Paul, I see this is depressingly personal for you. This is your horrible school board in your horrible school district. So what are you planning to do? What should any of us do? This has been a really eye-opening series (as is generally the case with what you write) but I think an increasing number of us want to DO something besides cry in our beer. Seems really tough, which is probably the whole point. So wondering about how you are taking this on. Thanks.
My kids are in the honors-type classes in the public school system, which are quite good in my experience. The students in those classes, for whatever reason, tend to have had instilled in them behaviors more conducive to group learning. Sadly, the school board policies I criticize have their worst effects on those students who, for whatever reason, didn't have the same privilege, and are most in need of school policies that are learning-conducive (rather than disruption-enhancing).
Paul, I see this is depressingly personal for you. This is your horrible school board in your horrible school district. So what are you planning to do? What should any of us do? This has been a really eye-opening series (as is generally the case with what you write) but I think an increasing number of us want to DO something besides cry in our beer. Seems really tough, which is probably the whole point. So wondering about how you are taking this on. Thanks.
My kids are in the honors-type classes in the public school system, which are quite good in my experience. The students in those classes, for whatever reason, tend to have had instilled in them behaviors more conducive to group learning. Sadly, the school board policies I criticize have their worst effects on those students who, for whatever reason, didn't have the same privilege, and are most in need of school policies that are learning-conducive (rather than disruption-enhancing).