The April 26th, 2007 programme The Agenda with Steven Paikin offers us a glimpse into the different views of educators regarding our high schools. He begins with a the following quote:
"U.S.High Schools Obsolete.
By obsolete, I don't just mean that our high schools are broken, flawed, underfunded - though a case could be made for everyone of those points. By obsolete, I mean that our high schools - even when they are working exactly as designed - cannot teach our kids what they need to know today. Training a workforce of tomorrow with the high schools of today is like trying to teach kids about today's computers on a 50-year-old mainframe. It's the wrong tool for times. Our high school were designed 50 years ago to meet the need of another age. Until we design them to meet the needs of the 21st century, we will keep limiting - even ruining - the lives of millions of Americans every year."
Bill Gates, February 26, 2005
National Education Summit for High Schools
He has an audience and people online who will be part of the discussion. His panel of experts in education give their opinions based on research and statistics. One interesting stat was that for every dollar spent on professional development, there is a student gain of 4 points.
This podcast of the programme is definitely enlightening and a recommended read.
http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=342
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