CPSC Expectation Guide
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[[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, | |
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 |