Are Our Public Schools Without Hope?
Apparently, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates doesn’t think so. We know he’s brilliant. We know he cares. When we watch him at the podium, we know he has a weakness—public speaking. But most importantly, whether we agree with him on all points or not, we know his heart is in the right place. And he is willing to do what many are not—put up or shut up. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested $2.3 billion since 2000 in new visions of education, with smaller schools and more personalized instruction to prepare young people for the working world and post-high school learning. There is an ongoing debate regarding the adequacy of our public school systems. Gates is saying clearly that our public schools are obsolete, but he’s not abandoning them. He’s helping them.
posted by YouthPlay Staff @ 8:36 AM
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