Indiana’s got a problem: Too many teachers don’t want to work there anymore

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Who said we can't act on test scores? We can't shut down someone's education because they failed a language exam in 6th grade and send them off to welding school. Which is what tracking into job training is about.

You are making up scenarios to panic about. Nobody has suggested any of these things. We can test students and give them practical skills like basic finance and updated computing classes (light programming, Microsoft Office suites, data analysis etc) without "shutting down someone's education for failing a language exam". @ these alarmist strawmen u are throwing out.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

You are making up scenarios to panic about. Nobody has suggested any of these things. We can test students and give them practical skills like basic finance and updated computing classes (light programming, Microsoft Office suites, data analysis etc) without "shutting down someone's education for failing a language exam". @ these alarmist strawmen u are throwing out.

I'm sure that will do them a lot of good at Chipolte and Starbucks etc

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I'm sure that will do them a lot of good at Chipolte and Starbucks etc

Naw, those jobs are for people w/degrees but no skills. There has to be a balance if we want people to get educated and employed. Someone w/no formal education but marketable skills is better off than someone w/a big student loan balance for a degree in theoretical socialism

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Naw, those jobs are for people w/degrees but no skills. There has to be a balance if we want people to get educated and employed. Someone w/no formal education but marketable skills is better off than someone w/a big student loan balance for a degree in theoretical socialism

I guess we create more jobs and industries? Well it's a good thing capitalism can't be accused of discrimination. America should stick to what's it's good at fighting foreign wars of attrition. It's a shame the populace is so fickle or you'd have an empire that wold have made the Romans melt.

 

[Tate]

You are making up scenarios to panic about. Nobody has suggested any of these things. We can test students and give them practical skills like basic finance and updated computing classes (light programming, Microsoft Office suites, data analysis etc) without "shutting down someone's education for failing a language exam". @ these alarmist strawmen u are throwing out.

Which is why my original post is a question asking how soon will talking about scenarios like that be acceptable. At least try to keep up.

And considering how the big wigs in both parties love charters(ie segregating kids who can't pass entrance exams into public schools which are then defunded) I wouldn't call it a conspiracy theory.

 

[wheywhey]

Which is why my original post is a question asking how soon will talking about scenarios like that be acceptable. At least try to keep up.

And considering how the big wigs in both parties love charters(ie segregating kids who can't pass entrance exams into public schools which are then defunded) I wouldn't call it a conspiracy theory.

Very few charters have entrance exams, most states ban them. However, your state may be an exception. Charters have other barriers to entry:

Among the barriers that Reuters documented:

* Applications that are made available just a few hours a year.

* Lengthy application forms, often printed only in English, that require student and parent essays, report cards, test scores, disciplinary records, teacher recommendations and medical records.

* Demands that students present Social Security cards and birth certificates for their applications to be considered, even though such documents cannot be required under federal law.

* Mandatory family interviews.

* Assessment exams.

* Academic prerequisites.

* Requirements that applicants document any disabilities or special needs. The U.S. Department of Education considers this practice illegal on the college level but has not addressed the issue for K-12 schools.

Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schools get students they want | Reuters

Barriers I have noticed:
-No free/reduced price lunch
-No transportation or only city bus tokens
-A charter for poor kids located in a rich neighborhood requiring an hour long bus ride

Many of these same barriers are used by traditional public schools, but charters use them more.