ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
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ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
Most families had been recruited by a former Director who held a Ph.D. in Education. I never met her, but she made several promises and reassured families about the quality of education their children would receive. She was transferred to the Austin campus right before the start of the school year, leaving the L3 Guide to also act as Campus... See more
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
Oh shit!
Guides did not teach content but typically had a background in education.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
Contrary to Scott’s post, it seems a Guide at Brownsville is not a qualified teacher.
Given the environment ALPHA was trying to cultivate, I assumed Guides would have some training in child development theory or at least a strong foundation in emotional intelligence.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
On the first Friday pickup, an incident occurred in which the police were called and a student was dismissed from the school.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
Why were police called so quickly?
On top of an already rough day, my child was placed in a deeply vulnerable situation and became embarrassed in front of her classmates.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
One element I was hesitant about was their strong request that parents not provide tutoring or academic help at home. We were encouraged not to look at our children's screens so we wouldn’t unintentionally interfere.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
Why are they trying to disenfranchise parents? Weird ask.
He spoke enthusiastically about how the Brownsville campus was reportedly outperforming Austin, sharing that our students were showing better numbers in their data. But if that was true, many of us wondered: why didn’t it feel that way on the ground?
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
The school actually lied to parents
SpaceX incorporated the City of Starbase and held elections in which two-thirds of eligible voters were employees living in SpaceX-owned homes.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
Can a corporation just declare their private land a part of a new jurisdiction?
It’s a city with deep roots, where 94% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, and cross-border culture is part of daily life.
ALPHA School Brownsville Campus Review Pt. 2
Reminds me I need to find that book about border life. Was it U Chicago? Kind of like living in India as an Indian or Kenya as a Kenyan. Non-white people do have spaces where they’re not automatically minorities. And apparently it happens in America too