tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post2604863714685462239..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Nobody Could Have Predicted That, Vol. MMCDXXXIIJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-53987274861488868532011-07-10T07:45:24.378-04:002011-07-10T07:45:24.378-04:00Mission accomplished then! A few years ago, my ste...Mission accomplished then! A few years ago, my steadfastly apolitical sister-in-law was taking a class toward her 2nd masters in education and the class was studying NCLB. At some point it dawned on everyone that the entire *point* of the legislation was that eventually almost every school would fail. Enter the shock doctrine! Failing schools could be taken over (much like those city managers invernonleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-44394714099207574572011-07-09T14:12:17.765-04:002011-07-09T14:12:17.765-04:00Yet another school debate. Why not throw down the...Yet another school debate. Why not throw down the gauntlet and make some real changes. No more overpaid athletes - drop the money into the schools and make a real difference.Sherrihttp://www.evrmemories.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-42892019157841778662011-07-07T23:44:53.905-04:002011-07-07T23:44:53.905-04:00@Suffern AC --
Oh, I am well aware of the accompl...@Suffern AC --<br /><br />Oh, I am well aware of the accomplishments of Mr. Klein. I was just cutting to the chase, now that the schools that "underperform" are starting to be closed.<br /><br />Wonder what kind of metrics he will come up with to measure the integrity of Murdoch and News Corp?David in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493832668051350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-68463436871413727382011-07-07T21:30:55.009-04:002011-07-07T21:30:55.009-04:00Nah, Dave. It sounds like Indiana needs to institu...Nah, Dave. It sounds like Indiana needs to institute the New York reforms of your famous ex-school CEO and current News Corps executive Joel Klein and change the test so that the students show remarkable progress. This lobbying by individual school districts is so inefficient. Hiring a good reforming CEO to doctor the academic books and resign without consequences as a scandal starts brewing is Suffern AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744649280608955375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-7106844855916839172011-07-07T17:55:47.691-04:002011-07-07T17:55:47.691-04:00Yes, you certainly are silly. Here in NYC, when s...Yes, you certainly are silly. Here in NYC, when schools (read: students) underperform, we just close them (the schools, that is).<br /><br />After all, what could possibly be more helpful to students with learning issues of any kind than having no school at all?<br /><br />WV: sattst. Honestly.David in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493832668051350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-30322959729312729752011-07-07T16:41:40.720-04:002011-07-07T16:41:40.720-04:00Silly Me, but shouldn't schools that have prob...Silly Me, but shouldn't schools that have problems receive <i>more</i> funding, not less?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.com