" If we want a school system that works, we need to switch to an all-public model."
How will reducing everyone to the lowest common denominator make the system "work"?> Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Aahz Maruch <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> This discussion seems to assume that the existence of charter shoals >> and voucher systems is up for debate. It's not. They're operating and, >> in many places, succeeding. We still have much to learn about how >> they should be regulated and on what basis they should be allowed to >> compete, but going back to a schools system that is operated only by >> the government isn't going to happen. That's history. > > Only if we want to continue with a failing school system. If we want a > school system that works, we need to switch to an all-public model (with, > of course, some caveats): > > http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-about-finlands-school-success/250564/ > > You have valid points about the entrenched interests, but vouchers and > charter schools are not the answer, if only because they just won't take > the real problem children (behavior disorders and physical/mental > disabilities). > -- > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ > <*> <*> <*> > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
