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| Anonymous | Time spent in school | 1 | Nov 8 2008, 7:20 PM EST by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: Nov 5 2008, 12:08 AM EST
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There is a lot of down time in school. Time spent just filling in the day. While the social interaction is vital, the 6 to 7 hours they receive goes beyond what is adequate. Some students learn quickly. Once they had achieved their core outcomes they could be released to pursue interests or sports. Other students take a bit longer to achieve the same outcomes. The teachers would be free of many students to help those who need the assistance. Programs could then be more individually tailored. Students would not just be going to the next year level because they happen to be older. More able students could be given more difficult challenges. More students could be involved in non-core, skill aquisition with people who are not necessarily qualified teachers, but who possess a knowledge of their subject
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| PacShady | Linux in Every School | 8 | Jun 1 2008, 3:43 AM EDT by old-bonez | ||
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Thread started: Mar 2 2008, 9:28 AM EST
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Many of our education tax dollars are spent paying out licensing fees to companies like Microsoft, as well as upgrading systems simply so they can run the new, bloated operating systems. Not to mention the money spent on anti-virus software, technicians fixing Windows problems such as adware and spyware, etc. Switching all public school computers over to Linux would literally free up hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in paying licensing fees for Windows, as well as virus scanners (since there are less than 50 viruses that affect Linux, most of which are now obsolete). It would teach kids that there are different systems than Windows, and give them a wide variety of FREE tools and programs which can usually do just as well, if not better, than their expensive, Windows counterparts. Anything children need to do on a Windows computer in school, they can do on a Linux computer, at a much cheaper cost to taxpayers.
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| Anonymous | Make Educators accountable | 2 | May 1 2008, 9:58 AM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: Apr 12 2008, 7:06 AM EDT
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Why can't we reward the best teachers with the best pay, move the poor teachers out of the system and hold Principals accountable for school perfomance?
Seems every initiative that may drive accountability in education is condemned by Teaching Unions. A teachers performance should be measured by the annual improvement of students within their classrooms. Test all students annually and you can measure the results. Survey parents to get their perspective on teacher performance and school cultures. Cum the annual movement in student performance to measure school results. It's not hard, it's done in business throughout the world every year. Use the results to reward the best - they are the one's who'll make a difference. Use the results to move on those who don't cut it. |
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