Title: Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail? - Quora
Headings: Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail?
Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail?
Content: This is time intensive. It takes even more time per student when we include students that are further from the norms that the standard lesson plans were developed for - students who are developmentally challenged, poor students, undernourished students - all kinds of students who don't share the 'standard' cultural supports for education. Turnaround projects are successful because they deal with these problems. Most provide special training, to help teachers adjust their teaching methods to their particular group of students. This is usually supported by recruiting highly motivated, and especially flexible teachers. And these teachers often work especially long hours. And many programs supplement the teachers with tutors, mentors, and classroom aides, who also receive extra training. This is the, "It takes a village," approach. The successful turnaround programs also usually start with the most motivated students in the group they are trying to help. These students are determined to overcome their problems and are optimistic about the new program.