Archive for the ‘Diversity’ Category
17
Apr
Posted by Anonymous in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Jealous bloggers, Magnolia Science Academy, School activities, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: charter schools, diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, teachers, Testimonials. Leave a Comment
Parent Testimonial:
Hey fellow parents,
How great it is to share our thoughts and opinions about our children and their school. The feeling of community in the Magnolia is the one I like the most.
I want to give a quick shout out to all the teachers and staff members at MSA. My God! How great are you guys! I feel like Magnolia is our second home!
We love the school’s diversity; our kids have a chance to explore different cultures at a very young age. I have no doubt that’s going to make them stand out, one step ahead of their peers. Those Gulen charter schools rumors around the web about immigrant teachers and ulterior motives? Let them blab away! I’m proud of our teachers and thankful for their dedicated hard work!
Last year, my son had a chance to go on a Europe trip with his teacher. This is a middle school student going out to see the world, opening his eyes and widening his scope. I know, I wasn’t going to be able to make that happen for him. You should’ve seen the way he came back and retraced their steps of the trip. Even I learned a bit of history from him!
Go Magnolia!
13
Apr
Posted by Anonymous in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Magnolia Science Academy, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: Charter school, Education, Gulen, Magnolia, Teacher. Leave a Comment
Parent Testimonial:
I was doing a web search for my daughter’s school and found out outrageous accusations about Magnolia. These teachers have devoted their lives to our kids’ education and well-being, but, still, few people are making false allegations such as school being staffed by foreign nationals, claiming a connection to so called Gulen charter schools. There is only one person in her school born overseas, how does that take over the whole public school or relate it to someone? Ridiculous! I don’t think, those who spread Gulen charter schools argument have ever visited MSA or any of its sister schools, talked to parents of their students, or witnessed the efforts of Magnolia teachers at all.
If we don’t stand up for our teachers, who would? If we don’t protect them from the lies that are going all around, who would?
I believe in praising hard-working people and their contributions to our society. If somebody is at least trying to do some good for this great nation of ours, then she or he is the one who deserves utmost respect.
I respect and love you, Magnolia teachers. Tomorrow is going to be better with your commitment to our prosperity.
11
Apr
Posted by jr1977 in Charter schools, Diversity, Gulen charter schools, Magnolia Science Academy, School activities, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: California Department of Education, Charter school, Education, Gulen, Learning, Magnolia Science Academy, Southern California. Leave a Comment
My son enrolled Magnolia Science Academy last year. We moved in from another state and we were a little worried whether our son could adapt to his new environment and his new school. Before coming to Southern California, we did our research on schools just like any other concerned parent would do. We decided where we will move. We looked for a great school on California Department of Education websites to learn more about schools’ academic successes and wanted to learn about the school’s social and cultural options. We found out that MSA was one of the most successful schools within our neighborhood. It was offering free HIGH quality after-school programs and clubs.
We also found out some websites claiming MSA to be part of a network. We came from a state and a town where there wasn’t much diversity. So, I understand clearly how some of these folks could be paranoid, suspicious and mongering hatred towards any foreign national. I tried to understand what these folks claim and wanted to further investigate while I try to find out the best school for my son. We visited MSA and met with the school principal and the assistant principal. We were glad that there was an opening in my son’s grade. We learned the school’s philosophy, approach to learning, and its programs. I also asked about couple of Gulen charter schools allegations I learned from the website. The principal wasn’t surprised that much. He explained that their staff is diverse and they serve a very diverse student body.
My son’s educational experience at MSA has been phenomenal so far. He adapted to his school, teachers, and friends. The classes are small so all of his teachers know him pretty well. We get periodic updates about his grades and behaviors from school’s information system. Whenever I find time, I visit the school and volunteer. I may say that, I observed my son’s school pretty well this year. I am glad that we did the right decision by selecting MSA for our son. I believe MSA will grow academically as they often did in the past.
