Parent Guide > Freedom, Respect and High Expectations

This week in class, we’re reading "Freedom, Respect and High Expectations" by Esther Wojcicki.

In "Freedom, Respect and High Expectations," Esther Wojcicki describes the three pillars that make the school journalism program at Palo Alto High School successful.

As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Education & Knowledge and Resilience & Success as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :

"What is the goal of education?" and "Why do people succeed?"

Ways to support your child:

• Ask your child about this opinion article at home:
  • What was "Freedom, Respect and High Expectations" about?
  • What did you learn about Education & Knowledge?
  • What did you learn about Resilience & Success?
• Watch the following clips with your child at home:
  • 'The student as CEO of their life and learning | Esther Wojcicki | TEDxBerkeley'
  • 'Why Finland's schools outperform most others across the developed world | 7.30'
  • 'The School Censored Their Newspaper, So These Teens Launched Their Own | Think | NBC News'