In a message dated 2/20/2008 1:06:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"2 Million Minutes" which is a comparison of ...US schools vs. the rest of
the world. ... The reason I'm posting this here is because we had a few big
examples of this in our city. I'd love to see AP jump on the band wagon and
start pushing students to be more then ball throwers and catchers.
Watch students going to and coming from various schools. Strong
correlations between number of students carrying home books for homework and
the success
rates for schools.
Also, some of our surrounding high school districts tout their high rate of
college acceptances; what they don't publish is the high number who drop out
before getting a degree. I used to share an article with my students about
the many business owners who preferred college degrees for their job openings
which didn't actually require a college degree. Why? They considered most
high schools to be mere diploma mills. A college degree, they said, indicated
perseverance and a good work ethic in the applicant.
There are many private schools without intermural sports who have more
applicants than they can accommodate. Those on the secondary level
concentrate,
instead, on intramural sports: solid gym classes which emphasize life-long
physical fitness and life-long athletic recreation more than competition.
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