#44 How to Change a Failing School (pt.1)




Teach Me, Teacher show

Summary: Hello everyone!<br> Today, it is my pleasure to bring you Sue Szachowicz, a retired principal of Brockton High School and now a Senior Fellow for the International Center for Leadership in Education.<br> She chronicled the turn-around of Brockton High in her book <a href="http://store.leadered.com/transformingbrocktonhighschoolhighstandardshighexpectationsnoexcuses.aspx">Transforming Brockton High: High Standards, High Expectations, No Excuses,</a>and this week she is on the show to discuss exactly how she, and her team, did it.<br> I can’t say enough positive things about this episode and Sue. Sue is a no nonsense educator. Excuses are cheap. Effort is king. Science is superior.<br> It isn’t enough to want to change a school, you have to believe there is no other option…even if there are toxic people who resist getting better, and resist making the school better.<br> Don’t miss this one.<br> Share and enjoy!<br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teach-me-teacher/id1130488614?mt=2">Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes!</a><br>