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In , a network of public charter schools in New York City, teachers send the message: We seek to understand our mistakes because they allow us to learn. In their approach, never underestimating students鈥攕etting a high bar and then holding them consistently accountable to that standard鈥攎eans that you believe in them. By comparing exemplary work with developing work on her class projector, third-grade teacher Stephany Neptune normalizes recognizing room for improvement and doing better next time. 

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think you should back off and let go, because you鈥檙e not helping your students,鈥� says Neptune. 鈥淲hen you鈥檙e insistent and consistent, that is holding them accountable. Yes, it might take time. It might take patience. But they will get there.鈥�

Network founder Eva Moskowitz believes that setting a high bar gives children something to reach for. 鈥淜ids are really capable of a lot more than we鈥檝e given them credit for. And at Success, we try not to make assumptions about age being a determinant of ability or aptitude. We like to see how far the kids can go,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 mean, that鈥檚 the great thing about school. If you shoot here and the kids don鈥檛 get it, then you just鈥� you back it down until they have access to the material. But you don鈥檛 want to be teaching things that kids already know and understand. Learning is in the stretch. If you鈥檙e not stretching them intellectually, then there鈥檚 no learning.鈥�

While this strict approach doesn鈥檛 work for every student, families flock to the schools in the network鈥攍ast year, there were nearly five applicants per available seat. They say that providing students the opportunity to rise to the occasion builds confidence and a lasting sense of pride in their own capabilities.

See all of 麻豆传媒入口鈥檚 coverage of Success Academy Charter Schools to learn more about the network.