Scripting the Moves: Culture and Control in a No-Excuses Charter School Golann Joanne W.
Scripting the Moves: Culture and Control in a No-Excuses Charter School Golann Joanne W. An inside look at a "no-excuses" charter school that reveals this educational model's strengths and…
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Scripting the Moves: Culture and Control in a No-Excuses Charter School Golann Joanne W.
An inside look at a "no-excuses" charter school that reveals this educational model's strengths and weaknesses, and how its approach shapes studentsSilent, single-file lines. Rules for how to dress, how to applaud, how to complete homework. Detention for putting a head on a desk.
But what do these "scripts" accomplish? Walk into some of the most acclaimed urban schools today and you will find similar recipes of behavior, designed to support student achievement. Immersing readers inside a "no-excuses" charter school, Scripting the Moves offers a telling window into an expanding model of urban education reform.
Through interviews with students, teachers, administrators, and parents, and analysis of documents and data, Joanne Golann reveals that such schools actually dictate too rigid a level of social control for both teachers and their predominantly