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The Lebron James school is great for the kids who get to attend. I am sure of that. But, I find it interesting that so many overlook it’s dependence on a celeb

The Lebron James school is great for the kids who get to attend. I am sure of that. But, I find it interesting that so many overlook it’s dependence on a celebrity savior and shortcomings of addressing the charter school contentions contributing to the disparities in so many thousands of disctricts nationwide. We need to repeatable dignified education systems.

bhb916 8y ago
This is not meant to be snarky - but how are you sure? Are we convinced that those who attend TLJ will perform better than their peers who do not? I agree that dignified education systems matter, but I think effective education systems would be more preferred.
- pythonslayer 8y ago
  I know little about the school, but I would be hard to convince they would do worse. I think just going to a school where there is a sense of positivity and opportunity is in itself useful, but without resources, it may not be. This school, as far as I know, will have greater resources. The staff, assuming they are being paid well and given access to more resources, will absolutely do a better job. I am really not a fan of the school, and fear it’s largely a tax write-off and publicity stunt, but knowing how bad a lot of these marginalized populations have it in public school, I just can’t imagine it being worse. I would argue dignified is necessary for effectiveness. Are you suggesting that educational environments that are undignified might motivate desperation for achievement? Or some similar bootstrapping theory? If so, I find that immoral even if it were an evidenced theory. Maybe you’re making some sort of IQ-population argument. If so, I would not accept that we can make that assumption. But, if so, I would nonetheless assert equal schooling resources for every child (which is largely what i mean by “dignified”) is a moral imperative.

bhb916 8y ago

This is not meant to be snarky - but how are you sure? Are we convinced that those who attend TLJ will perform better than their peers who do not? I agree that dignified education systems matter, but I think effective education systems would be more preferred.

pythonslayer 8y ago
I know little about the school, but I would be hard to convince they would do worse. I think just going to a school where there is a sense of positivity and opportunity is in itself useful, but without resources, it may not be. This school, as far as I know, will have greater resources. The staff, assuming they are being paid well and given access to more resources, will absolutely do a better job. I am really not a fan of the school, and fear it’s largely a tax write-off and publicity stunt, but knowing how bad a lot of these marginalized populations have it in public school, I just can’t imagine it being worse. I would argue dignified is necessary for effectiveness. Are you suggesting that educational environments that are undignified might motivate desperation for achievement? Or some similar bootstrapping theory? If so, I find that immoral even if it were an evidenced theory. Maybe you’re making some sort of IQ-population argument. If so, I would not accept that we can make that assumption. But, if so, I would nonetheless assert equal schooling resources for every child (which is largely what i mean by “dignified”) is a moral imperative.