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To: Little Joe who wrote (133398)	3/25/2001 1:56:30 AM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Although I never attended one, I understand that Catholic schools are famous for good, tough educations. Unfortunately, I don't think the Catholic school model is scalable. Remember, Catholic schools are heavily subsidized by the Catholic Church, which is the only reason they are economically viable for poorer families. Like I said, good but plain private schools around here start at $10K per kid per year, and go up from there. Maybe we should turn over the public schools to the Catholic Church? Now, won't that cause a stir... But I see the point on the firmness aspect of the education. Lower your expectations, and the kids will underperform. Raise them, and they will also rise. Good point. I wasn't specifically calling out disruptive kids, but simply kids that were harder to educate: special education, handicapped, English as a foreign language, poorer starts that put them behind others. You can't give up on them, but there is a cost to bringing them along. I think we just have to absorb that cost. I believe 'mainstreaming' should be an individual decision, based on the child. Unfortunately, I think it has become an economic decision; getting these kids into the mainstream helps reduces staff needs, but steals from each kids education.

To: Little Joe who wrote (133398)	3/25/2001 8:59:08 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 769667

Great thinking! Right: <<My view is that education is an opportunity and if you come to school and make no effort, disrupt the class and miss classes all the time, you just lose your opportunity.>> Right again: <<Anything else is not fair to the other students.>> And again: <<The plain fact is that the public school system is not equipped to teach these children and the attempt to mainstream them just hurts other students.>> One more time: <<This does not mean that we should ignore these kid’s needs.>>