ExTex, I definitely think you should go. If nothing else, it will give us another excuse for a bon voyage drinkup. And if you don’t like it there, you can return and we’ll have another Welcome Home drinkup!
JOE — I believe your description of charter school administration is way off… especially for the more “non-traditional” models. Yes, many of them have multiple “top” executives, but they DO NOT have the traditional hierarchy below them. MANY of them have increased the role of the faculty in running the school… and increased their salaries. The faculty are like 80% teach / 20% administrators…. or a ratio like that. Also, sometimes these principals etc. teach!
Of course there are badly run charter schools. And charter schools that are basically smaller versions of the same crap we already have… but there are MANY MANY charter schools around the country and in this city that are trying something different and working really hard for success.
There is NO WAY you could possible say the AFT/UFT represents real reform! We have failing schools. Many charter schools are “risky” endeavors, but WHAT IF they succeed?! Or do we just stick with failure and mediocrity because it’s the devil we know?!
joe clark was that principal in an urban school who totally turned around a really bad school right? or was that a fabricated story for drama? now i dont remember… i remember watching it in school but i wasnt sure how realistic it was
actually i could see how 9 principals ARE needed in nyc public schools. those kids are BAAAAAAAAD. unless a principal was allowed to go all Joe Clark on their asses with a baseball bat, then 9 principals are definitely needed.
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We have failing schools.
we dont have failing schools. we have really stupid and violent children with ignorant parents who interfere with the educational process.
*rob*
Rob — it was true.
Biff, tell her I’m the geniune version. not those fake ones born here or imported from Canada.
ExTex, I definitely think you should go. If nothing else, it will give us another excuse for a bon voyage drinkup. And if you don’t like it there, you can return and we’ll have another Welcome Home drinkup!
Thanks, Dibs. Left voice mail on B.M’s guy’s machine. Arghh!
JOE — I believe your description of charter school administration is way off… especially for the more “non-traditional” models. Yes, many of them have multiple “top” executives, but they DO NOT have the traditional hierarchy below them. MANY of them have increased the role of the faculty in running the school… and increased their salaries. The faculty are like 80% teach / 20% administrators…. or a ratio like that. Also, sometimes these principals etc. teach!
Of course there are badly run charter schools. And charter schools that are basically smaller versions of the same crap we already have… but there are MANY MANY charter schools around the country and in this city that are trying something different and working really hard for success.
There is NO WAY you could possible say the AFT/UFT represents real reform! We have failing schools. Many charter schools are “risky” endeavors, but WHAT IF they succeed?! Or do we just stick with failure and mediocrity because it’s the devil we know?!
joe clark was that principal in an urban school who totally turned around a really bad school right? or was that a fabricated story for drama? now i dont remember… i remember watching it in school but i wasnt sure how realistic it was
*rob*
actually i could see how 9 principals ARE needed in nyc public schools. those kids are BAAAAAAAAD. unless a principal was allowed to go all Joe Clark on their asses with a baseball bat, then 9 principals are definitely needed.
*rob*
et, depends on if you think the experience will be worth soul crushing city. Also, is it a step up or latteral?
Is there some family in that city that makes it soul crushing? Or that cousin with the turkey fetish?