Microsoft High School

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I'm not saying that is necessarily the case in all such systems but I do start out with a bit of a raised brow. The problem as I see it is that most teenagers don't really have any interest in their education and if they aren't ridden pretty hard would happily sidestep it for all the things that seem more important when you're 15. The people who thrive under this approach tend, in my view, to be people who would have done pretty well anyway under strongly structured systems.

Then perhaps we should start focusing more on elementary schools, where the desire to learn is first driven out of kids.

I liked that they had a software keeping track of what they are learning. Perhaps this is the first step towards getting rid of ridiculous grades and standardized tests.

I think there are some improvements made with a school like this, but it is far from ideal. They didn't mention anything about arts programs and the like. I wonder if those are included?

[Strangler Lewis]

A pseudo-scientific corporate experiment using poor black people? Oh computers are involved, so it's okay.

And ya gotta love Philly. Usually you hear about companies donating equipment to schools as advertising under color of improving learning, which it doesn't. But Philly's paying $63 million for the privilege. Good thing they didn't spend that money on things like teaching poor kids to read.