Obama touts merit pay, charter schools in education speech

[DarrinS]

Merit pay? Is that anything like a bonus?

[desflood]

I've seen studies that say both things.

I've seen several studies that seem to show charter schools not all they're cracked up to be - but I have to give them the benefit of the doubt. If a kid's been going to public school, say, for six years - the entire elementary school - a charter isn't going to be able to fix all those years of damage in one year, or probably even two. It isn't possible.

[RandomGuy]

If you want to fix schools, you have to attack poverty and the culture. Not this liberal bull where we throw you some crumbs to keep you down and dependent, but actually get done. Last I checked government has been pissing away more and more on schools and overall the performance still sucks.

You can't just throw money at something and wait for it to fix itself.

You mean like building more jails and hoping that crime goes away?

You have to attack poverty and the culture, not the conservative bull where you lock kids up uselessly to keep them down and dependent, but actually get done.

[Blake]

Link?

I've seen studies that say both things.

no link. Just what I've heard and what I think based on people I personally know that have gone the charter route.

Feel free to share these studies you've seen.

[johnsmith]

no link. Just what I've heard and what I think based on people I personally know that have gone the charter route.

Feel free to share these studies you've seen.

Don't you know that if you express OPINION in this forum, that you must back it up with a link.........you know, to prove your OPINION.

[Blake]

I don't give a . In fact I bet they do. But since my pop owns an architecture firm that mainly designs churches and schools, I'm down. Hey, I said my position was based on selfish familial interests, did I not?

yes, you did. I don't recall calling you out for being selfish and not giving a fock about how well charter schools do.

[Blake]

Don't you know that if you express OPINION in this forum, that you must back it up with a link.........you know, to prove your OPINION.

link?

[johnsmith]

My bad:

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...48#post3200348

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