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TEDxUofL(independently organized event) Talks

"If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war." -Ronald Reagan

Please watch the video for the well-versed explanation. If this principal can take a Louisville Male TRADITIONAL High School student and make them WANT to teach at a "low-performing" school, he's worth listening to. Below I focus on the main points and then I will explain my opinion of charter schools and how it has changed. What role do failing schools play in the role of a school district? The name of the school matters. Where is the school? Is it located where the rest of the city goes for entertainment, etc. No... Media impact When magnet schools create choice and competition. We have success vs failure. Magnet schools are usually places where parents value education and are actively involved. Students in low-achieving urban schools are typically from poverty, special education, lower priority of education backgrounds, etc. As an administrator, etc. one seeks political capital...so one is forced to serve the mainstream. District personnel-could and should Schools-must and will??? The "Farm Club" Accountability Progress must be seen as a moral imperative to act, not for an excuse for inaction-Look's Law

Charter Schools! I have a Bachelor's of Science in Business Economics. Everything I learned in my Urban Economics class tells me charter schools are great and the answer! That was 2004. After spending three years teaching...I can say charter schools are NOT the answer. I went from an economist view of why charter schools should work to a teacher with EXPERIENCE who knows charter schools are not the answer. The answer is complicated and need not be political, but will we ever accomplish such? Enjoy!

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