[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Jun 7, 10:51*am, "ScottW" wrote:
"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" wrote in ...
On Jun 6, 8:47 pm, "ScottW" wrote:

"BretLudwig" wrote in message
It's an honor to be here at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts.
Just three years ago, only half of the high school seniors who walked the
halls of this building were accepted to college. But today, thanks to the
hard work of caring parents, innovative educators and some very committed
students, all 44 seniors

44? What happenned to the rest of the class? Why in hell is Obama
visiting a one room school house?

We have an arts high school near me. Its enrollment is very
competitive, based largely upon audition or portfolio, and the class
sizes are quite small. Think "Fame".
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So much for this being a model to build upon.

Who said it was a "model to build upon"? He said it was an example of
thinking outside the box:

"I'm here to congratulate you on this achievement, but also to hold
up
this school and these students as an example of what's possible in
education if we're willing to break free from the tired thinking and
political stalemate that's dominated Washington for decades, if we're
willing to try new ideas and new reforms based not on ideology but on
what
works to give our children the best possible chance in life."

Don't feel bad, 2pid: Bratzi missed the substance here as well.

Having "competitive enrollment" in K-12 is not exactly a
model you can extend throughout the system.

Not everybody wants to be an artist, 2pid. I'll wager you have no
talent whatsoever in that direction, for example. And I'm not sure
what Mapleton's admissions system is. I was merely pointing out that
smaller schools like this exist. In my area it's competitive and its
focus is on teaching arts. Not everybody want to attend a non-
traditional school.

Why would you want to generalize an admissions system for a school
like this to the rest of the district? Did you 'think' to do a search
on this school? Here, dimmy, let me help:

1. Copy name of school. When you are done, it will look like this:

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

2. Go to google. Paste name of school into search box.

3. Hit "enter".

4. Open link to school.

5. (And here's the really, really hard part for you) read and
understand information now on your screen. If you need more
information, call the school. their number is now right in front of
you.

Lol