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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like accountability and consequences are missing all round, except for the teachers. More and more responsibilities are put on teachers while not holding students, parents, care-givers and administration accountable. Bringing back consequences would be a start.[/quote]

Parent here.

1. What is XQ?

2. What does it stand for?

3. Are my taxes paying for it? [/quote]

Teacher from an XQ School here (not Cardozo)

1. XQ is intended to give students voice over their education so, in short classes aren’t boring and because kids had a hand in planning their curriculum, it will help bridge the gap between a lack of motivation and interest vs. boredom and poor attendance.

2. The “X” in “XQ” just means that it is the variable “X” as it would stand for in mathematics. It could mean any number of things, both positive or negative.

3. Theoretically, no, but your taxes are paying for curricular programming that would divert funds away from standard classes like, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, P.E., and English in favor of dedicating more time and effort to prioritizing the XQ models.

Analysis: Despite its poor outcomes across the country, there never has been a fully completed XQ school. Each school operates on a budget of additional funds (anywhere between $500,000 to $10 million depending on need and circumstance), but once the contract is up, so are the resources.

I’m at Dunbar and we’re without faults too. We’re also behind, but it doesn’t sound as bad as Cardozo. Their focus is to create a high school graduates who are wholly ready to enter into creating, managing, and operating a small business. That sounds nice in theory, but most businesses don’t make a profit within the first 3 years and given the economy and the lack of preparedness, trust, and effort that their director, William Blake has put into the program, it sounds like Cardozo was doomed from the start. The real victims are the kids. Such a shame.[/quote]

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