Ninety percent of students at Hobgood Elementary in Murfreesboro, Tenn., come from low-income households. Most of the school's teachers don't. And that's a challenge, says principal Tammy Garrett.
"If you only know middle-class families, you may not understand at times why they don't have their homework or why they're tired," Garrett says.
When she became principal four years ago, Garrett decided to get her teachers out of their classrooms — and comfort zones — for an afternoon. Once a year, just before school starts, they board a pair of yellow buses and head for the neighborhoods and apartment complexes where Hobgood students live. click here for full story: Via NPR
"If you only know middle-class families, you may not understand at times why they don't have their homework or why they're tired," Garrett says.
When she became principal four years ago, Garrett decided to get her teachers out of their classrooms — and comfort zones — for an afternoon. Once a year, just before school starts, they board a pair of yellow buses and head for the neighborhoods and apartment complexes where Hobgood students live. click here for full story: Via NPR
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