I interviewed Gordon Fine, 67, who is the president of the Student Parent Organization (SPO) connected to Waverly School in the heart of inner city Cleveland. He recently moved from suburban Cleveland to this area because he felt: compelled to help. Some of his 20 grandchildren are at Waverly School. He said he walks the hallways informally meeting with students, learning about them, their concerns. In a sense, he’s like an additonal counselor (read: concerned role model) — without the title. We would do well, I believe, to involve more Gordon Fines in the school systems of America… Several years ago, I gave a talk to an Education Class at Antioch College. After the talk, I sat in on the second half of the class and learned about a pilot educational program at a Rhode Island High School. The parents, a couple neighbors, a business person from the community, the school counselor, and a teacher… all formed a “team” around the student. Each month they met to discuss, and help formulate, the student’s goals, help assess his\/her progress, and so on. What an excellent way to help the student, and in addition, get more of the community actively involved in the local school system in general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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