partnerships? true reform vs. just reform (the educational clone wars pt.1)

my good friend antero (see my blogroll) recently had his students examine an article written about their school, the school where most of my students end up attending, the school where i have weathered with pride the last 2 football seasons as a JV and Varsity coach… he put some of their responses, to which i have added my own comments via diigo, here: http://www.diigo.com/08jm5
i also had my own thoughts on the original article here: http://www.diigo.com/08jm6 and here: http://www.diigo.com/08jm7

i am, like many others, student and teacher alike, in a very critical – perhaps hyper cynical mood when it comes to education and reform efforts, those being implemented and those being crafted for the upcoming bidding wars of 2010… it feels like a bad episode of a george lucasian intergalactic showdown… sith lords pretending to be leaders of true reform, the republic being torn apart and pieces being given to the highest bidder… i feel like LA’s own version of the educational clone wars has commenced… and i haven’t finished my jedi training…

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