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re: Zuckerberg Gave NJ $100 Million To Fix Newark's Schools -- It Was Wasted!
Posted on 5/14/14 at 7:57 am to rintintin
Posted on 5/14/14 at 7:57 am to rintintin
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Do you know how far that could go in a city like New Orleans without everyone sticking their paws in it? You could build a dozen brand new fricking schools and help tens of thousands of kids, yet these people piss almost half away on "consulting".
Is lack of space (in quality or quantity) for students the biggest problem with our schools?
Seriously I don't know, educate me. I have a 1 year old I need to know.
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 7:58 am
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:04 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:No.
Is lack of space (in quality or quantity) for students the biggest problem with our schools?
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Seriously I don't know, educate me. I have a 1 year old I need to know.
Simple. If you are choosing a place to live when your kid is about to go to school, figure out the places you've narrowed it down to and the relevant schools. Park outside the school and wait for the after school bell to ring.
Any half intelligent person can observe this ritual and make a first cut evaluation of the school.
Seriously. As much as I love to give our teacher's unions shite and as much as I do think is wasted by our education system, a GREAT DEAL of what makes a school system good or bad is pretty much the population attending the school.
It's really not unlike coaching. If you didn't allow him to recruit and just gave Saban all the players currently at New Mexico St, his results in the SEC wouldn't be so great. And, if you gave the coach at New Mexico all of Bama's players, his results in his conference would suddenly improve.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 8:21 am to SpidermanTUba
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Is lack of space (in quality or quantity) for students the biggest problem with our schools?
Seriously I don't know, educate me. I have a 1 year old I need to know.
I don't know really, I was simply using that as an example of how far that much money could go.
I do know that if you plan to raise your child here you better be sticking away a good bit of money for him/her to go to a private school, or start looking for a residence on the Northshore.
ETA: But I agree as was said earlier in the thread that simply throwing money at a school system isn't necessarily going to make it better. That's why I think Zuckerberg is an imbecile for just throwing that money away, instead of privately allocating where he would like it to go.
My sister works in the public school system in New Orleans, and really it's these kids only shot at a chance in life. They kids will never make it with the type of influence they have at home. Their teachers are truly the only ones who can make a difference and it's really heart breaking.
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 8:26 am
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