering Urban Youth”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com