Usuario:WhisperToMe/Escuela Secundaria Pershing (Houston)
La Escuela Secundaria John J. Pershing (John J. Pershing Middle School) es una escuela secundaria (middle school) en Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos. Se ubicada en el barrio Braeswood Place, cerca del Texas Medical Center.[1]
La secundaria, que sirve a aproximadamente 1.650 estudiantes en los grados 6 a 8, es una parte del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston (HISD). Pershing tiene un programa para estudiantes del barrio y un programa de pre-Advanced Placement y para estudiantes dotados y talentosos; es una escuela magnet para las bellas artes.
Académica[editar]
It is a fine arts magnet school,[2] which specializes in music.[3] The school clusters students into groups of 150. Each grade level has a number of clusters of students. One team of teachers is assigned to each cluster and this group of teachers is asked to know the students and their families.[1] The racial demographics of each cluster are engineered to match that of the entire school.[4] William G. Ouchi, author of Making Schools Work: A Revolutionary Plan to Get Your Children the Education They Need, wrote that this "achieves an intimate scale" for the students.[1]
In 2008, 93% of students passed state tests, with 84% of black students passing and 79% of Hispanic students passing. Seven years earlier, 67% of students passed state tests, with 47% of black students passing and 37% of Hispanic students passing.[5]
As of 2010, teacher Charles Coursey requires students to do gardening before their instructional time and during afternoons. During class he allows students to eat portions of the vegetables that were harvested in the garden. On Saturdays the organizers sell the rest of the produce at the Rice University farmers' market. The proceeds go to purchasing supplies for the gardening program.[6]
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Notas[editar]
- ↑ a b c Ouchi, p. 149.
- ↑ Foster, Robin (7 October 2010). «Parents start blog supporting option to attend Pershing MS». Houston Chronicle. Consultado el 3 November 2013.
- ↑ Error en la cita: Etiqueta
<ref>no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadaswaiting list of 1,000 students - ↑ Ouchi, p. 151.
- ↑ Error en la cita: Etiqueta
<ref>no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadasOuchip150 - ↑ Johnson, Ruthie. "Local Spotlight: Pershing Middle School." Houston Press. Wednesday September 1, 2010, Retrieved on December 7, 2011.