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- From: osan@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (Mr. X)
- Subject: Re: Justification
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- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 00:23:50 GMT
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- In article <Bzvn8D.JB4.1@cs.cmu.edu> roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Roberts) writes:
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- >Has anyone had personal experience with magnet schools? I'm curious about
- >whether they provide any benefit.
-
-
- I taught in a magnet school (MCSM) in NYC. Compared to what many
- kids in the city have in the way of a school environment, magnet
- schools are idyllic. At least the kids learn something. What's
- more, it is easier to maintain discipline because you can always
- threaten the misbehaved with expulsion. Most kids will take this
- seriously because they WANT to be there. Once you get a kid into
- a decent place to learn, most don't want to go back to a hell hole.
-
- MCSM had passable education... maybe even pretty good, by normal
- standards, so I'd have to say that in the inner city environment,
- magnet schools are definitely of benefit for those students that
- are able to attend.
-
- -Andy V.
-
- PS MCSM == Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics.
-