Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard
Linda Cliatt-Wayman: 如何修复一所破碎的学校?无惧地领导,深深地爱
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.
Philadelphia public schools,
special education for 20 years
among the highest in the nation.
as the school's new principal.
for what they would learn in school.
when I attended a low-performing school
many, many, many years earlier.
但从未能用言语表达的感受。
low-performing school as principal.
做校长。
fourth principal in four years.
and persistently dangerous"
“低绩效且持续危险”
of my new school
from poor lighting.
照明相当不济。
of broken old furniture
of unused materials and resources.
were nearly empty.
that something would happen;
生怕有事情会发生;
in the cafeteria for eating free food.
在饭堂里吃免费的食物。
and all the bullying.
for their own safety,
for the students and themselves,
unaware of their role
他们所起的作用。
of the school's culture.
not schools at all.
at Strawberry Mansion High School.
是如何进行蜕变的。
with me will tell you
in our quest for change.
最为重要的三条口号。
and what does not happen in a school
to address anything
a top-notch leadership team
of all the children,
locker combination by hand
could have a secure locker.
有一个安全的储物柜。
bulletin board in that building
and positive messages.
the front doors of the school.
every classroom to its core,
that was not needed,
of old materials and furniture.
to have more teachers and support staff.
雇佣更多的老师和协助员工。
school day schedule from scratch
整个学校的日程安排,
and counseling,
support person and police officer would be
每个协助人员和警务人员
at every second of the day,
discipline program
positive behavior at all times.
from the Persistently Dangerous List
Dangerous List for five consecutive years.
待了连续五年后,除名了。
low-performing and persistently dangerous.
一直低绩效又持续危险。
come to school on a regular basis,
会定期来上课,
of the parents participate,
and single-parent homes,
have special needs,
were proficient in algebra,
telling us all the stories
and the children were,
became my primary responsibility.
成了我的首要任务。
professional development,
on teaching and learning.
that teachers knew what to teach
教师知道教学的内容,
with so many vast abilities.
delivery model for instruction
一个课堂教学模式,
to get their individual needs met
by 171 percent in Algebra
with a "So What. Now What?" attitude.
“那又怎样。现在怎办?”的态度。
to my third and final slogan.
也是最后一个口号。
Strawberry Mansion moving forward,
that I love my students
他们可以创造的未来,
to go to a school that's not a school.
是什么样的滋味。
贫穷究竟有没有出路时
any way out of poverty.
and their purpose in life,
about deeply personal things,
when I cannot sing at all?"
为什么你还想听我唱歌?”
"Why do we have to follow rules?"
“为什么我们得守规矩?”
each question honestly,
我诚实回答每个问题,
helps to clear up any misconceptions.
帮助我扫清所有的误区想法。
in my rules and consequences
we can accomplish things together.
我们可以共同取得一些成果。
my expectations for them,
every day over the P.A. system.
change their lives.
真正改变他们的生活。
to make real progress
that serves children in poverty
to navigate the world around them.
让他们来探索周围的世界。
of us who are privileged
有贫困学生的学校的每个人,
a school that serves children in poverty,
with unbelievable challenges,
"So what. Now what?
“那又怎样。现在怎办?”
tells them they should be,
但他们往往被吓怕,
of the world tells them they should be,
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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