Let Them Speak: How Student Voice Can Transform Your School, Paperback

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We say, ""Student voice matters,"" but are we really listening? Student voice. The phrase seems ubiquitous these days. But for all the talk about student voice at conferences and professional development meetings, the adults' voices are still the only ones being heard in too many schools. Rebecca Coda and Rick Jetter hope to change that with Let Them Speak In this powerful and inspiring book, you'll learn . . . how to find out what your students really think, feel, and need, why it's so important for students to feel like you care about them, what to do with the feedback you get from students, andhow to use student voice to improve education and school culture. What do your students have to say about grading, homework, bullying, schedules . . . life? Be willing to ask, and then Let Them Speak ""Coda and Jetter have done a fantastic job of showing how our students have valuable opinions that are just waiting to be shared--opinions that could unlock the secrets to even more success in our classrooms and schools."" --Paul Solarz, author of Learn Like a PIRATE ""If your goal is to transform your classroom, school, or district and provide a true, student-focused learning experience, you will want to read Let Them Speakand take action."" --Johnny Key, commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education ""The authors convinced me that the path to lasting and meaningful school transformation is to simply let them speak "" --Kimberli Breen, national MTSS consultant, school psychologist, and school improvement trainer #Let Students Speak Let Them Speak. net