Cheating Scandal in Atlanta Public Schools

[BraveMaroon]

So many thoughts here... I'll preface this by saying I grew up in Atlanta and went to public schools in Fulton County.

1. APS needs to start recruiting teachers from Gwinnett, Cobb and Dekalb (and beyond) to come in and teach. Not teach for the CRCT, but to come in and get the basics under control. If they have the basics, the CRCT is much easier.

2. The people in North Fulton who want to break off and become Milton County need to shut the hell up and start becoming part of the solution. Don't like what's going on in South Fulton? Work on it, don't walk away from it. And remember that when you were Milton County during the depression, Fulton incorporated you and saved your ass. Maybe it's time to pay up?

3. Fire every last person who was complicit in the cheating scandal. The message you need to send educators, parents and children is that what happened is not acceptable, and it's not going to happen again.

4. Standardized tests are for the birds. I understand why they're necessary, but really, they're one of many ways to gauge comprehension. They are, to paraphrase John McCain circa 2008, doing microscopic surgery with a chainsaw. As long as there are standardized tests, we will have cheating scandals that were enacted to circumvent the system. It's the American Way!!

Ok, that's all I have to say for now.