tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post3277214338137752099..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Charter Schools & Space - The Empire Strikes BackClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-72342044257017913132011-09-15T22:03:01.382-04:002011-09-15T22:03:01.382-04:00So wonder no more, Tim...Dork Klub is apparently a...So wonder no more, Tim...Dork Klub is apparently a t-shirt merchant with such pithy sayings as "Brooklyn; You know how we do." http://dorkklub.com/products-pageAlexisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-64454852083421603702011-09-11T08:51:41.773-04:002011-09-11T08:51:41.773-04:00I never said that. You should re-read what I wrote...I never said that. You should re-read what I wrote. It's merely a sharing of sentiment.Mad Momma Carmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-58624086132735907992011-09-10T20:35:45.510-04:002011-09-10T20:35:45.510-04:00To Carmen: the building was at 42% capacity before...To Carmen: the building was at 42% capacity before the Charter moved in. Now they're a little over 80%. Most NYC public school buildings are at well over 100% (the average is around 130%, I believe). No one is being "pushed out" of Parkside Prep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-8142052831580678002011-09-09T21:09:09.861-04:002011-09-09T21:09:09.861-04:00Having taught at both a public school and a charte...Having taught at both a public school and a charter school, I share the sentiment of worry with parents in the existing public school where charter schools are taking over. First, our mayor has closed 11 public schools thus far due to "underperformance". Instead of providing support, he closed them down. This has resulted in other local public schools having to take in the scattered students. On the other hand, there are dozens of severely underperforming charter schools which fall outside of the DOE rules and are allowed to continue functioning on our tax dollars so long as they fulfill their charter. This means that if an 8th grader has a 2nd grade reading level he/she is still considered passing as long as the charter benchmarks are met (which vary widely from school to school). <br /><br />I have seen first-hand two charter schools push out the public school whose space they occupied, leaving parents having to take their children to the neighboring district school which was also overcrowded due to another charter school occupying the space there as well. This also left me without a job for the following school year.<br /><br />As well, I worked in a charter school where we occupied just one floor of a regular public school, yet received 5 times the amount of money, supplies, and support from the state than did the existing public school which severely needed the resources the charter school had thrown at them.<br /><br />In short, I think the argument against charter schools is that they are inadvertently taking the focus away from what our public schools desperately need addressed.Mad Momma Carmennoreply@blogger.com