Challenging Classes Inspire Students

Edward L. Kenney:

Some students think it's OK to be average. They know they could do better, but figure why bother?

Besides, it's not cool to do well in school. Their friends tell them so through classroom put-downs.

Gary Gilmer, 15, a freshman at Mount Pleasant High School, found that out when he signed up for a program the school started this year called Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID. Through AVID, school officials select average students who are making C's and D's, but have the potential to do better, and put them in honors and college-prep classes.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 11, 2006 6:48 AM
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