I stumbled into a blog on education in Kansas. While I don’t take serious and violent exception to every post, let me say I found almost every post’s conclusion different from the conclusion I would have made. Should I add it to the blogroll?
Go take a look at Kansas Education, and let me know your opinion.
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Regarding the distance learning post: I don’t see what your objection is, so long as proper supervision is included in the sessions. Apparently the class offerings are for the more advanced classes, which would typically include the more serious students who are interested in learning. As a CPA I have participated in satellite video telecast seminars for continuing professional education, and they have all been positive learning experiences. I even did one on the internet at my desk. We could call in or email questions during the seminar (they called it a webinar). These seminars were almost as good as having a live instructor, but without the expense of bringing in someone from some distant location to lecture. If it was a choice between a televised broadcast or no class, I would choose the televised broadcast. For some of the more advanced classes it may be difficult, especially in small rural school districts, to find someone properly qualified to teach the class. I would think that intelligent people could make something like this work well for high school students.
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Ed,
I have only read the first post so far. The State of the State Standards by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation paints a very grim picture of the overall performance of the public schools in most states. Do you disagree with their results? If so, why?
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