Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard
ليندا كلييات وايمان: كيف يُمكنك إصلاح النظام التعليمي بالمدرسة؟ قُد بجسارة و أحبّ بعُمق
As a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children. Full bio
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in the school district of Philadelphia.
كان بمدرسة بمقاطعة فيلادلفيا
Philadelphia public schools,
special education for 20 years
among the highest in the nation.
بالمدرسة الجديدة
as the school's new principal.
لمقابلة تلامذتي الجدد
for what they would learn in school.
when I attended a low-performing school
بمدرسة هزيلة الأداء
many, many, many years earlier.
قبل الكثير و الكثير من السنوات
low-performing school as principal.
fourth principal in four years.
بمدرسة "ستراوبري مانشين"
and persistently dangerous"
"كمدرسة هزيلة الأداء ودائمة الخطر"
of my new school
من باب مدرستي الجديدة
from poor lighting.
بسبب سوء الإضاءة
of broken old furniture
of unused materials and resources.
والموارد غير المستعملة
were nearly empty.
كانت تقريبا فارغة.
that something would happen;
خوفا من حدوث خطب ما،
in the cafeteria for eating free food.
عند تناولهم للطعام المجاني بالكافيتيريا.
and all the bullying.
النزاعات والتهديدات
for their own safety,
for the students and themselves,
بالنسبة لهم ولتلامذتهم
unaware of their role
of the school's culture.
not schools at all.
at Strawberry Mansion High School.
بالمدرسة الثانوية "ستراوبري مانشين".
with me will tell you
in our quest for change.
سببا في سعينا نحو التغيير.
and what does not happen in a school
يُحتّم عليّ القيادة.
to address anything
على تسيير كل شيء بمفردي.
a top-notch leadership team
of all the children,
locker combination by hand
could have a secure locker.
bulletin board in that building
and positive messages.
the front doors of the school.
الأبواب الأمامية للمدرسة
every classroom to its core,
that was not needed,
نعم كل كتاب غير صالح للاستعمال
of old materials and furniture.
الحجم الكبير في كل يوم .
to have more teachers and support staff.
معلمين آخرين وفريق دعم.
school day schedule from scratch
اليومي من الصفر
and counseling,
support person and police officer would be
كل شخص مساعد وشرطي
at every second of the day,
discipline program
للمدرسة بأكملها
positive behavior at all times.
في كل الأوقات.
from the Persistently Dangerous List
من قائمة الخطر المستمر
Dangerous List for five consecutive years.
الخطر المستمر لمدة 5 أعوام متتالية.
low-performing and persistently dangerous.
والخطر المستمّر الذي تشهده.
come to school on a regular basis,
بالمدرسة بصفة منتظمة هي 68 بالمائة
of the parents participate,
and single-parent homes,
ومن عائلات أُحادية الوالد،
have special needs,
لديهم احتياجات خاصة،
were proficient in algebra,
بارعون في الرياضيات،
telling us all the stories
and the children were,
became my primary responsibility.
القضاء على الأعذار في كل منعطف.
من هذه الأعذار
professional development,
on teaching and learning.
للتركيز الحاد على التدريس والتعلَُم.
that teachers knew what to teach
على معرفة بما سيدرّسونه
with so many vast abilities.
delivery model for instruction
to get their individual needs met
الحصول على احتياجاتهم الفردية
الفصل الدراسي.
by 171 percent in Algebra
بمائة وواحد وسبعون بالمائة في الرياضيات
with a "So What. Now What?" attitude.
بطريقة "وإن يكن؟! أين المفر؟!"
to my third and final slogan.
Strawberry Mansion moving forward,
that I love my students
to go to a school that's not a school.
any way out of poverty.
and their purpose in life,
about deeply personal things,
مواضيع شخصية جدا
when I cannot sing at all?"
وأنا لا أجيد ذلك بتاتا؟"
"Why do we have to follow rules?"
" لماذا يجب علينا اتباع القواعد؟ "
each question honestly,
helps to clear up any misconceptions.
سيُساعد على إزالة أي سوء فهم
in my rules and consequences
we can accomplish things together.
my expectations for them,
every day over the P.A. system.
عبر مكبر صوت الجمهور.
change their lives.
to make real progress
that serves children in poverty
to navigate the world around them.
of us who are privileged
a school that serves children in poverty,
القيادة بمدرسة يلتحق بها الفقراء،
with unbelievable challenges,
"So what. Now what?
" وإن يكن؟! أين المفر؟!
tells them they should be,
كيف ينبغي أن يكون،
of the world tells them they should be,
كيف ينبغي أن يكون،
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Linda Cliatt-Wayman - High school principalAs a Philadelphia high school principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman held an unwavering belief in the potential of all children.
Why you should listen
Linda Cliatt-Wayman grew up in poverty in North Philadelphia, where she experienced firsthand the injustice being perpetrated against poor students in their education. She has dedicated her career and her life to ending that injustice, working within Philadelphia's fractured public-school system. She spent 20 years as a special-ed teacher before becoming a principal, leading two low-performing urban high schools to success with improved test scores and increased college admissions among students.
At Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion High School (rapper Meek Mill's alma mater), Wayman and her team once again proved what is possible for low-income children. Test scores have improved every year since Wayman took over, and the school was removed from the federal Persistently Dangerous Schools List for the first time in five years. Diane Sawyer and her team spent the 2012-2013 school year documenting Wayman’s efforts for ABC World News Tonight and Nightline.
Cliatt-Wayman retired from Strawberry Mansion High School in May 2017.
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