tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post2115688996959227991..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Should We Close Schools for Low Performance?Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-86996040752630781682016-08-26T12:07:54.717-04:002016-08-26T12:07:54.717-04:00I think that people like hard line solutions when ...I think that people like hard line solutions when they are applied elsewhere. I think that we should always ask ourselves the question, what standard would we expect if it was being applied to us.<br /><br />If my local school, where my child goes, was being closed by the state without the consent of our locally elected school board, would the score on a standardized test seem sufficient?Paul Ciskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12402465278460368449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-88410172408264634942016-08-26T09:06:48.832-04:002016-08-26T09:06:48.832-04:00Another consequence I rarely see addressed is what...Another consequence I rarely see addressed is what closures, or even the prospect of them, does to the teaching profession. It's yet another reason for teachers to avoid poor schools. If we really think that the fix is better teachers, closing schools would seem to lead to a pool of undesirable candidates. Why apply to a school that's likely to be closed?Paul Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318098111985714443noreply@blogger.com