I agreed with nearly everything he said. He's a true humanitarian. I believe he's misinformed about Bill Gate's education plans though. I've been laboring under his High School Redesign for 5 years now. Before his revolutionary "Redesign" we taught 5 classes and had a student load of 150. His plan upped that to 6 classes and 180 students. Under block scheduling, some teachers have 3 classes in a row, 100 min each. With two six minute passing periods in between, that's almost 6 hours without any real break. I had that schedule for two years. Now I "only" have to wait a bit over 3 and a half hours for a bathroom break. Keep in mind this increased productivity didn't include any kind of a raise. 30 extra students means more work to take home. The program also mandates more meetings, so I'm taking home even more work I used to do at school.
I am not going to turn this into and educational debate. I will read and consider any replies but will not answer them. I will agree to disagree. I do not mean to detract from Mr. Selby's message, with which I am in near total agreement.
