Sunday, May 18, 2014

schools Sam Smathers 4th


“A Mississippi School Striving for Excellence”
By: Deborah Fallows from The Atlantic
Commentary by: Sam Smathers 4th

            This article is about the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). The author talks about how this public boarding school is actually doing education “right” because the kids like school and learning and clearly sees the correlation between what they learn and how they can apply it to their lives.
            I think that Booker T. is very similar to this school, and would be of the same caliber in regards to kids being passionate about their education if we didn’t have to admit so many kids to the school. There is a large group of kids that don’t even want to be at Booker T. and this drags down the overall experience for all of the kids. Because there is no push for major school reform, or a push to increase public school funding, I think Booker T. is always going to have a few kids that don’t really want to be there. 

4 comments:

  1. I agree that our students are much like these kids in that they have a passion for what they are learning. I wonder how our school would be different if we were a private school like MMS versus a public school.

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  2. It is so important to take advantage of every opportunity that is presented to us and make the most of it. Booker T. is certainly one of those opportunities to make the most of.

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  3. I agree Booker T. is much like this school. You can see the talent and determination to do well much like many people at our school!

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  4. comment by rhyann lee I feel like at any school people will not enjoy it simply because they just don't like school. even though that is sad it is very true that booker t has a lot of opportunities

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