tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post3102099461743170696..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Ranting at PureReform's blog and a slew of questions from A+ SchoolsMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-83273601265088627302010-07-22T13:29:26.961-04:002010-07-22T13:29:26.961-04:00Why are some in the early years of sci tech being ...Why are some in the early years of sci tech being asked to leave- is it mainly academic issues, or mainly behavior issues?<br /><br />Students with issues will be concentrated at remaining schools and sci tech will be held up as an example of how well small schools/ themed schools/ 6-12 schools work.<br /><br />Would small/themed/6-12 schools work as well if students with issues were constantly transferring in rather than out?Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-23741722393041732202010-07-21T23:48:04.552-04:002010-07-21T23:48:04.552-04:00They won't let it go.
That school isn't ...They won't let it go. <br /><br />That school isn't going anywhere. (except WHouse, Peabody, Schenley, Oliver -- snicker). <br /><br />Westinghouse is being let go -- mostly.<br /><br />Peabody is being let go -- mostly.<br /><br />A move to NO FEEDER Patterns for HS is a way to SAVE Carrick, SAVE Allderdice, SAVE Brashear. <br /><br />By all means, it is also a way to INCREASE the value of ALL HOMES throughout the city.<br /><br />Winning happens with addition. <br /><br />ONE does not win when others are made less. <br /><br />All in all, these schools will need to get much better as well. Allderdice kids who don't like the way they do things at Dice can up and move to Brashear if Dice goes sour on them. (as space permits, as well as entry benchmarks). <br /><br />COMPETITION makes things better for consumers.Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-2658000790617974662010-07-21T23:34:17.939-04:002010-07-21T23:34:17.939-04:00No one chose a particular community because CAPA o...No one chose a particular community because CAPA or another magnet was there. And, people are willing to travel if they choose a particular program, but they support the long term custom of being able to attend a nearby comprehensive school. Not everyone has access to a nearby comprehensive school, but those who do will not let it go.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-12195528281818820582010-07-21T23:32:26.302-04:002010-07-21T23:32:26.302-04:00If you don't want to get rid of feeder pattern...If you don't want to get rid of feeder patterns, then you are in favor of keeping feeder patterns. <br /><br />How logical is a feeder pattern for selecting a match for each student when there is a wide variety of schools?Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-64011131849335325932010-07-21T23:30:57.014-04:002010-07-21T23:30:57.014-04:00PPS is full of kids that don't want to be in t...PPS is full of kids that don't want to be in the schools that they must attend. <br /><br />People have been forced into attending failing schools for too long. <br /><br />Empower people to go to the school that they want to attend. <br /><br />If a kids that lives next to Allderdice can't get into Allderdice -- then the size of Allderdice isn't what it should be. And, the options of the other schools are not what they should be either.<br /><br />I know of families that live next to Allderdice and send their kids to other schools, farther away. <br /><br />People don't want high schools that are CLOSE to their HOUSE as much as they want GOOD HIGH SCHOOLS anywhere. <br /><br />The research said that people would send their OLDER CHILDREN across town to another school -- if it was a GOOD SCHOOL. <br /><br />If Carrick and Brashear could compete to get the Allderdice feeder pattern kids too -- some might go there as well -- besides the ones that already go to CAPA, IB, Shady Side, Central, etc.Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-75606694322327934172010-07-21T23:23:26.872-04:002010-07-21T23:23:26.872-04:00If you live downtown, you don't have a free pa...If you live downtown, you don't have a free pass to CAPA.<br /><br />If you live next to the IB School, you don't have a free pass there either. <br /><br />Once the FEEDER PATTERNS are gone, then there is no such thing as a 'comprehensive school.' <br /><br />A student that lives near Allderdice that does not show up for school (misses 20+ days) should be moved out of Allderdice. That will get the kids that live there showing up. Hence, a win-win for all. <br /><br />So, the district would tell the family, to go to this school, you need to do X,Y,Z. To go to that school -- you only need to do A,B,C.Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-87905887394068258362010-07-21T23:19:16.803-04:002010-07-21T23:19:16.803-04:00The district is not going to tell families living ...The district is not going to tell families living near a particular comprehensive HS that their kids can't attend the school. It's just not going to happen.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.com