Tuesday, November 27, 2012

waiting for superman notes

·         teachers put on contracts that make bad teachers not able to be fired and they do the “lemon dance”
·         1 in 2500 teachers have lost their teaching credentials
·         “I get paid no matter if you learn or not”
·         23 public schools closed in New York
·         Students realize how much they are cheated in the school system when they go to college
·         Charter school let in 40 second graders with 729 applicants
·         25th in math 21 in science (in USA)
·         USA students rank #1 confident
·         Students are put on tracks that determine their teachers based on test scores
·         Student are not allowed to be part of graduation ceremonies if parents cannot pay tuition
·         Students could learn math by memorizing a rap
·         Power switched from central offices to schools
·         You can have a great school until you have great teachers
·         Nothing will change unless you change the teachers
·         We know it’s possible to give every child a great education now we just have to establish that in all schools
·         Random lottery will select students at random…. Students that are not accepted are disappointed and sometimes cannot apply again
·         Put on waiting list so they still have a chance of being accepted but chances are slim


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