tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post5981896863907082453..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: DeVos and Trump Throw Cyberschools Under BusPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-57887636533143739982020-07-10T12:58:54.511-04:002020-07-10T12:58:54.511-04:00I dunno. While I won't credit DeVos with any ...I dunno. While I won't credit DeVos with any particular intellectual acumen, she does have a certain savage cunning brilliance when it comes to politics. I'm wondering if this is akin to Diane Ravitch's challenge to charter schools to take over an entire district. Of course that's not what she really wants, it's just a way of poking - "you can't do it, can you?" - to make the charters look bad.<br /><br />I wonder if DeVos is only pretending to want full-time, in-person school as yet another way to undermine public schools. I think she knows full well the challenges like those that have been discussed endlessly in education circles, so she's thrown down her gauntlet. "If teachers are so important, prove it by showing up full time." If they can't/won't do it, I think you'll see her with a smug, "see, virtual schools are the way to go after all, right?"<br /><br />And a further advantage (for her) is that many private schools may be able to pull it off (especially the elite ones) because they have such low student-teacher ratios, large campuses, ample resources, etc. So, see? Private schools are better than public schools.<br /><br />--DienneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-74877586161724533762020-07-10T10:32:38.000-04:002020-07-10T10:32:38.000-04:00Yes! I'm glad you addressed this. I was going ...Yes! I'm glad you addressed this. I was going to comment on one of your older posts about the hypocrisy of this situation. I thought cyberschools were the best thing since sliced bread? <br /><br />Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359946105723116125noreply@blogger.com