tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465798186563599641.post2840499729839997143..comments2023-07-08T08:30:34.198-07:00Comments on '16 ILC at Penn: 7/14 Knowledge is PowerDon Gosneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465798186563599641.post-41160130945827734492016-07-31T20:00:36.192-07:002016-07-31T20:00:36.192-07:00We certainly have plenty of areas where we can imp...We certainly have plenty of areas where we can improve but I think you saw first hand that we’re still much better than other areas.<br /><br />While there are advantages of having neighborhood schools where you can walk to your l;local school and get an education with people from your own neighborhood, there are inherent problems associated with that. When the neighborhoods are segregated into ethnic neighborhoods, this tends to keep the different ethnicities segregated, too. <br /><br />Bussing students to schools to help diversify the student body also has problems associated with it in that the students often go to schools far from where they live and their friends from school are spread all over.<br /><br />With many of the charter schools where we live, the students come from all over so even though there is no forced bussing, the end result is the same. This is one of the negatives associated with this model of schooling.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com