Anonymous
Post 10/22/2018 12:25     Subject: Re:Bard Early College HS in Ward 7/8
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Why does DCPS exclusively focus on college? Why not also create a state of the art career tech ed school like Edison HS in Montgomery County that was recently highlighted in the Washington Post.


I agree wit you PP. I just looked up the article that you mentioned. DCPS is always behind the learning curve and the suburbs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-suburban-maryland-vocational-training-is-job-one/2018/10/14/a529fbea-cd8d-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html?utm_term=.a73c061a47d5


Are you both really completely unaware of the DCPS career tech programs?

https://dcps.dc.gov/cte



Of course they are unaware.


but the Bard program isn't technical school. It's a liberal arts education.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2018 14:04     Subject: Re:Bard Early College HS in Ward 7/8
The problem is that the programs are so weak and ineffective that no one wants to go there.
Very different from other states.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2018 10:17     Subject: Re:Bard Early College HS in Ward 7/8
Anonymous wrote:We are not unaware of the CTE programs, they are underperforming and lacklustre. Most states don’t tie CTE programs to particular schools like DC does. So if I want to try Autotech which is already a pretty weak program here, I have no choice but to attend Ballou. Also, Phelps is underenrolled and has anemic programs. I would hardly call these good options.


So the problem with the career-focused high school is that too few students want to go there, meaning we need more career programs?
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2018 08:22     Subject: Re:Bard Early College HS in Ward 7/8
Anonymous wrote:We are not unaware of the CTE programs, they are underperforming and lacklustre. Most states don’t tie CTE programs to particular schools like DC does. So if I want to try Autotech which is already a pretty weak program here, I have no choice but to attend Ballou. Also, Phelps is underenrolled and has anemic programs. I would hardly call these good options.


If someone is interested in auto body what’s the problem with having to attend ballou?