tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484256599302499678.post2898022153091138927..comments2010-11-30T06:54:10.755-08:00Comments on Liberty Probity Valor: The Solution to Kansas' Ed Funding ParadoxBrentDavis1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03609830256936087002noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484256599302499678.post-65282651448588723012010-11-30T06:54:10.755-08:002010-11-30T06:54:10.755-08:00"larger classes with exceptionally qualified ..."larger classes with exceptionally qualified teachers and complete parental support with excellent lean leadership is the path to educational excellence for the masses"<br /><br />I paraphrased the above quote, and will comment on the major points.<br />Class size: not an issue if there is order.<br />Teachers: We've redefined what a teacher is.<br />Excellent lean leadership: I might add with a focus on academic achievement.<br />Finally, parents and the masses:As long as we allow one unruly student to continually take up 80% of the instructors time and provide no means of discipline or removal of that student, our schools will continue to decline.<br />We don't have a school problem;we have a parent problem. By focusing primarily on "the quality of teachers" we are trying to fix the engine of a wrecked car. No matter how powerful the engine is the car has still been totaled and won't provide the performance we desire.just thinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942695926740486186noreply@blogger.com