9
Jan
Posted by Admin in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Jealous bloggers, Magnolia Science Academy, Success, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: California, Charter school, Gulen, Gulen charter schools, Hollywood, Magnolia Science Academy, State school, United States. Leave a Comment
Parent Testimonial:
Gulen charter schools argument
I’m a parent of a student of Magnolia since 2010. I’m very happy about my school, Magnolia Science Academy in Hollywood. Teachers are good and administration is easy to talk to. It was my ideal school until one of the other parents came to me and mentioned this website. As an alert parent I read everything in this website and beyond. There is an allegation of being a Gulen charter school. First of all, I did not observe any of the accusations about these schools. This school is as secular as a regular public school. There are international teachers in the school but they are from very different countries. Living in California, I’m pretty used to diversity.
Gulen charter schools argument looks like something used against Magnolia. It is obvious that there are a few people who are not comfortable with a good successful school. I talked about these slanders with the principal and suggested Magnolia taking action against these people.
Magnolia school, please do not let these people to damage the reputation of our schools.
2
Nov
Posted by Admin in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Magnolia Science Academy, School activities, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: California, Charter school, Education, Gulen, Gulen charter schools, Magnolia, Parent, School, Teacher. Leave a Comment
Parent Testimonial:
Thumbs up, Magnolia!
Magnolia is the best school that my daughter attended. She really wanted to enroll to Magnolia. She gets extended math instruction with after schools and clubs. We had problems with math at traditional public school. She never got an A in math at her previous school and she did not like the math. Now, she seems to like math, thanks to these after school activities.
Magnolia is providing a state-of-art education involving the school community more than any other school. Magnolia stands out with its diverse and culturally vibrant school environment. They build a community around the school to serve students and parents with true commitment to student learning. Educational achievement, the greatest goal for the kids, cannot be attained without maximum effort.
Magnolia is a true gem in rather gloomy educational landscape after recent recession. Recent cutbacks in California education budget seem to be replaced with even more hard work at Magnolia schools by their highly motivated staff. Magnolia’s educational quality is on an upward trend despite all the cuts. Magnolia is very attentive to parent feedback and they quickly change things around based on parent recommendations adaptively.
There are some allegations against Magnolia (namely being Gulen charter schools). These allegations seriously contradict with what we have seen at these schools by far. All we see at Magnolia is dedication and support for kids to attain their life-long goals.
28
Jul
Posted by msabell in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: Charter school, Education, Gulen, Gulen charter schools, Learning Theories, Magnolia. Leave a Comment
Students in our neighborhood charter school come from diverse socioeconomic strata, diverse backgrounds and assorted cultures.
Magnolia does a good job, not only fostering an academic medium for this immensely diverse population, but also crafting a sense of a large family on the school grounds.
The teachers and the principal provide a nurturing environment, and in return, the API scores keep increasing.
It is surprising to see people with an agenda to harm this successful school. I’d heard about Gulen charter schools stuff before our enrollment, yet some other parents that I know very well assured me that there is nothing to worry about. That is also what I observed throughout our experience with the school.
Now, after our first year, I cannot say anything but “Thank you!” to people in Magnolia.
17
Jul
Posted by Admin in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Jealous bloggers, STEM Education, Success, Testimonials. Tagged: Charter school, CHARTERSCHOOL, Education, Gulen, Gulen charter schools, United States. Leave a Comment
I have a son whose brain was “jumbled” for the first three years of his education sitting in public schools that were so focused on “average” students; he had nothing challenging educationally, no role models before him.
I moved him to this charter school, and immediately started to see a spark of enthusiasm. Thanks to the science projects, he’s now much more excited to learn. And, I think, diverse student population is something he benefits more than anything he could ever experience in public schools.
I wonder, on what basis a few people are trying to defame this charter school? Have they ever made a single visit to the school? Did they talk to anyone from the school or any of us, parents? It’s always easy to talk and blame, but increasing a charter school’s success and generating positive outcomes day by day require real solid effort..
