A Message From Stephen G. Peters

Stephen G. Peters

School-Culture/The Framework for Effective and Sustainable Transformation

A national, longitudinal study of 72,000 teen-aged students, who were followed from grade seven to grade twelve offers compelling reading for all American educators. Researchers found that a good classroom, managed by caring adults, is “the single most important” factor affecting students’ sense of wellbeing.

Such a classroom thus, has a major effect upon the likelihood of their direct interest in school and ultimate engagement.

“School environment has a much bigger impact on what happens to students than what is actually taught in the school,” concluded Robert Blum in a University of Minnesota study released in 2010.

The 2012 Peters Group’s “No Child Left Left Out” conference fulfilled the tenants of how critically important school culture is related to school success for students and the adults working with them.  “Five Commitments for Moving All Students Forward” were unveiled and received great reviews for what participants from 13 states called “the best conference I’ve ever attended.”

One Assistant Superintendent in attendance wrote, “ I want to thank you for offering a professional development opportunity to educators that is focused on the child and not state standards and curriculum! I appreciate and respect your continued focus on the humanistic side of teaching and learning. It is not possible for anyone to have left your conference not inspired to do what is right for children.”

The Five Commitments which will be detailed on our web site are:

1)     Commitment to Self

2)     Commitment to Relationships

3)     Commitment to Culture

4)     Commitment to Instruction

5)     Commitment to Collaboration

2012 offers educators a unique opportunity to focus on the foundation of teaching and learning. How children feel when they are in their schools and classrooms pay huge dividends in the area of student achievement. We must prepare our schools to receive today’s students as we face the New Reality of Public Schools in America.

The Peters Group requests your daily presence in our fight to restore hope to a lost generation. We have to empower them and their parents to actively participate in the change agent of their lives’-EDUCATION! We all have a responsibility to help fulfill their dreams/aspirations and make every generation better. Great public schools=bright futures. Please join us!