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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The principal at Glasgow is a former AP at TJHSST. I think people thought he’d work some miracles and boost the school’s academic profile, but that hasn’t happened. Glasgow is close to TJ, but sends few kids there.  It’s a very big school with grades 6-8 and a lot of kids with issues.[/quote]

I don't think it's because there aren't kids who are bright enough to be accepted to TJ.  There is no real focus at the school for nurturing strong math and science kids into wanting to go to TJ and doing the extra curriculars to get there.  I think the focus of Glasgow as a whole is teaching positive interactions, building a sense of community, and teaching respect for others.  I think those are important things, but those things are generally not the focus of other schools.  Other schools generally expect a partnership with parents wherein parents are supposed to do the heavy lifting in those areas, allowing the schools to focus more heavily on academics.[/quote]

This is the exact situation at our MS. Many fights occur. Admin seems to spend a lot of time heading it off. Extra time and assemblies are used to promote positive interactions. Project Momentum programs are implemented to promote reading to reluctant readers. English teacher had one of the Pigeon books standing up on the bookshelf and this was a local level AAP class. I know teachers teach all levels but that should've given me a clue of what will come. Go private if you can. [/quote]

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