CPSC Expectation Guide

[[Central Park School|CPSC]] Expectation Guide

What to Expect	What Not to Expect
A visible Director	An invisible Principal
Narrative quarterly reports to parents	Checklist or graded report card
Creative curriculum, designed by teachers and students, using a variety of resources || Textbook driven curriculum
Lots of trips	One trip per year
Everyone on a first name basis	Formal titles
Cooperation	Competition
Whole school and individual class recess	No recess
Required reading for homework	Repetitive, busy sheets for homework
Parents send lunch	A cafeteria
Parents provide transportation	School bus transportation
A high level of parent commitment to involvement	Limited opportunities for parent involvement
Busy classrooms with students actually engaged	Silent classroom
Peer teaching	Isolated classroom study
Multi-aged interaction	Interaction only with peers
Dirty, happy kids that enjoy learning	Clean, unhappy kids that hate school