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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's pretty straightforward:  if your solution to poor school outcomes in DC is "eliminate regional poverty" you're proposing absolutely nothing.

DCPS ain't gonna fix the fact that there are poor people.  The very idea is distilled stupidity and buck-passing.[/quote]

What's the alternative? Berate teachers?  Threaten principals? Expect  a cadre of highly effective teachers to singlehandedly turn-around the schools? Cheat and then stifle an investigation?

It's pretty straightforward: if your solution to poor school outcomes in DC is "hire better teachers" you're proposing absolutely nothing.

DCPS ain't gonna fix the fact that even the best teachers aren't miracle workers who can turnaround the results of decades of entrenched poverty.  The very idea is distilled stupidity and buck-passing.

So, What to do?  It requires a multi-pronged approach and will take some time.  It won't be the flashy turnaround so many reformers came to town for.  We should get to work on it soon and drop the current foolishness which only serves to employ priggish self-absorbed school reformers who care more about their pay checks and their self-image as saviors of public education than the kids they serve.

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