"BCITORGB" wrote in message
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Scott stuns frtzw906 with his very left-of-center appraoch to both
policing and education.... WOW!"
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I don't disagree at all. Moreover, I would like to see monies collected
for
schools brought into a central, state-operated distribution center, and
distributed to the individual schools (not districts) based on
per-capita
attendance and demonstrable need or sub-standard facilities and/or
equipment. That would eliminate the disparity in facilities, equipment,
supplies and qualified teachers seen between wealthy communities and
inner-city areas.
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Your point about "individual schools (not districts) very much mirrors
the German model (there are no districts -- there are just schools
within the state).

I'll have to agree with you fully on your proposal. The district model
has always confounded me because it exacerbates the discepancies.

OK, Scott, explain the logical inconsistency between your position on
policing (and apparently schooling -- I'm still picking myself off the
floor!! GRIN), and healthcare. It seems we could/should apply the
very same logic to medical services as we do to educational (police)
services above.

Just curious....

frtzw906

Me too!

And I would love to see more accountability and responsibility at the level
of the school. The school environment is extremely stifling due to the
multiple levels of bureacracy, particularly in large urban areas. Teachers
and principals lack appropriate freedom to respond to student and family
needs, and mediocrity is encouraged. One understandable resistance to
increased control at the school level comes from the fear that it is simply
an excuse to reduce education.