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CAT Tracks for November 5, 2014
BILL GATES MOVES ON |
Bill gave up on his small high schools project after a decade...
...admitting that it didn't work.
Gates backed off (at least for now) from his effort to link teacher evaluations, hiring, and firing to student scores on standardized tests.
So what's a frustrated gazillionaire to do?
Read on...
From eSchool News
Pilot program will give teens more personalized learning
CAT Tracks Editor's Note:
At least Bill Gates is starting small this time, seeing if his latest silver bullet works, instead of playing "Bill in the china shop" with the whole public education system.
With apologies to the Mamas and Papas...
...in the brave new world of education:
...go where you wanna go!
Hmmm...
Just wondering if the mamas and papas (or guardians) get any input into the decision of what path their children choose...
...or is it strictly up to the students?
I mean...
We wouldn't want to break their spirits!
Bill Gates et al have been trying to reduce the influence of teachers (those windy sagebrushes on the stage) for years...
...surely they want to remove parents/guardians from the equation too!
In closing...
...a stanza from Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
You get to do what you wanna do...
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! teachers (and parents! leave the kids alone!
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
