Hampton Academy

There needs to be more accountability placed on the administration and staff regarding academic performance and the handling of student:student issues. I strongly believe parents must share accountability for their children's academic performance and social behavior. The current academic staff seems unmotivated and incapable of providing a well structured academic environment. Teachers have strayed away from teaching students "real world" academics, in favor of teaching students to be better "test takers". The teachers are not completely at fault for this change, as State Standards for NEAWA and NECAP expectations are nearing impossible achievement rates with such diverse populations of academic learners. The environment of the school is in my opinion, as an actively involved parent, stressful and hostile for both teachers and students, making it an even harder environment to teach and learn in successfully. Over the last eight years I have witnessed student:student assaults both verbally and physically. Continued on next post-
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Many teachers, although not all, appear to turn a blind eye to the "less" intense physical assaults (e.g. pushing, shoving, elbowing). I can only surmise that this is result of a lack of positive administrative leadership. The Academy has seen a great deal of administrative turn over-eight principals within six years! Many children suffer at the hands of bullies needlessly. The current administration is either unwilling or ill trained to deal with the issue of bullying. I have volunteered at other middle schools my older children attended in other towns, and while bullying was still an issue, albeit much lower in occurrence, once bullying was reported and substantiated, reasonable consequences for such action (punishment fitting of the action) were dealt with in a swift and responsible manner. I have yet to see or hear from other staff and parents that bullying is being addressed properly, or in some instances at all.
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unfortunately it seem that the majority posting reviews have liberal,touchy/feely problems with what appears to be a very good school....my gawd,complaining about LOCKERS and those crowded COLD hallways---or your kid has academic problems,so it's the school's fault ?--get a grip on yourselves or go visit an inner city public junior high....if you dare.

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While the majority of teachers are wonderful the grading guidelines are unrealistic. One day late on homework and the students get 1/2 credit (which is a 50). No if, ands or buts. This can bring a students GPA down in a split second. I am sad to say that the focus seems to be on teaching kids 'lessons' rather than working with the students to learn. Communication is virtually non-existant unless pursued by parent. School board has their fingers in too many pots. The school has lost their focus on what should be important; Kids and their education. Can't wait till my student is out.
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