Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Zsombor Peter writes a newsworthy story

Zsombor Peter has written a story on "looping" link sub req.

120 students at Truman Middle School, moved through their
three years there along with their teachers. It is an old and
interesting idea. It is one of a number of tacks that can be
tried by stakeholders in schools where they are allowed
meaningful participation in the decision making process.

Zsombor Peter reports a wealth of anecdotal support for the
experiment; but cannot report empirical evidence that
it made a difference in the "all important" area of test scores.

Which proves that Zsombor Peter is capable of writing a
newsworthy story.

Which begs the question;

Why won't Zsombor Peter write the even more newsworthy
story about;

the steadfast refusal of the leadership of the APS
to involve themselves in a candid, forthright and
honest discussion of; administrative role modeling,
standards, and accountability;
except that he is a coward;
afraid to stand up to Paula Maes and her ilk,
or he is corrupt;
a willing participant in the effort to cover up;
  • the abdication by the leadership of the APS from their obligations as role models ,
  • their abject lack of meaningful standards of conduct and competence, and
  • their lack of honest accountability to such standards as there are, even the law?

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