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To: JohnM who wrote (14999)	3/24/2006 3:55:14 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541299

These are the comments from that site: A teacher writes: "There is a huge staff turnover rate at this school, [but] it is not because of the teachers. Most of the teachers at this school are extremely dedicated and good teachers. A teacher can not control the students if there isn't support from the administration and the parents. Also, they can not properly enforce rules that have no consequences ... They get frustrated with the way that everything is handled and how they are treated with very little respect. ... They move on to more structured schools." (March 2005) "This is a very disappointing school, the teachers are just as bad as the students," writes a parent. "Good teacher did not last in this school, the staff changes every year. The staff has no control of the students, who are roaming everywhere. The entire school staff has to change for the school to have a chance." (September 2004) "This is probably the most disgusting place to send a "normal" child to," writes a parent. "My daughters (7th graders) were continuously bullied, humiliated and berated by the other students and, most of the time, nothing was done. It was sooo bad that I had to obtain a safety transfer and finally home schooled my daughters during the last few months of the school year. The turnover rate is very high. Teachers cry in front of the children." She writes that classroom management is a major problem and "children are walking the halls or stairways at any given time of the day." (August 2004) A teacher writes that for next year, CPESS high school is being separated from the middle school. She says, "Dave Smith will head just the high school, which will occupy the third floor of our building; CPE-1 will move to the fourth floor, where the HS is currently located. The new middle school--a combination of CPESS middle school and Central Park Prep--will be on the first two floors." (May 2004) A teacher who worked in the school complains that "there is no control. Children are out of the room more than they are in it. They are disrespectful." (May 2004) _______________________________________ It appears that the major criticisms focused on the lack of discipline and control of the students. It seems to me that enforcing discipline should not be a major cost item. It should be a matter of educational philosophy. Is the lack of control due to mediocre teachers? Is it the unwillingness of administrators, parents and society at large to impose boundaries and expectations? IMO, this is one of those areas in which the educational systems fall down on the job. Surely the lack of discipline is at least one thing that has lead to the decline in test scores and/or other indicia of academic prowess/progress.