<DIV>Keely,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am not talking about forcing children into tracks. I am talking about giving every child a shot at being what they are good at. I am not talking about denying any kids a chance at learning academically, I am talking about giving the kids a chance at developing a skill that they can bring into the workforce. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Isn't the point of high school and education in general to be able to survive and make a living in the real world? At least I thought that was the point. I think we need to give kids access to as many tools as possible, and let the kids choose the tools they like best to give them the best opportunity to be successful. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>keely emerinemix <kjajmix1@msn.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff
2px solid"> <STYLE> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </STYLE> Donovan, the district can't "promise $1.5 million" of any amount to non college-bound students. First of all, the enormity and complexity of NCLB and state regulations means that all enrolled kids have to be taught certain specific curricula. Second, and most important here, schools are not in the business of deciding who is and who isn't a college-bound student. To their credit, they teach the very best to the very most; anything else, such as tailoring curricula to the presumptive experiences in or out of college upon graduation, harkens back to the nauseating days of the 60s and 70s, when "tracking" was a common practice. Minority kids, poor kids, kids who struggled academically -- the school decided they were on the "shop track" and funneled them to what we now call voc-tech classes. Kids like you, kids
like me -- we were "tracked" as college-bound, primarily because we were Anglo, didn't struggle enormously in school, and had parents who could and would agitate for "better," more academically-oriented classes. Woe be it to the Mexican American student in Tucson in the mid-70s who wanted the college track and who aspired to be a physician or lawyer or engineer; the clear message, with a wide-eyed appeal to "the best for the student," was tracking based on demographics that denied individual promise. It stunk then. Thank God one of the very few benefits of NCLB is that it would illegally stink now.<BR><BR>keely<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:52:21 -0800<BR>From: donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com<BR>To: mike_l_f@hotmail.com; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Why I'm going to vote Yes on the Levy<BR><BR> <DIV>Mike,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You are little nicer than me. I want to see MSD dedicate
the money first, then I would support them. I don't understand why they cannot promise $1,500,000 of their $7,000,000+ cannot go to non college bound students. I don't think that is unfair to ask.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>They promise nothing with the taxpayers money except to spend it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV><BR>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=EC_replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">My son graduated from Moscow High and I know several teachers who have <BR>worked in the district.<BR><BR>We are not identical to Pullman, but I get very tired of hearing that we <BR>can't compare ourselves to them. Only a few miles apart, both are small <BR>towns next to a university. Pullman has made more opportunities available <BR>for their students in both voc-ed and dual enrollment. It may be difficult <BR>for us, but I feel
that if we do not expand our offerings in both areas we <BR>will continue throwing away many students who don't fit into the average <BR>college bound mold.<BR><BR>I'm going to vote yes on the levy, but after that - if the school district <BR>can't convince me that they are working VERY HARD to improve dual <BR>enrollment opportunities with the U of I and add more vocational education <BR>opportunities - in the future I will be voting No.<BR><BR><BR>-Mike<BR><BR><BR><BR>Mike Finkbiner<BR>mike_l_f@hotmail.com<BR><BR>Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a <BR>significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced.<BR><BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net
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