A Cure for Crappy Schools?

[DGS49]

Houston’s Superintendent Is Turning Around Struggling Schools

Mike Miles is proving that traditional methods—not trendy educational fads—can improve academic performance.

www.city-journal.org

So imagine teachers actually giving instruction in 90 minute classes, real-time performance measurement, modern disciplinary tactics, and students grouped according to how they are doing. Longer school days and more attention given to "at-risk" students. MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS IN SKETCHY SCHOOLS.

Whooooooda thunkit?

Next thing you know, somebody will come up with my idea of ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN EVERY STATE, with teachers assigned at the county level...best teachers to the worst schools...funding normalized for the entire state, cost-of-living adjustments where appropriate.

Teachers? What do you think?

 

[1srelluc]

You forgot to figure-in teacher unions.

How often do teacher strikes happen? | USAFacts

In the past five years, public school employees have carried out 27 large-scale walkouts across the country.

usafacts.org

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Houston’s Superintendent Is Turning Around Struggling Schools

Mike Miles is proving that traditional methods—not trendy educational fads—can improve academic performance.

www.city-journal.org

So imagine teachers actually giving instruction in 90 minute classes, real-time performance measurement, modern disciplinary tactics, and students grouped according to how they are doing. Longer school days and more attention given to "at-risk" students. MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS IN SKETCHY SCHOOLS.

Whooooooda thunkit?

Next thing you know, somebody will come up with my idea of ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN EVERY STATE, with teachers assigned at the county level...best teachers to the worst schools...funding normalized for the entire state, cost-of-living adjustments where appropriate.

Teachers? What do you think?

Been done for years in some schools. Where were you?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

You forgot to figure-in teacher unions.

How often do teacher strikes happen? | USAFacts

In the past five years, public school employees have carried out 27 large-scale walkouts across the country.

usafacts.org

Most of those were in Chicago, Philadelphia, and those California districts guaranteed. How many strikes were held in districts where actions such as that are outlawed? Answer? Strikes don't happen in red states.

 

[Unkotare]

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So imagine teachers actually giving instruction in 90 minute classes, real-time performance measurement, modern disciplinary tactics, and students grouped according to how they are doing. Longer school days and more attention given to "at-risk" students. ...

.....

Once again you think you've come up with some brilliant innovation describing WHAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Most of those were in Chicago, Philadelphia, and those California districts guaranteed. How many strikes were held in districts where actions such as that are outlawed? Answer? Strikes don't happen in red states.

Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. They happen regularly.

 

[Unkotare]

Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. They happen regularly.

Not often, and when they do happen the unions are fined thousands of dollars a day for violating the law. They may not pay the fine in the end, but...

 

[Winco]

Most of those were in Chicago, Philadelphia, and those California districts guaranteed. How many strikes were held in districts where actions such as that are outlawed? Answer? Strikes don't happen in red states.

Students Joined Their Striking Teachers to Protest in Oklahoma and Told Us Why

"This moment in time, we can really participate in politics as kids."

www.teenvogue.com

Are these Red States?

 

[SweetSue92]

Houston’s Superintendent Is Turning Around Struggling Schools

Mike Miles is proving that traditional methods—not trendy educational fads—can improve academic performance.

www.city-journal.org

So imagine teachers actually giving instruction in 90 minute classes, real-time performance measurement, modern disciplinary tactics, and students grouped according to how they are doing. Longer school days and more attention given to "at-risk" students. MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS IN SKETCHY SCHOOLS.

Whooooooda thunkit?

Next thing you know, somebody will come up with my idea of ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN EVERY STATE, with teachers assigned at the county level...best teachers to the worst schools...funding normalized for the entire state, cost-of-living adjustments where appropriate.

Teachers? What do you think?

I really wish you would think about what you post before you post it, yet here we are again.

Aren't you a conservative of sorts?

Why are you a fan of even bigger, more far reaching, bloated govt?

You think with a blistering teacher shortage you're gonna be able to "assign" teachers?

There's no one here anymore. No one.

 

[CrusaderFrank]