Visit to Arts High School

I went to observe this past Monday at Arts High School. It was an interesting experience. There are few differences from Arts compared to a public school. I like the idea that the class sizes are smaller. The students were more attentive to what they were doing in class, rather than what they did on the weekend. The students really seemed to care a great deal about what they were learning. The teacher had them fully engaged in the material. One of the things i didn't like was block scheduling. I was in a math class observing and the students were well behaved, but i have heard from others that have observed in other classes and it wasn't exactly that way. Arts High School is a very unique school. Some of the most talented students in the city of Newark attend it. I would like to see one day were the students that graduate from Arts become very successful.