What is the new hot way to make money? Buy a school and there is a website and a broker ready to help you. No problem from some members of the School Board, they too are supporting the new trend. School Board Member Renier Diaz de la Portilla wrote an Op Ed piece on May 15th. He said:
Sadly, some critics, including teachers’ unions, have been reluctant to embrace all forms of educational reform including charter schools, merit pay, school choice and virtual education.
Similarly, some want to deny parents choice when it comes to virtual education. Thankfully, there are more who disagree; like the countless parents of virtual-school students who this year rallied in Oregon’s state Capitol to advocate for their children’s right to have virtual-school options.
To that end, the Florida Legislature just passed a bill that highlights the need to expand virtual school choice. And it is school choice that sets Miami-Dade County Public Schools apart from countless school districts, not only across the state, but across the nation.
It is because of this that we must not allow critics of virtual education to limit or deny choice for students and parents across our state.
Expanding the use of virtual education in our school district would allow us to focus more on remediation strategies for students who have fallen behind in bricks and mortar classrooms, while those who are more academically advanced can participate in virtual classes.
Look at the language in the last paragraph. Stupid kids go to old fashioned schools (bricks and mortar) and smart kids get virtual (manipulating parents a bit there aren't we Renier?). He neglected to mention that legislative members are starting to invest in charter and virtual schools. It is big business at the expense of your kids. I am getting in on the bandwagon as Rick Scott will 'get to work' on it, hell, he probably is heavily invested in virtual schools by now.
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This is the final sign that we the voters are sheep and will drink any kool aid passed out by the Republicans. Florida education is clearly on its way to death. The dismantlement and sale of its carcass.
Do any of you care enough to actually speak up, to actually take on a strenuous act like, just perhaps, vote in opposition? Nope, you are too busy griping about Obamacare.
First they want to keep us uneducated (translation, good tea party voters) ad now they want to separate the herd to prevent any exchange of ideas.
Why a Online School?
http://hubpages.com/hub/Grammar_Mishaps__A_vs_An
Maybe we should just expand the drug testing industry.
It's not just for welfare recipients anymore:
Wanna drive in Florida? Get a drug test.
Wanna fly over fly? Get a drug test.
Proudly wear yout pressure sensitive label: I was drug tested today!
Don't be left out! It's more jobs for Florida.
Start drug testing your neighbors today!
Some high schools have virtual gym. This is how it works:
screen says: go run for 20 minutes
prompt: click on button when you are done
Whaaaaa? counselors are being pulled out of their offices to babysit kids who are doing this stuff. Don't get me wrong, Super, I know you are trying to deal with impossible budgets - but this has to stop!
Welcome to the Republican world of "we don't give a crap about middle class kids." THeir's go to private.
Who are the tards that put those strict class size amendments on the ballot?! That's why all of this started! The schools are out of money yet can only have 25 kids per class...you come up with a solution instead of criticizing everyone they come up with. How else can you have so many kids per class without hiring more teachers and cutting costs at the same time?!
And show me where these legislators have invested in the schools? Like any normal paper due in school, you have to back up your facts...
in your face:
Studies show schools educate better with lower class size thus students learn more and do better in school. Florida has one of the lowest ranked combined school systems, and spends near the bottom compared to the other 49 states.
Don't blame voters for wanting to better the public school system by reducing class size.
The people to blame are the legislators and elected officials who have neglected the schools for so long.
In you face:
Understand...but if you don't have the money and the net result is virtual school and no electives, have we really improved the educational experience for the kids. So it is a two edged sword. Many of us (self included) wanted smaller class sizes. The fact of the matter is that we are getting a real education ourselves,because Republicans in Talli are showing us that they will defund one way or the other. They did it..we are screwed all ways to Sunday.
My kids did virtual school in High School... it worked fine to get them a class or two. It would be disaster to be enrolled full time.
If an adult can't see to being there to make sure the kid is doing school work, the kid is off in another computer world.
I taught in a private school that used self paced education for the students. We had 45 kids and 3 adults in each room. To this day, I am not sure what those kids learned.
They did the work, took the tests, but I really think they missed the group interaction and learning how to LISTEN in a group setting.
Kids need to learn social skills. I am not sure they will learn social skills staring at a computer screen. People have to learn to play nice in a school setting so they can grow up and work with other people in a career.
Did you know that Florida International University charges an additional $200 a class for taking it virtually?
And why is that?
If I can remember, Miguel Diaz de la Portilla represents some of the investors involved in this new BUSINESS. Why should Renier not be supportive of the idea? I'm sure his brother will make sure he makes money too -- as, no doubt, Miguel and Alex Diaz de la Portillas stand to. I have only one way of describing this family, whose father was allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the past: THEY ARE GARBAGE. By the way, the father's involvement was widely documented in the Miami Herald. If you have reservations about this, search the Herald archive. The Herald -- before it had an agenda that supports every crook in Florida -- brought this issue up when Miguel ran for Miami Dade mayor... in 2004?
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