ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 1
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ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 1
But out of the original roughly 30 students who started at the Brownsville campus in 2022, only 2 remained by the end of Year 3.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 1
I mean that’s a pretty high rate of dropout
At the start of 2024, the organization submitted charter applications across the country. One application stated:
“The initiative to establish Unbound Academy was also influenced by the directors' involvement in opening Alpha’s campus in Brownsville, Texas, which serves students from underprivileged backgrounds. This campus demonstrated how the 2hr... See more
“The initiative to establish Unbound Academy was also influenced by the directors' involvement in opening Alpha’s campus in Brownsville, Texas, which serves students from underprivileged backgrounds. This campus demonstrated how the 2hr... See more
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 1
Big difference in one school they have with different economic background kids.
I quickly uncovered a critical problem: the system was feeding her lessons backwards.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 1
The school administrators actually missed this…what…?
That's when I went online and found many people had similar concerns as we had at the school, but the school's founder MacKenzie Price referred to them as “Haters”. Were we the “Haters”?
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 1
Culty behavior
What ALPHA framed as “growth mindset” often felt more like toxic positivity, a relentless push to stay upbeat and motivated, even when the tools and support they needed weren’t there. Instead of teaching resilience, it sometimes taught them that asking for help or acknowledging difficulty meant they weren’t trying hard enough.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 1
Bringing up growth mindset reminds me of the Barbara Oakley class I took and Justin’s I Can Study methodology and it’s focus on growth mindset. Links to positivism.