Dozier And Tough: Article Analysis

The work of Principle Elizabeth Dozier at Christian Fenger High School known as Fenger Academy in Chicago is admirable. The similarities between the article How America’s toughest Principal Fights For Her Students and Paul Toug’s book, How Children Succeed, are many because they both focus on the outside stressors students face. Focusing on academics will not help students at Fanger High since, their poor behavior at school is due to the problems they have at home. Most students are living in poverty; therefore, Principle Dozier “enrolled twenty-five of her most troubled students in an intensive mentoring program” (Tough, 2012, pg. 7). Tough included the story of one of the students in the mentoring program, who began to have positive changes. Dozier and Tough wanted to make a …show more content…
She wants the public to be aware of the difficulties the faculty face; consequently, “The series turns the spotlight on unconventional methods Dozier and staff use to help their students stay on track” (Erbentraut, 2014). The staff and Dozier seem to be very aggressive by yelling as they redirect students. Overall, the first two chapters for How Children Succeed seem to be more geared towards the importance of teaching children good habits and good behavioral skills. The article and video on Dozier are not very informative but it is easy to see they take on a very hands on approach. The way they interact with their students’ is different but they are both invested on the academic progress of those students who struggle. What is important is to bring awareness to the importance of finding ways to engage students. What may work in one school might not work in another. Therefore, more education about the struggles some schools face and positive changes others have made are important because it may provide a positive change for other schools who are