tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post7632704077358319073..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Coney Island Prep Charter Schools Publicly Shame Studentsed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-64944164652955177792014-05-28T15:13:13.342-04:002014-05-28T15:13:13.342-04:00I am a parent whose son attends CIP. The only reas...I am a parent whose son attends CIP. The only reason the school is being attacked is because CECD21 was unsuccessful in blocking the co-locations of the middle school and elementary school so now they are attacking CIP policy and procedures. The school has no complaints from parents or scholars about the discipline policies. My son said the orange t-shirt is annoying because he can't interact with his friends. I would much rather my son remain in class learning, than be suspended or removed from class for his behavior which is almost like rewarding a kid for their bad behavior. You can attack the discipline policies and the fact that these kids eat organic lunches but parents have chosen a great school for their kids (one of the top performing schools in the district with the 2nd highest percentage of kids with IEPs) and will continue to support CIP. My son has made enormous academic progress since he started attending CIP and the community I spent my whole life in should be supportive of that. Note everyone that is attacking the school has either worked for or is affiliated with the UFT. And we all know what the UFT thinks of charter schools (except the one they run). Mark Treyger (UFT teacher and rep) Daniel Dromm (UFT teacher) CEC D21 (represents traditional public schools in D21 and is organized and bought by the UFT). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-79297817972928601042014-04-12T17:01:51.131-04:002014-04-12T17:01:51.131-04:00Isn't this what charter schools were originall...Isn't this what charter schools were originally designed for -- to come up with ideas to solve essentially unsolvable and seemingly unsolvable problems?<br /><br />There are so many problems that center on middle school age children and the problems are intensifiied by poverty, dysfunctioinal family lives, communities where gangs are present, etc. etc. In a real way, who knows what combination will work in real life, even if they are counter-intuitive or go against sound research?<br /><br />On the other hand the tea shirt idea is yet another obviously cacamamie idea that is not going to be effective for so many reaons, For example, the kids may come to believe that the bad shirts wearer are "bad" and they will be respect and emulate the "bad" kids. Children at that age are such shaky self-esteem that the shirts will further solidify negative self-esteem.<br /><br />In any event it seems the parents were not clearly informed of this "strategy" or were not on board to begin with (not that I can blame them).<br /><br />Rate this one a 1. Disband the school and reconstitute another with a band oif profitters in current political favors <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-36191136805832537922014-04-12T15:59:06.830-04:002014-04-12T15:59:06.830-04:00Is the orange tee shirt the contemporary scarlet l...Is the orange tee shirt the contemporary scarlet letter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-35691798427614742552014-04-12T15:38:52.825-04:002014-04-12T15:38:52.825-04:00Well, what do you "expect" from someone ...Well, what do you "expect" from someone who can't spell "except" ? <br />Orange shirts today...scarlet letters three hundred years ago...what a shame!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019794881852944309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-28531459297061377122014-04-12T14:33:07.832-04:002014-04-12T14:33:07.832-04:00According to the Chancellor's regs, it is corp...According to the Chancellor's regs, it is corporal punishment. Oops, charter schools are NOT public school. My bad:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com