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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The way to raise the performance for charters is the way it's happening now. You develop a school that has such high expectations that it will encourage families to self select and discourage those who are struggling academically. That is what is happening with the likes of Latin, BASIS and now Sela.[/quote]

In effect, creating private schools using public money.
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No, charter schools that are rigorous help meet the needs of students who are advanced and those who are willing to work hard.

Unfortunately, most public schools do not meet the need of students who are advanced learners and who are willing to work hard :( Why is it ok to only meet the needs of struggling students or average students but not the others???  [/quote]
I disagree with you that schools are meeting the needs of struggling students. If they were,  an average student in elementary would not be 2 or more years below grade level by the end of middle school.
In most public schools, textbooks are considered extras. They are rarely used at the elementary level. Yes, I understand the concept that the teacher is an enabler, a catalyst between the everchanging information and the student and all that hoopla. However, go to any private school and you see that the best and most innovatitve teacher still uses textbooks written by real experts. Teaching the building blocks of a subject does not mean cramming or killing creativity. In fact it's just the opposite.   [/quote]

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