Saturday, November 13, 2010
Group wants schools that mix business with lessons
Another article about the Maine Enterprise Schools. This group is suddenly in the news because they're planning to enroll their first RSU1 students -- targeting 6th graders to make a 3-year commitment and 9th graders a 4-year commitment -- in the program THIS FALL (2011). This is considered an 'alternate path' to graduation and seems to be a driver in the need for standards-based curriculum and grading (no grades), so that students partipating in 'farm school' can still 'meet the standard' and graduate. What will a High School Diploma represent under this program? Surely it's not the classical, well-rounded education college admissions and employers expect!?!
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"Maine Enterprise School is closing in on getting started, D'Anieri said, looking at a possible location in BATH and discussing the idea with school officials there."
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ReplyDeleteI find this whole blog to be exactly what is not needed in a healthy discussion and debate about education in the RSU1 school district. The worst part about it is that all the posters (if indeed more than one) are anonymous, meaning they want people to hear their views but don't want to be accountable for them. This is exactly not how we would want teachers, administrators, or board members to model civic, and civil, behavior! All comments should be attributed. All statements of 'fact' backed up with sources and evidence. Hiding behind the anonymous postings on the web is cowardly and very destructive of the very education process that you seem to want to improve. Pull aside the veil, come out into the light!
Your charge that posters stay anonymous because of fear about harm to their student children is completely baseless and shameful. I can personally state that if any evidence of this is ever brought to a school board member, the problem will be dealt with quickly and effectively. This is a good example of how you tear away at the fabric of the community, without a shred of evidence to back it up.
In the spirit of identifying who is doing the writing, I am,
Charles Durfee (phone is 442-7049, email is durfodd@comcast.net, if anyone wants to contact me directly)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Your comment does not address the posting you have attached your comment upon, but we will let it remain nonetheless. In case you are not aware, virtually every headline is a direct link to published articles in newspapers, websites or blogs regarding education thus the sources are included. This blog encourages free exchange of information and believes that empowered, informed parents can and will make intelligent choices for their children and our local, state and national education systems.
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