tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post9159343234360115891..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Debunking the Ed Deformer "School Choice" Argumented notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-1711065563336514852009-04-19T00:47:00.000-04:002009-04-19T00:47:00.000-04:00Derek
You are all theory. I mean you live in Maine...Derek<br />You are all theory. I mean you live in Maine and are not involved in urban education.<br /><br />You say this: "Soon I will be pursuing a masters in Education Policy. Politics, history, and education have always intrigued me."<br /><br />But not intrigued enough to put yourself where you can really do some good - working with kids as a teacher. But you want to make ed policy. Do you get why so many of us who spent our lives working in the poorest urban areas think that is just a bit arrogant?ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-18911021922690488812009-04-17T09:10:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:10:00.000-04:00I hadn't noticed when I wrote the last comment tha...I hadn't noticed when I wrote the last comment that NYC Parents also made a UK connection. <br /><br /> It was about the NCLB and testing:<br /> http://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2009/04/want-to-see-future-of-nclb-look-to-uk.htmlEugenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-1041642821963536032009-04-17T09:04:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:04:00.000-04:00Starting to look a lot like England over here, and...Starting to look a lot like England over here, and I'm not talking tea parties. <br /><br />For the elite, "public schools" — independent enterprises, financed and governed by charitable trusts. (As for the fee-paying part, vouchers now, tuition later. Trust me.)<br /><br />And for the rest of us, plain old "state" schools.<br /><br />With all the rogue financiers, bankers and corporate execs morphing into an ersatz aristocracy, all we need is royalty and we're there.Eugenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-31280386309031260922009-04-16T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-16T20:38:00.000-04:00I believe in school choice. The rich are afford c...I believe in school choice. The rich are afford choice because they can pay to send their kids anywhere. Charter schools and vouchers(possibly even small scale vouchers) give that choice to anyone. It's a huge disservice to parents and students to not have alternatives.<br /><br />Having said all that, how can anyone possibly believe 3% admittance is any form of choice. <br /><br />Also charters taking over existing schools is an excellent idea. What kind of politics would be involved in that I wonder? Would a school board ever vote for that sort of thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com