Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard
リンダ・クリアット=ウェイマン: 荒れた学校を立て直すには―取り組みの先頭に立ち 全力で愛する
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.
これが初めてではありませんでした
Philadelphia public schools,
special education for 20 years
among the highest in the nation.
貧困が最も深刻な地域です
as the school's new principal.
あるべき姿を語り始めました
for what they would learn in school.
彼女は言いました
when I attended a low-performing school
思ってもはっきり口に出して
many, many, many years earlier.
言えませんでした
low-performing school as principal.
3つ目の底辺校に赴任しました
fourth principal in four years.
4年間で4人目となっていました
and persistently dangerous"
of my new school
気づきました
from poor lighting.
of broken old furniture
of unused materials and resources.
ありました
were nearly empty.
気づきました
that something would happen;
何か起こるのではと怯え
in the cafeteria for eating free food.
繰返し からかわれては怯え
and all the bullying.
いじめに怯えていました
for their own safety,
自らの職務にも
for the students and themselves,
unaware of their role
破壊に加担していることにも
of the school's culture.
not schools at all.
学校とは言えない状態なのです
at Strawberry Mansion High School.
どう取り組んだのかお話しします
with me will tell you
こう言うのですが
最高傑作の3つを
in our quest for change.
and what does not happen in a school
to address anything
a top-notch leadership team
of all the children,
一丸となって取り組みました
locker combination by hand
持てるように
could have a secure locker.
かけられるようにしました
bulletin board in that building
カラフルに装飾し
and positive messages.
the front doors of the school.
every classroom to its core,
that was not needed,
リサイクルに出し
of old materials and furniture.
一杯にしました
to have more teachers and support staff.
再割り当てするためです
school day schedule from scratch
and counseling,
support person and police officer would be
どこにいるか特定し 居場所が常に
at every second of the day,
discipline program
positive behavior at all times.
行動体系でした
from the Persistently Dangerous List
常に危険な学校のリストから除外されました
Dangerous List for five consecutive years.
リストに載っていたのです
low-performing and persistently dangerous.
次々と出てきました
come to school on a regular basis,
定期的に通学していないというのです
of the parents participate,
and single-parent homes,
ひとり親家庭でした
have special needs,
were proficient in algebra,
6%で
10%にすぎません
telling us all the stories
如何にひどいものであるかを
and the children were,
became my primary responsibility.
私の最も重要な責務となりました
一つ一つ解決し
professional development,
身につけながら
on teaching and learning.
環境構築への道を切り開いていきました
that teachers knew what to teach
子供たちが数多くいるというのに
with so many vast abilities.
delivery model for instruction
to get their individual needs met
by 171 percent in Algebra
with a "So What. Now What?" attitude.
の姿勢であらゆる障害に取り組んでいます
to my third and final slogan.
誰もいない日には
向上し続けている
Strawberry Mansion moving forward,
こう言わなければなりません
that I love my students
貧困の中で育ちました
to go to a school that's not a school.
わかるのです
any way out of poverty.
わかっているのです
and their purpose in life,
時間を過ごさなければなりません
切り盛りすることにしました
about deeply personal things,
深く関わる話をします
when I cannot sing at all?"
歌ってもらいたいの?」
"Why do we have to follow rules?"
「なぜ規則に従わなきゃいけないの?」
each question honestly,
正直に答えます
helps to clear up any misconceptions.
どんな誤解も解くことができます
in my rules and consequences
私への報酬は
we can accomplish things together.
成し遂げることが出来るのです
my expectations for them,
はっきり自覚しています
every day over the P.A. system.
というメッセージを繰り返し伝えます
change their lives.
変えることが出来るかを
同じ言葉で締めくくります
誰もいない日には
to make real progress
役に立ってこそ
that serves children in poverty
周囲の世界に向けて舵を取る為
to navigate the world around them.
精神の鍛練をする場所です
of us who are privileged
校長は職権を与えられ
a school that serves children in poverty,
適う学校にしていく責任がある事です
with unbelievable challenges,
"So what. Now what?
「だから何?それがどうした?
tells them they should be,
要求に脅かされているだけなのです
of the world tells them they should be,
期待をかけてやるべきです
こう言ってやらなければなりません
誰もいない日には
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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