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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:47 AM Original message |
City’s Schools Share Their Space, and Bitterness (charter schools in NYC) |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. As a product of the NYC school system I can honestly say... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Do you agree then that taking money and buldings from public schools... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. No... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Did you know they are giving taxpayer money to these charter schools |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I am well aware... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Incompetence comes from the top down. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. This goes back decades..... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. But look at who hired them. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Most administrators are former teachers.... |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. This is what charters do. They bleed resources from a system. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Very true... |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. if all our public schools were in good shape, there would be no need for alternatives |
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montanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And when they alternatives are neither |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. They are giving public school money and resources to charter schools. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Charters are bad, YES.... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Then you fix them. You don't give their resources to private companies. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Fix them how? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Then the problem lies higher up in the chain of command. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I'm still not hearing solutions. nt |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-01-09 01:49 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Ask Obama and Arne. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-01-09 05:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. "solutions" = same as they always were. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-01-09 05:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. yup, the main concern should be the kids, all else should pale in comparison |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. This is the tip of the iceberg ~ Charters are Not the answer |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. kick |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-01-09 04:59 AM Response to Original message |
23. There was already something in Los angeles where the city was giving |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-01-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Last I heard Los Angeles was putting up 250 schools for outside bidding. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-01-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. that's the one. |
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