Title

For the children : lessons from a visionary principal

Description

Educator Madeline Cartwright explains how she transformed a public school and shares her secrets and hopes for all public schools.

Identifier

886815

385423721

Creator

Cartwright, Madeline

Format

1st ed.

Contributor

D'Orso, Michael

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1993

Program air date: September 19, 1993.

Publisher

Doubleday

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Subject

"Cartwright, Madeline."

"Education, Elementary--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpaper: 11 year principal James G. Blaine Elementary School--poorest, most dangerous section of North Philadelphia. Underlinings/notes: Tyrone called Ethiopia. Arm grease. Philadelphia public schools 33 years. Parenting--10 years ago "A Nation at Risk." 13 million children living in poverty. What is homework to a child who nursed his mother through an overdose the night before? MLK shot--Riots. White flight. Caddy. As child wanted to be a teacher. 11 children. John Berger slave. White & Black--grandmother white. Mother worked as a chambermaid, father in Steel Mill. Used clothing. Shoes. Divorce. Mother kidnapped kids. Father kidnapped her back. Learned to read after third grade. High standards. Taught negro history/racial pride. When returned to Pittsburgh, refused to go back to 6th grade. Went to West Chester State College. Summer job in NY City in a bar and grill. End of junior year summer job in Nantucket as a housekeeper. Hated bell. Nigra. Teaching 1959 Morton McMichael Elementary School, Philadelphia. Went to student homes. Eddie--hit children, she threatened and did hit him, he changed his behavior. Brought students home. Whites v. Blacks. Discipline. White teachers hid from Vietnam War. 1966 Blaine new $1.6 million facility. Mr. Lowe--NTA non-teaching assistant. Test scores too good. Roaches. Scrubbed floors to get rid of urine. Touching. Welfare and TV. Ticket--clean playground. Church--few of the children went to church. Poor white trash. Caddy $265/month. Teachers and the phone. 36 teachers 1979-80 school year. Crack cocaine. 25 1st graders college by 2000.