American Indian Charter School (Oakland, CA)
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Sept 2011
I am seeking recent experiences at American Indian Charter School in
Oakland.
Reviews have been mixed. The biggest complaints seem to have been too much
homework, overly strict and a strong discouragement of parental involvement.
My son enjoys school but still takes his education seriously. I would hate
for his
initial middle school experience to be a killjoy. Also, I'm actively
involved in my son's
education and would hate to be told that I could not volunteer or share
concerns.
Your comments/observations are appreciated. Thank you!
Concerned Parent
I don't know anything about the school, but the principal, Ben Chavis was on
the Gil Gross show on KGO radio today (9/9) with three of his students
talking about his program. Perhaps you can find the pod cast on the KGO web
site; I was certainly impressed with what I heard!
KGO listener
I know about indian charter in a roundabout way- we went to COVA which paid
for consulting from the principle of indian charter about how to raise test
scores with math. Teach to the test, rushing through the test book, homework
weekends, all holidays, of course daily is what it ends up being. Math ended
up being the focus at the expense of other subjects the last two years. It can be
miserable spending the christamas vacation with a math homework packet- and
rushing through test books does not product comprehensive learning in our
experience. Those methods would score a D in my book.
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