Here's another interesting point. Why can one find the school catchment areas for Philadelphia Public School on the School District's web site? Could it be that the District could be held accountable actually enforcing them and not allowing people to pull strings, etc. Could that be what makes the system so complex?
Your experience as a parent with the school district is laudable. I feel my experience working in the system is just as important with regard to what these kids are like and how the system really operates. On 4/5/08 9:28 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good work, Frank. We'll make a Philadelphia public-school parent out of > you yet. > > Speaking as a parent who is already walking this walk, I'm telling you > the system is complicated. I'm telling you anyone who says it's simple > -- is simple! > > I can't tell you the details without tedious research I'm not paid to do > (that's why I encourage you to do this work, because you seem to have > time on your hands). But if you don't do this work, there's no reason to > believe anything you write makes sense on this subject. > > I've been required to study a deluge of information on the School > District for years, because I'm a parent. This is a late and amateur > interest of Frank's at best, because you're not a parent. I encourage > you, and everyone else on UC-list, to spend at least a dozen hours > learning what we parents have had to study, before you publish your > preachments on our children's lives. If you haven't done our job, you > won't figure it out through google. Heed those of us with experience. > > -- Tony West > > >> I'll pass but if you would like to do that research yourself, you >> might start here: >> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/phillyhi/archive/2004/02/15/73210.aspx >> >> or here: >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/Education/SchoolofFutureFAQ.mspx#EUB >> >> but the question is answered definitively here: >> >> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14206670 >> >> Frank > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
