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Maimon, Gillian – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1999
The "at-risk" designation attached to low-achieving children frequently sets them up for failure. Remedial programs are often ineffective, and skill drills rob students of in-context reading opportunities. Models like Success for All are so prescriptive that students cannot participate in open-ended discussions of literature. Unjust…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Drills (Practice), High Risk Students, Labeling (of Persons)
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Lykes, M. Brinton – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1999
Describes development of a rural Guatemalan women's organization created to respond to the psychological, economic, and educational consequences of long-term war, massacre, military occupation, poverty, and exile. The association's genesis and current work reflect collaborative processes of interethnic and transnational nonformal education,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Developing Nations, Elementary Education
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Morocco, Catherine Cobb; Walker, Andrea; Lewis, Leslie R. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2003
This article discusses how an urban middle school designed to reflect a Schools for Thought model has demonstrated that urban schools can achieve excellent results on statewide testing for all students, including those with disabilities. Key school features are highlighted, including the use of "cross-talk" to stimulate discussion and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design