it may not be a global solution but imho these schools seem to be a better solution for kids who would otherwise drop out. it seems to me that diversification is the way to go.
On 10/19/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What it argues is that Charter schools since they were not better are > no cure. A lot of other studies showed that when you factor out such > things as SES and parental involvement, private schools are no better > than public schools. > > What has not been done is a very hard look at what actually works and > then start applying it. All together too often its ideological > concerns driving school reform. > > larry > > On 10/19/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think your study showed that statistics were no better at charter > schools > > than at public schools, right?I think what you are not seeing is that > this > > *is* a good thing, since the kids at those schools are the ones the > system > > was not working for, by and large, the at-risk, the special education > kids > > and the gifted. > > > > Dana > > > > On 10/19/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > have to disagree with you about point #3, neither voucher programs or > > > charter schools seem to increase test scores in the majority of cases, > > > as was discussed a couple of weeks ago. > > > > > > That sort of stuff is a good illustration of what happens when > > > ideology tramples good practices. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > On 10/19/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Sam wrote: > > > > > That's what it addresses. If a child can't read they fall through > the > > > > > cracks and either graduate illiterate or drop out. > > > > > > > > The problems with this liberal POS is: > > > > > > > > 1.) Trample on State's rights > > > > 2.) What G said > > > > 3.) There are 1000s of better solutions such as charter, magnet, > > > vouchers, etc. > > > > > > > > Good things happen when the Fed stays out of State business > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177492 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
