Michaela: The Power of Culture with Katharine Birbalsingh Transformative Principal 368

<p>Katharine Birbalsingh is the founder and head of Michaela Community School. She and her staff wrote the book, “Michaela: the Power of Culture” which you can find anywhere books are sold.</p> <ul> <li>Michaela is a different kind of school.</li> <li>High standards of discipline - silent corridors</li> <li>Knowledge is our goal in the classroom</li> <li>Why don’t people do things to get the results - People are critical of just focusing on the test.</li> <li>Public appreciation during family lunches.</li> <li>What tests should be like.</li> <li>Cutting the crap - kids usually learn in pretty much the same way.</li> <li>We’ve assumed that the differences of the subject also apply to the differences of the students.</li> <li>Personalized learning is where we disagree.</li> <li>Teachers don’t spend all their time chasing naughty behavior.</li> <li>Teachers aren’t inventing what they teach, they’re sharing and pulling them.</li> <li>How to plan ahead, making sure people have time to do that.</li> <li>No support staff, so there are fewer staff</li> <li>Turn down teachers for doing things for five kids.</li> <li>Personalized learning -</li> <li>The power of saying no.</li> <li>Most staff want to be heard</li> <li>I seek out the ideas of staff all the time.</li> <li>I depend on you to tell me when they</li> <li>Bribing people to tell me what is wrong.</li> <li>You’ve got to inspire people and win hearts and minds.</li> <li>Sorting out behavior - start with the small things. You need consistency throughout your schools.</li> <li>You’re pretending that kids are learning when they’re not in a progressive classroom.</li> <li>Small c conservative vs. progressive approaches.</li> <li>Personal responsibility, duty to community, Dressing well, having a sense of decency about yourself.</li> <li>Having pride in yourself for the right reasons.</li> <li>Far too much negativity.</li> <li>Gratitude.</li> <li>They see themselves as victims.</li> <li>Free schools started only in 2010.</li> <li>I remember what I’m in it for.</li> <li>H