VICTORY IN OUR SCHOOLS. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.VICTORY IN OUR SCHOOLS

Education is not just a matter for the politicians and professionals; it is a matter for all of us. For we are the public in public education. When we work together, we can do it...we can reach and teach these children.

Meet John Stanford, the successfully unorthodox superintendent of Seattle public schools and former U.S. Army major general, whose gutsy, no-nonsense educational reforms and inspirational leadership have sparked a revolution in public education. Under his visionary guidance, test scores are improving, violence has declined to a ten-year low, student/teacher morale is soaring, and the community has rallied around the schools as never before.

In this remarkable book, he outlines the essential strategies a school district can use to transform the system and offers a concrete plan of action to mobilize educators, parents, and the community at large into an army of educators.

Learn how your school district can:

Establish standards of achievement for both students and educators
Ensure that the school system believes that all children can learn--and that they act on that belief
Encourage schools to run themselves like businesses, turning principals into enterprising CEOs, promoting high performance through competition, and drawing vital investments from the private sector
Enlist the aid of local businesses, nonprofit, religious, and ethnic organizations, and volunteers in order to meet the needs of every child
Expand the traditional classroom to include the surrounding community

Here is a new, dynamic plan to help you and your community achieve Victory in Our Schools.

John Stanford was born in 1929 on Inungi, his parents' farm in East Griqualand, and has farmed all his life. He is over 90 now, still farming, and philosophical about most things except the weather. John's mother, Effie Anderson, was one of the Chronicle's founding editors. In their home on their farm in East Griqualand was a collection of the Chronicles which Effie used to read to her six children. On later re-reading of the Chronicles, John was impressed by their eloquence and their "delightful respect and courtesy". He decided to make a selection of these historical documents available to the many descendents of the Molteno and Murray families and a wider readership. After 100 years, the letters and accounts retain the immediacy of first-hand experience.