Comments on: Tales of Two Schools, Large and Small http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Inside Tweed’s Black Box Of School Progress Reports | Edwize http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small/comment-page-1#comment-66295 Inside Tweed’s Black Box Of School Progress Reports | Edwize Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:39:28 +0000 http://edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small#comment-66295 [...] is also worth pointing out, as we have done here in the past, that the DoE has given its new small high schools waivers from accepting special education [...] [...] is also worth pointing out, as we have done here in the past, that the DoE has given its new small high schools waivers from accepting special education [...]

]]> By: jd2718 http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small/comment-page-1#comment-45540 jd2718 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:53:45 +0000 http://edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small#comment-45540 As an aside, the old "neighborhood" high school is entirely a thing of the past in most of New York City. I can't help but think that this is a tremendous loss. As an aside, the old “neighborhood” high school is entirely a thing of the past in most of New York City. I can’t help but think that this is a tremendous loss.

]]> By: Leo Casey http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small/comment-page-1#comment-45492 Leo Casey Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:02:44 +0000 http://edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small#comment-45492 There is no "random assignment." This is a system of public school choice. A combination of the DOE policy which allows new small schools to exclude ELLs and Special Education students and discriminatory recruitment has produced these results. There is no “random assignment.”

This is a system of public school choice.

A combination of the DOE policy which allows new small schools to exclude ELLs and Special Education students and discriminatory recruitment has produced these results.

]]> By: ciscodee http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small/comment-page-1#comment-45266 ciscodee Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:44:21 +0000 http://edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small#comment-45266 Out of curiosity, how do students get selected for these small schools? Are they "randomly assigned" from the surrounding community, or do they follow the high school application process protocol? Why is there such a disparate profile for the student populations in comparison? Is it an intentional attempt to skew the achievement data towards small schools? I'm an elementary school teacher not schooled in the ways of high school applications and acceptance processes. Out of curiosity, how do students get selected for these small schools? Are they “randomly assigned” from the surrounding community, or do they follow the high school application process protocol? Why is there such a disparate profile for the student populations in comparison? Is it an intentional attempt to skew the achievement data towards small schools? I’m an elementary school teacher not schooled in the ways of high school applications and acceptance processes.

]]> By: jd2718 http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small/comment-page-1#comment-42495 jd2718 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:05:16 +0000 http://edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small#comment-42495 Hmm. That "so what" was not about the data. The data are accurate and well-compiled. The question is, so we know this, what will we do about it? Hmm. That “so what” was not about the data. The data are accurate and well-compiled.

The question is, so we know this, what will we do about it?

]]> By: jd2718 http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small/comment-page-1#comment-33917 jd2718 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:19:27 +0000 http://edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small#comment-33917 Nicely compiled data. But so what? A union, our union, needs more of a response than "little schools are good, big schools are good, Bloomberg's Chancellor is bad" Jonathan Nicely compiled data.

But so what?

A union, our union, needs more of a response than “little schools are good, big schools are good, Bloomberg’s Chancellor is bad”

Jonathan

]]> By: MsB http://www.edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small/comment-page-1#comment-33844 MsB Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:20:49 +0000 http://edwize.org/tales-of-two-schools-large-and-small#comment-33844 Great post as always but what does this mean for high school students in our city, which essentially, are the future of our city? Does the city just expect us to keep on pushing them through so that they can grow up to be medicore adults at best? The best solution to over crowding is to build more schools, which never seems to be an option. No matter how much funding you get, students will still not get what they need in a class of 37. I only hope that giving schools a report card will reveal the obvious: larger schools tend to fail. Great post as always but what does this mean for high school students in our city, which essentially, are the future of our city? Does the city just expect us to keep on pushing them through so that they can grow up to be medicore adults at best? The best solution to over crowding is to build more schools, which never seems to be an option. No matter how much funding you get, students will still not get what they need in a class of 37. I only hope that giving schools a report card will reveal the obvious: larger schools tend to fail.

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