<p>I also believe some districts around Seattle dropped out–Tacoma and somewhere up north. Yes Seattle got fired from the program.</p>
<p>“I’m not sure if I follow your assessment of students being guinea pigs.”</p>
<p>Can’t comment now, but this is a quick and easy read re the above.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.susanohanian.org/show_outrages.html?id=5348[/url]”>www.susanohanian.org/show_outrages.html?id=5348</a></p>
<p>I have never been a fan of themed schools. I like to think there’s still a place for the “comprehensive high school” model, though I welcome innovation and realize that contemporary American education k-12 is different from that of 30 years ago and must satisfy multiple needs today.</p>
<p>Gates wants to further change K-12. And I was annoyed at this NY Times article some months ago about the failure of our high schools. I don’t believe that lack of specialization is the reason many schools and districts are below par. As an earlier post said, it should be clear to Gates et al that rarely do young students commit to a particular field or course of study when they are barely out of short pants and swing sets.</p>