Hey world! I am the mother of two Harlem Success Academy 3 (HSA) scholars! The Harlem Success Academy 3, is a part of a network of innovative public charter schools in New York City. For those who may be wondering, a charter school is a public school that is run like a private school. There is more flexibility to try new things. Charter schools empower teachers and their students learn more as a result.
At the Harlem Success Academy, each child is identified by his/her anticipated date of college graduation. This may sound absurd, but it's one of the ways that HSA sets subtle expectations for it's students. Another way is instead of using room numbers to identify classrooms, classes are named after the undergraduate alma mater of the teacher, again reinforcing the idea of future college attendance. Having said that, Jordan attends the University of Scranton and is in the graduating class of 2024 and Julia goes to Whitman College and is in the graduating class of 2026. This blog is the way that I've chosen to share some of our day to day scholarly experiences! Hope you enjoy getting to know us!
This is a wonderful idea. It’s about time that a sane, positive voice entered the lopsided debate of public charter schools versus traditional public schools. The world needs to know that there are parents who have chosen to enroll their children in public charter schools. Charter schools are innovative, forward thinking, challenging and quite frankly are meeting the challenges of educating our children by providing a first rate, public education. I applaud your endeavor and look forward to your future blogs!
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