Comments on: Success x 35 http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/02/success-x-35/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joanne http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/02/success-x-35/#comment-31066 Joanne Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:05:46 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/02/08/success-x-35/#comment-31066 I'm on vacation -- we just got to Barcelona yesterday -- and using an unfamiliar computer that's a bit harder to use, so I didn't check out DSST, other than to note it's on Colorado's short "excellent" high school list. Great Schools gives DSST a 9 ranking out of 10, but doesn't have enrollment info. Here's the <a href="http://orlandosentinel.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/co/2427" rel="nofollow">test score link</a>. I’m on vacation — we just got to Barcelona yesterday — and using an unfamiliar computer that’s a bit harder to use, so I didn’t check out DSST, other than to note it’s on Colorado’s short “excellent” high school list. Great Schools gives DSST a 9 ranking out of 10, but doesn’t have enrollment info. Here’s the test score link.

]]> By: Rory http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/02/success-x-35/#comment-31065 Rory Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:39:35 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/02/08/success-x-35/#comment-31065 I check out many of Joanne's stories and I don't think I have ever run across any deceptions. In this case, Joanne did not endorse this school, she just commented that it seemed "KIPPish" (based on the article). I am a fan of the KIPP way of doing things, especially since they stress the basics skills. This school is no KIPP, but it took me several hours of investigation to figure it out. I love the idea of charter schools, because they are great tests of innovation in education. Inevitably though, some charters will use different methods. This seems to be one of those schools that chose a "project" based curriculum that fails low performing students. The school appears to be successful based on the scores of its already high performing students. Disclaimer: Joanne is one of my favorite bloggers, and I read her site daily. I agree with 99% of everything she says. I check out many of Joanne’s stories and I don’t think I have ever run across any deceptions.

In this case, Joanne did not endorse this school, she just commented that it seemed “KIPPish” (based on the article). I am a fan of the KIPP way of doing things, especially since they stress the basics skills. This school is no KIPP, but it took me several hours of investigation to figure it out.

I love the idea of charter schools, because they are great tests of innovation in education. Inevitably though, some charters will use different methods. This seems to be one of those schools that chose a “project” based curriculum that fails low performing students. The school appears to be successful based on the scores of its already high performing students.

Disclaimer: Joanne is one of my favorite bloggers, and I read her site daily. I agree with 99% of everything she says.

]]> By: wayne martin http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/02/success-x-35/#comment-31064 wayne martin Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:26:59 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/02/08/success-x-35/#comment-31064 > You’ll find the “facts” presented in many of the stories > hear often don’t contain “the rest of the story” So please post the truth for the rest of us. > You’ll find the “facts” presented in many of the stories
> hear often don’t contain “the rest of the story”

So please post the truth for the rest of us.

]]> By: Mike in Texas http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/02/success-x-35/#comment-31063 Mike in Texas Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:21:23 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/02/08/success-x-35/#comment-31063 Shhh, Rory, don't go injecting the facts into the stories hear. People will accuse you of being a rotten teacher, a flaming liberal and all kinds of other horrible things. Excellent post. You'll find the "facts" presented in many of the stories hear often don't contain "the rest of the story" Shhh, Rory, don’t go injecting the facts into the stories hear. People will accuse you of being a rotten teacher, a flaming liberal and all kinds of other horrible things.

Excellent post. You’ll find the “facts” presented in many of the stories hear often don’t contain “the rest of the story”

]]> By: Rory http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/02/success-x-35/#comment-31062 Rory Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:14:16 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/02/08/success-x-35/#comment-31062 Joanne, I checked out the dissagregated data for the school, and it isn't pretty. Most of the impovement is a result of 33% of their poorest performing black students dropping out. I broke it out over at my site. Joanne,

I checked out the dissagregated data for the school, and it isn’t pretty. Most of the impovement is a result of 33% of their poorest performing black students dropping out.

I broke it out over at my site.

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