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To: Racehorse

Most public schools already get more than adequate funding, so it's not the money. This article made a big deal about funding and that's just a red herring. Schoolss in other countries spend far, far less than we do per child, but their results are consistently better.

Discipline and the beating the importance of education into kids are clearly a necessity, but I don't think it's only that, either.

Why was there no info in this article about the types of teachers they hire (NEA types ?), and the type of curriculum they use ? Without that info, you cannot apply these schools as a complete model for anything. You can teach kids discipline and attention, but if they're paying attention to garbage, all you get is garbage regurgitated.


25 posted on 02/01/2006 7:36:56 AM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: cinives
I wrote:

It really is a whole package deal:  parents, teachers, discipline, environment, money and resources.

and

The trick and the challenge is to apply the successful military school model to districts, students and parents such as those in this South Carolina school.

In reply, you wrote:

This article made a big deal about funding and that's just a red herring. Schoolss in other countries spend far, far less than we do per child, but their results are consistently better.

Which countries?  Which schools?  How would you define consistently better results?

Discipline and the beating the importance of education into kids are clearly a necessity, but I don't think it's only that, either.

Remember, I said it was a package deal.   Not just any one element of the package.  Don't understand how you want me to understand the word "beating."

Why was there no info in this article about the types of teachers they hire (NEA types ?), and the type of curriculum they use ?

Obviously, they hire teachers who teach, be they NEA types (whatever that is) or some other type.

The military school districts have the same curriculum as the rest of the public schools in the State.  They are all subject to the same testing and the same oversight performed by the Texas Education Agency.

You can teach kids discipline and attention, but if they're paying attention to garbage, all you get is garbage regurgitated.

I'm presuming you really did read the articles, or at least browsed through them.

Schools in those districts continue to rack up national and state recognitions for excellence. And their students — who graduate and go to college at higher-than-average rates — are regularly among the city's top performers in state, federal and college entrance exams

I have my own criticisms and doubts about the military model as generally presented in these columns, but it is really hard to frown down at the obvious success these little districts achieve--consistently.

35 posted on 02/01/2006 2:15:25 PM PST by Racehorse (Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.)
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