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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting rid of a scarcity model and expanding access to programs seems like a good goal if we are going to have programs at all.[/quote]

It's a great goal. But how they are saying they will implement it (with no new resources, no plans for recruiting or training teachers, no actual full curricula planned - they will only think about 8th grade first and then figure out 10th grade, etc - and no considerations about what happens when only the programs in the rich schools succeed) s incredibly stupid.[/quote]

If they are replicating the existing programs is there new curricula to develop? If they think mostly current teachers can teach the classes, could this work? Also there are a lot of fed scientists and policy experts who may be interested in a career change right now.[/quote]
They might try to replicate existing programs but are also proposing many new ones. For example there is currently no criteria based performing arts magnet so that will be new. As to your assertion that current teachers and/or fed scientists can just teach the new classes, that's ridiculous. For example the proposed Medical Science and Healthcare programs at Einstein will be new. Who is going to teach these courses when Einstein loses staff due to the boundary study reducing enrollment and therefore staff allocation? Many of these programs will be set up to fail.[/quote]

I think the current MCPS teachers can teach at a performing arts magnet.[/quote]

Can they, yes, but many cannot even offer things like music theory as they don't have enough staff.  To add a magnet means more classes, which means more teachers.  There are no teachers.[/quote]

I think PP is just an ignorant prick who doesn't think teaching performing arts requires any specialized expertise. Maybe a laid off federal worker can do it s/[/quote]

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