Ms. Switzer recalls that when third graders from a school in Harlem were asked to write about their aspirations, several said they wanted to work as ushers in movie theaters. “It should create a dialogue where people are saying, ‘What are they doing that’s so right?’” she said of Success Academy’s results. “You want kids to feel the richness that they own, as well as the poverty that they own,” she said. “As much as possible is written by the kids,” Ms. Switzer said of materials on classroom walls. After discussing the similarities and differences between the plastic spice containers and the mortar and pestle, the students at P.S.

Source: New York Times June 23, 2017 20:14 UTC