I Got Schooled
M. Night Shyamalan
(Author)
Description
In this vital book, the famed filmmaker tells how his passion for education reform led him to learn that there are five tested, indispensable keys to transforming America's underperforming schools.Famed director M. Night Shyamalan has long had a serious interest in education. The founda-tion he and his wife started once gave college scholarships to promising inner-city students, but Shyamalan realized that these scholarships did nothing to improve education for all the other students in under-performing schools. When he learned that some schools were succeeding with similar student populations, he traveled across the country to find out how they did this and whether these schools had something in common. He eventually learned that there are five keys to closing America's achievement gap. But just as we must do several things to maintain good health-- eat the right foods, exercise regularly, get a good night's sleep--so too must we use all five keys to turn around our lowest-performing schools. These five keys are used by all the schools that are succeeding, and no schools are succeeding without them. Before he discovered them, Shyamalan investigated some popular reform ideas that proved to be dead ends, such as smaller class size, truculent unions, and merit pay for teachers. He found that the biggest obstacle to school reform is cognitive biases: too many would-be reformers have committed themselves to false solutions. This is a deeply personal book by an unbiased observer determined to find out what works and why so that we as a nation can fulfill our obliga-tion to give every student an opportunity for a good education.
Product Details
Price
$19.99
$18.59
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publish Date
February 26, 2019
Pages
320
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.2 X 1.0 inches | 0.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781476716466
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M. Night Shyamalanscreenwriter, director, and producerhas captured the attention of audiences around the world with his original films for almost two decades. His films include The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Village, and The Happening. He and his wife, Dr. Bhavna Shyamalan, cofounded the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation, dedicated to helping empower individuals.
Reviews
"The ed reform graveyard from the past few decades is filled with quick fixes and gimmicks. Shyamalan's journey of discovery affirms there are no shortcuts if our country is going to ensure all children have access to a great education, and his five keys for any school's success focus on the essential ingredients."