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It's OK to be Smart: A Culture of Success and Respect
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It's OK to Be Smart: A Culture
of Success and Respect

by Jane Miller White, Ph.D, Professor of Mathematics in 2010

Supporting a Culture of Success and Respect

Among the elements I have observed that support a culture of success and respect are teamwork, positive attitudes, scheduling, organization, technology and the physical environment.

All the discussion regarding education sometimes omits what may be the most important factor in whether students are successful learners and whether teachers are effective teachers. This factor emphasizes the importance of the environment in which the teachers and the students are living in their day-to-day work within the school. Perhaps the most significant factor is the culture of success and respect. Do the teachers, the administrators and the students expect success and do the students, administrators and teachers have a mutual and obvious respect for one another? My experience is that many schools have pockets in which this factor is observable, but it is rare to find this factor permeating the entire school. It was exhilarating for me to be a part of this for one day a week for an entire academic year. This is what educators look for and this is what communities and students desire. Yes, a culture of success and respect can make a powerful difference in whether students learn and grow into effective adults with the knowledge, skills and attitude that will continue to affect their lives as they confront a world of continuing changes.

(Back cover of It's Ok to Be Smart: A Culture of Success and Respect, 2010 by June Miller White, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics College of Education, St. Petersburg College, Florida)
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