In addition to analyzing why this particular assumption is damaging to students, this chapter suggests a solution that would also help to heal the inequities of our educational system overall – inequities that are thoroughly examined throughout the entire book.
Read MoreEveryone can go to college, but does everyone want to? When I was in high school, my school partnered with a career and technical school called BOCES. This partnership allowed students to spend half of the day at our high school and the other half at BOCES completing coursework and training in a specified field.
Read MoreLinda Nathan starts “Just Work Harder,” the third chapter of When Grit Isn’t Enough, by observing, “We tell students that if they work harder, they will succeed.” We sure do - and it’s not only educators who say this. In many homes, including mine, parents perpetuate this message. I certainly did when it came to my oldest son, who is now a senior in high school.
Read MoreChapter two of When Grit Isn't Enough explores the difficult realization that race does matter when it comes to going to college. This chapter reinforced for me how important the arts are. The arts have the ability to dismantle our preconceived notions of others, and they serve as a public forum for discussing challenging topics.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, October 17, Beacon Press published Center for Artistry and Scholarship (CAS) executive director Linda Nathan’s new book, When Grit Isn’t Enough: A High School Principal Examines How Poverty and Inequality Thwart the College-for-All Promise.
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