Now, almost two years following our enrollment, I know that I made the right decision, no matter what those self-contradicting Gulen charter schools arguments suggest.
13
Jul
Posted by msabell in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Magnolia Science Academy, School activities, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: Charter school, Education, Gulen, Gulen charter schools, Methods and Theories, School. Leave a Comment
Magnolia Science Academy in Bell embraces many cultures in my neighborhood, and fosters a productive learning environment. All students are given individual instruction on the knowledge and skills they need. Teachers spend many hours by tutoring them for free, and all the students’ homes are visited to create the needed bridge between the parents and the school. In our charter school, students acquire lifelong learning tools, not just information to pass their tests.
I applaud the school for this unbelievable hard-work in handling diverse group of students and parents effectively. Some marginal people with Gulen charter schools argument are not bringing out this accomplishment, and prefer to ignore appreciation parents and school districts with their made-up stories. At the end of the day, everyone is free to express their thoughts, yet hate speech differs from the freedom of speech and prejudice is something beyond pure ignorance.
I suggest everyone come and visit our school and see this success by themselves.
7
Jul
Posted by Admin in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Jealous bloggers, Pacific Technology School, Success, Testimonials. Tagged: California, Charter school, Education, Gulen, Gulen charter schools, Santa Ana, United States. Leave a Comment
Parent Testimonial:
Pacific Technology School (PTS) in Santa Ana is one of the greatest schools my son has attended so far, and I won’t let these biased Gulen charter schools arguments shade its reputation. According to what we have experienced to this day, our charter school promotes discipline and encourages team work effectively. My son and I do like the diversity the school offers, as he has the chance to interact with students from various backgrounds without prejudging and learning about other their cultures at the same time.
To better understand what teachers at PTS achieve, it is important to note that charter schools generally deal with students that are habitually falling behind in public schools for a variety of reasons. So, I think, it would still be an achievement even if they displayed an equivalent performance. Despite this fact however, there are many charter schools –including ours– around the nation that outperform their neighborhood public schools which serve similar demographics.
I appreciate and welcome the efforts of all charter schools for helping and supporting our kids that grow in underprivileged conditions, an issue not everyone cares about. I have witnessed lots of success stories in which problematic kids ended up flourishing in their hands. I am very happy that we have these schools, and think that, as a society, we need to encourage these institutions that are working for common good.
10
Jun
Posted by Admin in Charter schools, Diversity, Education, Gulen charter schools, Magnolia Science Academy, Teachers, Testimonials. Tagged: California, Charter school, Education, Gulen, Gulen charter schools, Magnolia Science Academy, Reseda Los Angeles, United States. Leave a Comment
From now on, I’ll be sharing discussions from some fellow parents time to time. Read on:
Magnolia Science Academy – Reseda, aka MSA1, is the best school that my daughter attended after moving around a couple of states and several schools over the past seven years.
Most recently, we’ve moved from Colorado to California. My wife and I expected that our daughter was really going to struggle with her academic achievement though she is used to moving to different school in almost every two years.
However, it was a breeze for her to adapt to the new academic environment at her new school. MSA1 administrators and teachers really made it a smooth transition for my daughter. I am amazed to see how easily she adjusted; she did not really struggle a bit.
In this diverse, welcoming, and academically challenging environment at MSA1, my daughter is flourishing academically. All I have seen at this school is dedicated and kind teachers and administrators. I couldn’t believe that they can achieve offering such a phenomenal education to kids in my community. I just want to congratulate all MSA1 staff and administrators for the education provided at this school.
Lastly, I have one good advice to those who try to defame this great educational institution by scattering around some bizarre affiliations, namely Gulen charter schools, whatever it means, about them: Spend your time wisely rather than vilifying a good institution and if you can, open up schools that can offer better education than MSA1. If not, stop messing up with the school that is doing a great job of offering alternatives to failing public education.
