Comments on: Silicon Valley’s great divide http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/ Analysis, opinion and ruminations on California education policy Wed, 30 May 2012 07:31:37 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amazing_ts cam4 http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-38534 Amazing_ts cam4 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:29:59 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-38534 nmwmxupqfe, <a href="http://growexpo.org/" rel="nofollow">Cam4 blog</a>, GDghHQQ, [url=http://growexpo.org/]Cam4[/url], yOVEwmQ, http://growexpo.org/ Cam4, VsINqDe. nmwmxupqfe, Cam4 blog, GDghHQQ, [url=http://growexpo.org/]Cam4[/url], yOVEwmQ, http://growexpo.org/ Cam4, VsINqDe.

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]]> By: CarolineSF http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 CarolineSF Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:47:03 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-5144 I looked up that CSU early assessment program in math. Just from quickly looking up Santa Clara County, it shows 1,544 Latino students tested in math and 873 testing not ready for college in math, meaning 673 tested ready or "conditionally ready." Now, that still sucks, but where did you or your sources come up with (extrapolating to six counties) 182 out of 13,700, John? Should the person who did that research be tested for a few academic skills him- or herself? I looked up that CSU early assessment program in math. Just from quickly looking up Santa Clara County, it shows 1,544 Latino students tested in math and 873 testing not ready for college in math, meaning 673 tested ready or “conditionally ready.” Now, that still sucks, but where did you or your sources come up with (extrapolating to six counties) 182 out of 13,700, John? Should the person who did that research be tested for a few academic skills him- or herself?

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]]> By: CarolineSF http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-5131 CarolineSF Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:30:23 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-5131 Questions: How is the youth unemployment rate calculated? That is, who takes stock of which young people WANT to work, and how is that done? Obviously many young people aren't in the job market at all. As the parent of teens, I just am not getting that concept. Also, what is the CSU Early Assessment Program in Math? Are you saying that 13,700 Hispanic youths took the program and only 182 passed? I have a 2009 San Francisco high school graduate and a high school sophomore, and I'm not sure what this is. If you're not saying that 13,700 Hispanic youths took the program, how many did take it (and in that case, this claim is misleading)? I'm asking these questions as a person who makes a point of questioning doom-and-gloom, all-our-young-people-are-uneducated-losers supposed statistics. Like glowing "it's a miracle!" claims for charter schools, they often don't hold up under scrutiny. Questions: How is the youth unemployment rate calculated? That is, who takes stock of which young people WANT to work, and how is that done? Obviously many young people aren’t in the job market at all. As the parent of teens, I just am not getting that concept.

Also, what is the CSU Early Assessment Program in Math? Are you saying that 13,700 Hispanic youths took the program and only 182 passed? I have a 2009 San Francisco high school graduate and a high school sophomore, and I’m not sure what this is. If you’re not saying that 13,700 Hispanic youths took the program, how many did take it (and in that case, this claim is misleading)?

I’m asking these questions as a person who makes a point of questioning doom-and-gloom, all-our-young-people-are-uneducated-losers supposed statistics. Like glowing “it’s a miracle!” claims for charter schools, they often don’t hold up under scrutiny.

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]]> By: John McDonald http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-5048 John McDonald Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:37:04 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-5048 John, I agree that it is not either or and I agree that the private sector has much to offer - I'm just tired of talking with business types who complain about schools but aren't willing to go pay for better. Maybe I am just grumpy. John, I agree that it is not either or and I agree that the private sector has much to offer – I’m just tired of talking with business types who complain about schools but aren’t willing to go pay for better. Maybe I am just grumpy.

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]]> By: John Fensterwald http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-5029 John Fensterwald Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:50:04 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-5029 I agree with you, John, about more funding, but it's not either/or. it's important that companies like Cisco, Intel, Synopsys see a role in developing STEM programs, like Cisco Academy and Intel Math, and in freeing up employees to go into schools. They can be a critical resource, and it's not just PR. it's going to take parents and teachers to push for more funding, however, maybe through a split-roll property tax, forcing commercial property owners to ante up. They've paid a declining portion of property taxes since Prop 13. I agree with you, John, about more funding, but it’s not either/or. it’s important that companies like Cisco, Intel, Synopsys see a role in developing STEM programs, like Cisco Academy and Intel Math, and in freeing up employees to go into schools. They can be a critical resource, and it’s not just PR.
it’s going to take parents and teachers to push for more funding, however, maybe through a split-roll property tax, forcing commercial property owners to ante up. They’ve paid a declining portion of property taxes since Prop 13.

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]]> By: John McDonald http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-5018 John McDonald Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:20:28 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-5018 John, my own take on this is that we need to reach kids earlier - By the time many kids get to high school they are already behind. As for business involvement - partnerships, mentoring etc are great - but what is really needed from the business community is smart leadership that pushes for a stronger k-12 system and provides adequate funding. Business likes to talk a good game about how much they care about education - but then they fight against tax increases that might provide badly needed funding for schools. A 100k school partnership provides some good PR -and is a lot cheaper than increased taxes... John, my own take on this is that we need to reach kids earlier – By the time many kids get to high school they are already behind. As for business involvement – partnerships, mentoring etc are great – but what is really needed from the business community is smart leadership that pushes for a stronger k-12 system and provides adequate funding. Business likes to talk a good game about how much they care about education – but then they fight against tax increases that might provide badly needed funding for schools. A 100k school partnership provides some good PR -and is a lot cheaper than increased taxes…

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]]> By: Paul Muench http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/01/26/silicon-valleys-great-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-5005 Paul Muench Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:26:35 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-5005 Until this year I was volunteering in a program at Oak Grove high school in San Jose to tutor students in math. The program was cancelled because the school no longer had enough money to hire a coordinator to make the program work. Until this year I was volunteering in a program at Oak Grove high school in San Jose to tutor students in math. The program was cancelled because the school no longer had enough money to hire a coordinator to make the program work.

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