tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post8759832118542979089..comments2024-03-29T06:21:22.494-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Barack Obama And The Ruin Of Public Educationreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-36379638343102413852013-01-14T19:27:45.719-05:002013-01-14T19:27:45.719-05:00Not to mention the fact Obama and Duncan bypassed ...Not to mention the fact Obama and Duncan bypassed Congress with RTTT as a substitute for NCLB. Duncan should have been impeached for that.OTE adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259422705314063194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-64939608022230918002013-01-14T17:04:27.216-05:002013-01-14T17:04:27.216-05:00I agree that the current negative drumbeat is unde...I agree that the current negative drumbeat is undermining public education. Critically needed financial resources are being redirected towards various alternative schooling options such as charter schools and vouchers for private schools. Communities hear so much negative that they are reluctant to stand with their public schools in times of need, for example rejecting local property tax initiatives that would help backfill for lost revenue. And the most damaging aspect of this relentless negative drumbeat is that it undermines school pride moral and confidence, thereby impacting the school culture. <br /><br />GO PUBLIC: A Day in the Life of an American School District was designed to give people an authentic look inside the world of public education. We had 50 directors and their crews follow 50 subjects on 28 campuses in one day, May 8, 2012. Pasadena is a racially and economically diverse community in Southern California. GO PUBLIC tells the story of one full day from sun up to long after sundown.<br /><br />Public education is a right available to everyone in our country and 90% of the nations’ children attend public school. We wanted to provide a window into the world of one urban school district, the many dedicated people, the myriad of opportunities available and the complexity of effectively serving the needs of all students.<br /><br />This project is important now because too much focus has been placed on what is supposedly broken in public education. There is always room for improvement, but we also wanted to capture the remarkable things that go on each and every day in our public schools, the teamwork it takes and the textured richness for those involved. By telling the stories of individuals that work and participate in the schools, we want to encourage viewers to become informed and compassionate advocates for their community public schools.<br /><br />Please check out and view a few of the short films (only 4 minutes each) located on our website at www.gopublicproject.org. Thank you and GO PUBLIC! Dawn Carson O'Keeffehttp://www.gopublicproject.orgnoreply@blogger.com