Like the statistics point out, some charter schools are good, some are bad, most are no better than the public schools. Some schools need more funding for things like, uh, roofs, heating and cooling, functioning toilets, and so forth. Without those infrastructure basics, these schools have no chance. Read Savage Inequalities for more.
How much money do we spend now per child? How much should we spend? How will those additional funds achieve a gain? Is the waste and inefficiency in the current system monetarily larger than your proposed increase (and does your proposed increase account for these)?
I find that more time and money given to public schools increase the bad, see results of Missouri v. Jenkins. As an positive alternative, see YT vids by Children's Literacy Initiative on teacher training.
Pretty typical. How about not telling us what to think. We can listen to her
interview and make up our own minds. Privatization is the number one goal
of those driving the World Bank agenda. The nice people in Great Britain bought
into that one and they used to pay less for electricity than their US counterparts. Now they pay 70% more. Remember, corporations aren't transparent and they
operate for a profit not to provide a benefit to society.
@nubbybongwater "...World Bank agenda. The nice people in Great Britain bought into that one and they used to pay less for electricity than their US counterparts. Now they pay 70% more. Remember, corporations aren't transparent and they operate for a profit not to provide a benefit to society.."
The "no child left behind" program was put in place because the liberal way of educating wasn't working. The more liberal our education system gets, the lower we go in the world education system. That's why we're not #1 in education in the world anymore. The liberals killed it. Perhaps the conserrvative education system should be given a try.
Government is force? By that simplistic logic you should support anarchy. By the same token, the ultimate goal of private business is profit, not reason, and not even the benefit of students. As Ravitch pointed out in another lecture, when private organizations are put in charge of schools they often exclude "undesirable" students whose low performance would take away from their bottom line. Public education DOES work for many students, just not enough.
@cxa011500 isn't that exactly what Ravitch is talking about doing? Closing schools that have bad students? Just where, exactly, would those schools be? Probably in the inner city, which is predominantly black. Therefore, she is talking about denying black Americans a good formal education.
1:07 - 1:14 "[T]eachers ... who are eclectic in their methods and willing to use different strategies depending upon what works best for which children."
This is EXACTLY what I was taught at teacher's college. Exactly: pragmatism in education.
Like the statistics point out, some charter schools are good, some are bad, most are no better than the public schools. Some schools need more funding for things like, uh, roofs, heating and cooling, functioning toilets, and so forth. Without those infrastructure basics, these schools have no chance. Read Savage Inequalities for more.
Peace,
Tex Shelters
texshelters 9 months ago
@CrossTheGrigori
How much money do we spend now per child? How much should we spend? How will those additional funds achieve a gain? Is the waste and inefficiency in the current system monetarily larger than your proposed increase (and does your proposed increase account for these)?
I find that more time and money given to public schools increase the bad, see results of Missouri v. Jenkins. As an positive alternative, see YT vids by Children's Literacy Initiative on teacher training.
jwoodswce 1 year ago
Pretty typical. How about not telling us what to think. We can listen to her
interview and make up our own minds. Privatization is the number one goal
of those driving the World Bank agenda. The nice people in Great Britain bought
into that one and they used to pay less for electricity than their US counterparts. Now they pay 70% more. Remember, corporations aren't transparent and they
operate for a profit not to provide a benefit to society.
nubbybongwater 1 year ago
@nubbybongwater
How baked are you?
If you want to hear her, an excerpt is posted on C-SPAN YT channel and the full interview is available at both BookTV and C-SPAN's archive site.
However, when you come to my channel, then you get to hear me and what I have to say.
Do you understand now, or do you need a picture...or maybe an interpretive dance?
jwoodswce 1 year ago
@jwoodswce
An interpretive dance would be nice. I've never seen someone with their head
so far up their ass dance at the same time.
nubbybongwater 1 year ago
@nubbybongwater
As soon as your hallucinogens kick in, you will see all kinds of crazy stuff that will match with your utterances.
jwoodswce 1 year ago
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@nubbybongwater "...World Bank agenda. The nice people in Great Britain bought into that one and they used to pay less for electricity than their US counterparts. Now they pay 70% more. Remember, corporations aren't transparent and they operate for a profit not to provide a benefit to society.."
Well said...bottom line!
keybobrob 2 months ago
The "no child left behind" program was put in place because the liberal way of educating wasn't working. The more liberal our education system gets, the lower we go in the world education system. That's why we're not #1 in education in the world anymore. The liberals killed it. Perhaps the conserrvative education system should be given a try.
buisyman 1 year ago
Government is force? By that simplistic logic you should support anarchy. By the same token, the ultimate goal of private business is profit, not reason, and not even the benefit of students. As Ravitch pointed out in another lecture, when private organizations are put in charge of schools they often exclude "undesirable" students whose low performance would take away from their bottom line. Public education DOES work for many students, just not enough.
cxa011500 1 year ago
@cxa011500
I have written and posted a reply at prometheusinquiry(dot)blogspot(dot)com/2010/05/to-public-school-apologist(dot)html
jwoodswce 1 year ago
@cxa011500 isn't that exactly what Ravitch is talking about doing? Closing schools that have bad students? Just where, exactly, would those schools be? Probably in the inner city, which is predominantly black. Therefore, she is talking about denying black Americans a good formal education.
buisyman 1 year ago
Video response coming! This video inspired me! :-)
qtronman 1 year ago
1:07 - 1:14 "[T]eachers ... who are eclectic in their methods and willing to use different strategies depending upon what works best for which children."
This is EXACTLY what I was taught at teacher's college. Exactly: pragmatism in education.
qtronman 1 year ago
We need to privatize the entire system! Excellent Jim!
qtronman 1 year ago
You rock jwoods
PortfolioManager1987 1 year ago