Re: Re: Re: Re: Charters//school vouchers

2000-03-17 Thread Anthony D'Costa
If you saw what math training some of our college students have had then mastering addition and substraction will definitely be an advantage. xxx Anthony P. D'Costa, Associate Professor Comparative International Develop

Re: Re: Re: Charters//school vouchers

2000-03-17 Thread tom wood
Rod Hay wrote: "On the issue of school control, favour a system which has central standards and guidelines that have to be met by all schools. Certain material that has to be mastered." And just what are those standards? And what is that material? And who is to say when it i

Re: Re: Charters//school vouchers

2000-03-16 Thread Rod Hay
On the issue of school control, favour a system which has central standards and guidelines that have to be met by all schools. Certain material that has to be mastered. Certain principles (such as open access, equality of opportunity, additional attention to those that need it), etc. But would be

Re: Charters//school vouchers

2000-03-16 Thread Jim Devine
neil wrote: >It caters to the "decentraliization of bureacracracy" movement but >is NO real solution to Public school crisis at all-- there is little >increase in funds for inner city "charters" --except in wealthier school >areas where PTAs can take up a hefty collection of local funds and >loc

Charters//school vouchers

2000-03-15 Thread neil
Dear Ron, "Charter schools" are 'public schools' that are run more from the 'local level" by the principal and ususally group of PTA activists and teachers and other school employees having varied types of "consultative roles" --but I think in the end the Principal (Administration) still cast