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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was trying to make two points:

(1) more money is not always the answer

(2) there is a huge amount of experimentation and different approaches used throughout the world and that change/adaptation of the pedagogy is required to compete and to adopt new technologies and new approaches.  If we don't adapt and try new things - and perhaps most importantly - evaluate and REJECT that which doesn't work - we will fall behind.

Sorry if I wasn't clear in my post.[/quote]

And I fundamentally disagree that we should turn something of such vital importance over to private companies for profit. Schools aren't lagging because they're not adapting fast enough or not trying enough gimmicks (are you kidding me--districts around here push new educational fads and gimmicks all the time: open classrooms, workshop models, magnets, etc.). Charters can keep out kids who'd bring down their stats--they're not doing anything better necessarily. They're gaming the system.

How about we try something that has actually proven to be effective at closing achievement gaps: desegregation by socioeconomic status. It's not new, but it requires buy-in from those who don't really want anything to change. So, there we are. [/quote]

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