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The Old Mission Academy
A Novel of One Charter School's Experiences Implementing Lean Education
By: J. K. Thompson
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The Old Mission Academy - A Novel of One Charter School's Experiences Implementing Lean Education is about more learning for less money. Is it possible to remove the waste from education using lean production business concepts?
Jeff Ames thought so. Enough, in fact, to move his family to Northern Michigan's Old Mission Peninsula to start a charter school to implement this concept. This book weaves the tale of Jeff's successes and failures in establishing this unique charter school. While learning the fundamentals of problem solving, the Old Mission students prove a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, and are soon over their heads trying to solve a dangerous mystery better left to the police.
The novel also outlines the controversial issues surrounding the establishment of charter schools. Are they the path to educational innovation and accountability, or do they just sap the strength of an already beleaguered public school system? Tie into this the basics of lean production, which is changing the very nature of how the world will be making things in the 21st century... and you have a book about vital issues affecting us all.
Read, learn, and enjoy!
He studied lean production first-hand as a member of the GM Technical Liaison Office with NUMMI (a GM/Toyota joint venture) in Fremont, California, where he became fascinated with its potential application to non-traditional areas, such as offices and schools.
Mr. Thompson is now president of In Sight Management Inc., and is author of two books: The Lean Office: How to Use Just-in-Time Techniques to Streamline Your Office and Lean Production How To Use The Highly Effective Japanese Concept of Kaizen To Improve Your Efficiency. He holds a BA, MA, EdS, and MBA from the University of Michigan. He has been married to his wife Connie for 28 years, and has one daughter, Elizabeth.
Chapter 1 - The First Day of School Chapter 2 - The Soft Sell Chapter 3 - Orientation Chapter 4 - Dinner Time Chapter 5 - A Lounge is not for Lounging Chapter 6 - What's the Problem? Chapter 7 - Selecting a School Chapter 8 - Picking a Good Problem Chapter 9 - Past, Present, and Future Tense Chapter 10 - Round Number Two Chapter 11 - The Problem Solving Model Chapter 12 - Dinner at Eight Chapter 13 - A Cruel Game Chapter 14 - Sound Mind, Sound Body Chapter 15 - Always Start With Cold Water Chapter 16 - Dining Out Chapter 17 - In The Long Run Chapter 18 - The Plan To Be Fit Chapter 19 - Randy's Problem Chapter 20 - The 5S Chapter 21 - At The Car Wash Chapter 22 - Revenge is Bittersweet Chapter 23 - This Way, Coach? Chapter 24 - Blending Right In Chapter 25 - Revenge II Chapter 26 - I See Coffee, I See Tea Chapter 27 - Cleaning Up Chapter 28 - Scouting the Peninsula I & II Chapter 29 - Housekeeping Items Chapter 30 - The Raid Chapter 31 - All the News Chapter 32 - Winter Turns to Spring Chapter 33 - The Last Dance Chapter 34 - Spring Into Summer Chapter 35 - The Parade Chapter 36 - Randy & Jennifer Reunited Chapter 37 - Down, But Not Out Chapter 38 - The Porch Chapter 39 - The Board Acts Chapter 40 - Pedaling, Planning, and Dreaming Chapter 41 - Up the Peninsula Chapter 42 - The New Semester
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Old Mission Academy by J.K. Thompson, 206 pages; ISBN 978-1-896210-91-9;
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