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June 11, 2009 at 3:04 PM #414714June 11, 2009 at 3:06 PM #414005
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How is the lottery any different than the choice system currently in place? You can apply to any school in the district – and they have some semi-random way of picking who gets to go. Once you get one child into the choiced school – the younger siblings can follow on. I know a couple of families that have choiced into LJHS and even more who upgraded to UCHS from Clairemont and Madison.My kids go to Curie and they have classmates who have choiced in because they didn’t like the schools in Clairemont.[/quote]
It’s different because you’re not restricted to SDUSD.June 11, 2009 at 3:06 PM #414242Participant[quote=UCGal]
How is the lottery any different than the choice system currently in place? You can apply to any school in the district – and they have some semi-random way of picking who gets to go. Once you get one child into the choiced school – the younger siblings can follow on. I know a couple of families that have choiced into LJHS and even more who upgraded to UCHS from Clairemont and Madison.My kids go to Curie and they have classmates who have choiced in because they didn’t like the schools in Clairemont.[/quote]
It’s different because you’re not restricted to SDUSD.June 11, 2009 at 3:06 PM #414496Participant[quote=UCGal]
How is the lottery any different than the choice system currently in place? You can apply to any school in the district – and they have some semi-random way of picking who gets to go. Once you get one child into the choiced school – the younger siblings can follow on. I know a couple of families that have choiced into LJHS and even more who upgraded to UCHS from Clairemont and Madison.My kids go to Curie and they have classmates who have choiced in because they didn’t like the schools in Clairemont.[/quote]
It’s different because you’re not restricted to SDUSD.June 11, 2009 at 3:06 PM #414563Participant[quote=UCGal]
How is the lottery any different than the choice system currently in place? You can apply to any school in the district – and they have some semi-random way of picking who gets to go. Once you get one child into the choiced school – the younger siblings can follow on. I know a couple of families that have choiced into LJHS and even more who upgraded to UCHS from Clairemont and Madison.My kids go to Curie and they have classmates who have choiced in because they didn’t like the schools in Clairemont.[/quote]
It’s different because you’re not restricted to SDUSD.June 11, 2009 at 3:06 PM #414719Participant[quote=UCGal]
How is the lottery any different than the choice system currently in place? You can apply to any school in the district – and they have some semi-random way of picking who gets to go. Once you get one child into the choiced school – the younger siblings can follow on. I know a couple of families that have choiced into LJHS and even more who upgraded to UCHS from Clairemont and Madison.My kids go to Curie and they have classmates who have choiced in because they didn’t like the schools in Clairemont.[/quote]
It’s different because you’re not restricted to SDUSD.June 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM #414015Eugene
Participant[quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?
June 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM #414252Participant[quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?
June 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM #414506Participant[quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?
June 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM #414573Participant[quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?
June 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM #414730Participant[quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?
June 11, 2009 at 3:18 PM #414020CoronitaParticipant[quote=Eugene][quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?[/quote]
I was thinking more starting Jr High to High school. Elementary is still elementary, and I’m really not convinced the disparity at the elementary level is that much of a big deal.
To me, it seems like sort of like leveling the playing field for people who are from poor families from poor areas but have bright children with potential. As it’s not just about how much a family can spend on a kid to get into a good school.
It’s also a equalizer for kids from wealthy(ier) family that aren’t so bright, because they can’t exactly buy their way into a better public school. Now if the parent chooses, they can still afford to pay extra and send their kid to a private school if needed. But otherwise, the way to get into to the public system is via rank and file.
Kids with special needs can go to a dedicated school for special needs specifically funded by our government and tailored for their special needs specifically tailored for them.
The people sort of screwed are the kids that are so-so in from not so wealthy families. But in that case they get to attend a so-so middle school which is still average, just like their abilities. And being average aint that bad here in america anyway.
June 11, 2009 at 3:18 PM #414257CoronitaParticipant[quote=Eugene][quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?[/quote]
I was thinking more starting Jr High to High school. Elementary is still elementary, and I’m really not convinced the disparity at the elementary level is that much of a big deal.
To me, it seems like sort of like leveling the playing field for people who are from poor families from poor areas but have bright children with potential. As it’s not just about how much a family can spend on a kid to get into a good school.
It’s also a equalizer for kids from wealthy(ier) family that aren’t so bright, because they can’t exactly buy their way into a better public school. Now if the parent chooses, they can still afford to pay extra and send their kid to a private school if needed. But otherwise, the way to get into to the public system is via rank and file.
Kids with special needs can go to a dedicated school for special needs specifically funded by our government and tailored for their special needs specifically tailored for them.
The people sort of screwed are the kids that are so-so in from not so wealthy families. But in that case they get to attend a so-so middle school which is still average, just like their abilities. And being average aint that bad here in america anyway.
June 11, 2009 at 3:18 PM #414511CoronitaParticipant[quote=Eugene][quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?[/quote]
I was thinking more starting Jr High to High school. Elementary is still elementary, and I’m really not convinced the disparity at the elementary level is that much of a big deal.
To me, it seems like sort of like leveling the playing field for people who are from poor families from poor areas but have bright children with potential. As it’s not just about how much a family can spend on a kid to get into a good school.
It’s also a equalizer for kids from wealthy(ier) family that aren’t so bright, because they can’t exactly buy their way into a better public school. Now if the parent chooses, they can still afford to pay extra and send their kid to a private school if needed. But otherwise, the way to get into to the public system is via rank and file.
Kids with special needs can go to a dedicated school for special needs specifically funded by our government and tailored for their special needs specifically tailored for them.
The people sort of screwed are the kids that are so-so in from not so wealthy families. But in that case they get to attend a so-so middle school which is still average, just like their abilities. And being average aint that bad here in america anyway.
June 11, 2009 at 3:18 PM #414578CoronitaParticipant[quote=Eugene][quote=flu]I got a better idea.
Why not do it like what they do overseas. Have entrance exams that ranks all students in SD from top to bottom. Then each kid gets to pick where they go, from top to bottom…
Of course it wouldn’t be just about academics. Great jocks would have an extrance exam for sports too.
Eliminate the randomness of vouchers and geography and replace it with more of a system based on merit and kid’s ability(ies). [/quote]
How much useful info can you realistically get out of testing 5 year olds?[/quote]
I was thinking more starting Jr High to High school. Elementary is still elementary, and I’m really not convinced the disparity at the elementary level is that much of a big deal.
To me, it seems like sort of like leveling the playing field for people who are from poor families from poor areas but have bright children with potential. As it’s not just about how much a family can spend on a kid to get into a good school.
It’s also a equalizer for kids from wealthy(ier) family that aren’t so bright, because they can’t exactly buy their way into a better public school. Now if the parent chooses, they can still afford to pay extra and send their kid to a private school if needed. But otherwise, the way to get into to the public system is via rank and file.
Kids with special needs can go to a dedicated school for special needs specifically funded by our government and tailored for their special needs specifically tailored for them.
The people sort of screwed are the kids that are so-so in from not so wealthy families. But in that case they get to attend a so-so middle school which is still average, just like their abilities. And being average aint that bad here in america anyway.
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