The fear of not doing well in reading and mathematics is driving out some of the other needs we have. We have driven fear into a system that's dealing with children. People are so concerned about raising achievement, they've almost inadvertently forgotten about the entire development of the child.

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There is no perfect or ideal size for a high school. Top-level student achievement can be seen in high schools of all sizes in the state.

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We need to pay more attention to the courses students are taking and make sure they are taking the courses that will get them prepared for AP classes.

204

I know other communities would be very interested in how to put the funding together for something like this.

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I think it helps focus students on being accountable for what they have to learn. It also focuses accountability back on teachers so that they are doing a good job teaching students what they need to know.

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We already have classes without teachers.

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