tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post640673873852091720..comments2023-10-25T00:58:56.337-07:00Comments on Educational Whisper: An open letter to SFUSD Superintendent Carlos GarciaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00175864473859312508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post-193178773380822882010-09-08T12:21:47.106-07:002010-09-08T12:21:47.106-07:00KC - been busy with getting my course up and runni...KC - been busy with getting my course up and running. Last night was the first session. Should be good going forward.<br /><br />Re: dollars and quality - you are right, in many respects people mistakenly fork over large sums of money so that they can escape the need to become intricately involved in the school operation and attribute that to getting more for the money. Smartly spent dollars Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175864473859312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post-82168647065485069642010-09-04T13:28:13.082-07:002010-09-04T13:28:13.082-07:00One quick point about charters:
You're right ...One quick point about charters:<br /><br />You're right that they were conceived as a way to foster innovation. To some extent that has happened. But the track record of charters is not, on average, significantly better or worse that regular schools. Which probably means that some innovations are really working well and others are a bad idea. So sure, lets look for charter successes and KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707533469100750195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post-63576310177316315322010-09-04T13:24:16.662-07:002010-09-04T13:24:16.662-07:00From my SFUSD blogging days I have a Google alert ...From my SFUSD blogging days I have a Google alert set up for the search term "SFUSD" -- which is how I came here.<br /><br />You raise so many interesting, deep veins for discussion. I'd encourage you to bring this to the sfschools yahoo group. We could definitely use an infusion of new voices and energy.<br /><br />For now, indulge me in more rambling...<br /><br />Know that the KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707533469100750195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post-7370831154131251942010-09-04T10:55:02.045-07:002010-09-04T10:55:02.045-07:00P.S. there are a few typos in the two above commen...P.S. there are a few typos in the two above comments. Apologies all around. I found them after posting - hopefully readers will forgive them and focus on the ideas not the typos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175864473859312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post-41773851163853492532010-09-04T10:47:51.258-07:002010-09-04T10:47:51.258-07:00This is part 2 continuation from above...
Persona...This is part 2 continuation from above...<br /><br />Personally, I like Everett Middle School. It's a beautiful location, and newly renovated. It's got potential. I would rather be a part of an up-and-comer effort as many of those at the top have become complacent. The bar being low (almost in the basement according to all reported assessments) make it easy to see large wins. <br /><br Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175864473859312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post-55313639121489746012010-09-04T10:47:26.073-07:002010-09-04T10:47:26.073-07:00Because of character limit, I had to break my rep...Because of character limit, I had to break my reply into two. This is PART 1:<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in KC. Just wondering how you found my post? I'm not familiar with your blogs, but it seems like you have been steeped in it for a great long while.<br /><br />The McKinley situation has turned out well, given that the base of parents have banned together to contribute great sums of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175864473859312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273300.post-66301445800293615842010-09-04T09:58:54.919-07:002010-09-04T09:58:54.919-07:00As a veteran SFUSD observer and parent, please ind...As a veteran SFUSD observer and parent, please indulge me for a second.<br /><br />You are right to push for more transparency and more frequent communication. One of the biggest keys to school improvement is to get the whole school community involved and empowered. You've already lived through this at McKinley, right? There is raw energy there, and it can be harnessed to move the school KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707533469100750195noreply@blogger.com