On 9/23/04 4:35 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In Minneapolis the current approach is to cull and track in grades K-3 and > up. A large majority of MPS students are deemed to be "too hard to educate," > and besides, the board members do not want to displease employers who need to > fill unskilled, low-wage, low-status jobs. A college-bound education tends to > make one unsuited for those jobs. We've seen Doug Mann make this claim repeatedly, but other than the story about his kid, I can't really recall anything else he's said in this forum, nor did I see anything on his campaign's web site to actually back up this theory of his that ability-grouping is occurring so rampantly throughout the MPS, though I remember other parents of MPS students disputing it. Can anyone collaborate it? When and why did it start? If not, is this possibly a reason why Mann's campaign did not resonate with voters well enough to advance to the November election? Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
