On 5/1/2011 11:47 AM, Richard Conrad wrote:
It also seemed to me that they downplayed the value of proper funding way too much in the
film, decrying "throwing money at the problem".
Rick,
I didn't see the movie, but read an analysis and it was either covered
on Grit TV or Democracy Now. Yes, it was propaganda to keep fooling people.
Some charters receive enormous temporary supplemental corporate money,
which is downplayed. As you note, one reason is to create a success
that can never again be replicated, creaming. This Harlem system had
things like tutoring, counseling and ancillary services for the parents
and students!
Well yea, they got success!
Give resources for these evidence based interventions to public
schools that don't receive hidden resources, and they will get better
outcomes too! Downplaying this temporary funding is a big fraud that is
reinforced in the propaganda literature, and backed up by the pathetic
corporate media.
Centralized power: Yes centralized power is a huge problem being
protected. The power brokers have confused and misled Americans to
accept some ridiculous concepts to continue their power, while also
diverting more money to cronies throughout their network.
Ridiculous:
1. Teachers can be reduced to technicians "delivering" an exact system
to all students.
2. A few great men can create a manual driven curriculum or a single
perfect evaluation instrument. (That is a corporate/university model
used to maximize profit, while keeping professionals beaten down and
intimidated.)
These failed concepts serve elite centralized power, but hurt the
interests of society. Evaluations, as a part of good professional
development, would use real people and would be done locally.
Instruments to collect statistical data can be appropriate tools, but
cannot be used for evaluations the way the singular focus on test data
has been used. Elitism centered at universities is a big part of this
absurdity. (I know many of the great men, personally)
But good evaluations would immediately uncover the secrets that
centralized power will not allow the American people to discuss. The
funding gap, lack of programs and staff, etc. would immediately be
reported by evaluators going into different schools! Good evaluations
will only be allowed if we demand a Marshall plan for public education
and tax the super wealthy and corporate "persons!"
That is why more people need to see through these massive frauds, and be
able to reject these absurd concepts used in the war against public
education. It's not important for everyone to do the analysis of
education themselves, but it is monumentally important for our fellow
citizens to learn to detect these massive frauds encircling our society!
Glenn
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