Ron Berler was a mentor at Brookside and he also married a Brookside teacher. Ron is a professional writer by trade. He has written numerous newspaper articles as well as stories for different magazines. He also has written two books with a sports theme for children. Ron came to me about two years ago and suggested an idea about writing about Brookside School. He said he would like to spend time at the school and his basic idea was to discover why a school fails or succeeds. During the 2010-11 school year Ron spend nearly every day in the fifth grades listening and writing notes about what he was seeing and hearing. Ron also did many hours of video and audio taping myself as well as a few teachers, students and the Superintendent of Schools. This past year Ron has spent his time in reviewing his notes and writing his story. Ron completed the book and sent it to his publisher. Ron has indicated that the book company editor enjoyed the story and is very excited about the book. Ron has just finished the final editing and it is scheduled to be out on March 5, 2013. The title of the book is Raising The Curve. It will be exciting and interesting to finally see what Ron thought about his year at Brookside.
I'm really excited about the release of Raising the Curve. It's a thoroughly engaging story and a lucid look at the state of our current educational system. Every concerned parent and taxpayer should read this book. K-12 educators will welcome Raising the Curve's thoughtful and even-handed approach to the dilemmas of creating quality education public schools.
ReplyDeleteMr. Berler has raised the conversation on education, and given us a hopeful glimpse of the dedicated professionals and students who labor every day to learn.
Julia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment about "Raising the Curve". Many adults not connected to education do not fully understand what is happening in education today. My teachers continue to succeed because of their belief that the children can and will learn. I am anxiously awaiting the March 5th release of the book.
David S. Hay
Principal