re: Chauna Banks on the EBR Teacher Shortage

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Some people get too complacent when they're in one spot and, theoretically, the poorer performing schools need the better teachers.

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So, we should move the good teachers out of our good schools? That seems counterproductive. Perhaps we shouldn’t touch what’s working.

The problem is obviously to big to fix all at once. Maybe the district should pick one school, throw everything at it and see if anything improves it. If you find something that works then apply it district wide. If nothing works, at least you know what doesn’t work and it cost you significantly less resources to learn those lessons.

My suspicion is the only successful model for struggling inner city schools is boarding schools. You have to remove young impressionable minds from their toxic environment. I just don’t see anything like this ever happening, but it’s the only way I can see how you break this cycle.