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I will be traveling to North Carolina this week to learn more about the Tupelo Public School District's new computer initiative.
I'll be going to Duke University where they have models of modern classrooms that allow for more interaction between students, and I'll travel to Mooresville, N.C., a school district that has already implemented a one-to-one computer program. In fact, in Mooresville, all students in grades four to 12 have laptops. There I'll be able to see how they're using the computers, what difficulties they've faced and what advantages they've seen. I'll be posting updates and photos here in this blog and I'll be filing updates for the Daily Journal.
Stay tuned. I also paln to post updates on Twitter: @ChrisKieffer.
If you have any questions, please send them and I'll do my best to answer.
Hi. I'm Chris Kieffer, the new education reporter at the Daily Journal and this is my blog. Welcome.
This space will be a conversation about education matters both local and national. It'll be a place to discuss what is happening in your school district and interesting trends that are taking place in the country. Please share ideas, stories you've read (or heard) and issues from your district. And please bring your questions and I will do my best to answer them.
This blog will also be a place to spotlight the talented students we have in Northeast Mississippi and I'll bring attention to their accomplishments and projects.
Let me know what you think and what you'd like to see. Hope you enjoy.
Chris
ps. I plan to also use Twitter to add to the blog. For now, you can follow me @ChrisKieffer.
For me I think there should be competition between the public schools and the charter schools which is being pushed by the present political's.
First, the charter schools should be held to the same standards of accountability. This would include accountability for funds by a state auditor as in the public schools.
The same goes for student achievement because in some states, the charters are not held to the same rules to determine academic performance.
Second, the public schools should be given the same freedom to innovate as charters. This concept is being followed by the State of Kentucky as Districts of Innovation.
Under this model, public schools could follow the same style of innovative methods as being touted by charters as the best way to teach.
In a nutshell, I think we should establish a leveling playing field between the public schools and charters in order to establish competition between the upcoming dual educations system.
My bet on the outcome is on the public schools because we have professional certified teachers while the charters will allow non-certified teachers.
John L Long
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