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Clay: a moldable material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, best sculpted in the hands of an experienced potter. Romans 9:21. Friar: member of a mendicant order, distinct from monks in that they do not shut themeleves off from the rest of the world.
Welcome to the Clay Friar. We really don't have a theme here, and you can't depend on us for uplifting and positive thoughts because well... sometimes we don't have them. We don't lie to you though. So at least it's honest.
-Kate
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Have you decided your take on this move...
I think it is good for the neighborhood.
i wonder how YES can be that successful (100% of students to 4 year colleges?) there are lots of urban charter schools with intense educational programming that don't do as well. since i'm not in the high school scene, i'm also wondering why the small learning community theory is so successful. is that really what was missing all those decades?
anyhoo. hi kate!
Reform is always mixed, as jerks leap onto both the reform and anti-reform platforms for their own ends and disguise what's really going to happen. Sigh. Like the rest of life, it's going to be an "on balance" proposition.
More dramatic reform here: http://assistantvillageidiot.blogspot.com/2006/01/building-better-brains.html
To graduate from YES you must first be accepted to a four year college. Then again, if you graduate from a high school you are automatically accepted to University of Houston, Downtown.
None of the linked articles really explained what is expected to actually happen. What do these charter schools do that leads to such success? How will they actually help or integrate with the public schools?
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