Description

Meaningful school reform starts with your most powerful partner - your students!When you take time to listen, you'll find that students' aspirations can drive your school toward exciting new goals - and when students know they're being heard, they engage meaningfully in their own academic success. Using examples drawn from student surveys, focus groups, observations, and interviews, this groundbreaking book presents a blueprint for a successful partnership between educators and students. You'll discover how to: Ask the right questions - and understand how to build from the answers Engage students in decision-making and improvement-related processes Implement the Aspirations Framework to guide students toward their full potential