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I suggest that much of the inertia around school issues throughout all grades in Amherst is the unacknowledged tolerance of the overarching education philosophy, that being the Great Schools philosophy, which began with a charismatic principal and leader back in the 1970s or so. It is laudable for its humanistic values and emphasis on respecting individual differences, but I fear it is simply much more expensive than it is worth, relative to the student outcomes it has enabled over the years. In particular, the added administrative costs for daily advisories, and ancillary support staffing. Wouldn't a more traditional approach that could still honor the values of the Great School philosophy but execute it without the administrative bloat and loss of teaching time from daily advisories cost significantly less? I think this philosophy permeates the system, all grades, with significantly more administrative staff than is necessary, i.e. 2 vice prin @ mid school.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Edwin H.

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