http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/05/confluence-acad.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:56:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/05/confluence-acad.html/comment-page-1#comment-9426 Michael Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:38:45 +0000 http://www.showmeliving.org/daily/?p=182#comment-9426 Don't be fooled by numbers to Confluence Academy's success. I taught at Confluence Academy and have seen the extra programs they use to draw in students. It is very unimpressive. They still teach Spanish, but I do not see any of the other listed programs. The classrooms are crowded and the teachers overworked. The teachers have to deal with very undesirable student behaviors in the classrooms. This causes the teachers to have to behavior more than they can teach. Most teachers are quite unhappy teaching for Edison Learning who runs Confluence Academy like a business. Teachers must clock in and face penalties, and possibly be discharged if they don't. Many teachers are in constant fear of losing their job, and most only teach their for two years. Unfortunately, it is the students who are losing out. Don't be fooled by their numbers, it is a poorly run charter school and they have never made AYP. Don’t be fooled by numbers to Confluence Academy’s success. I taught at Confluence Academy and have seen the extra programs they use to draw in students. It is very unimpressive. They still teach Spanish, but I do not see any of the other listed programs. The classrooms are crowded and the teachers overworked. The teachers have to deal with very undesirable student behaviors in the classrooms. This causes the teachers to have to behavior more than they can teach. Most teachers are quite unhappy teaching for Edison Learning who runs Confluence Academy like a business. Teachers must clock in and face penalties, and possibly be discharged if they don’t. Many teachers are in constant fear of losing their job, and most only teach their for two years. Unfortunately, it is the students who are losing out. Don’t be fooled by their numbers, it is a poorly run charter school and they have never made AYP.

]]> http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/05/confluence-acad.html/comment-page-1#comment-2560 Eric D. Dixon Fri, 15 May 2009 20:37:50 +0000 http://www.showmeliving.org/daily/?p=182#comment-2560 I'm not sure you understand the actual definition of the word "hypocrite," Jeanine. I’m not sure you understand the actual definition of the word “hypocrite,” Jeanine.

]]> http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/05/confluence-acad.html/comment-page-1#comment-2559 Jeanine Fri, 15 May 2009 20:03:21 +0000 http://www.showmeliving.org/daily/?p=182#comment-2559 St. Louis public schools doesn't do these things, because the state DESE will not permit it. There are plenty of experienced teachers who want these things, but have no say in the administration of our schools. Sarah, you are a bit of a hypocrite who doesn't know the truth about the DESE stranglehold on SLPSS. St. Louis public schools doesn’t do these things, because the state DESE will not permit it. There are plenty of experienced teachers who want these things, but have no say in the administration of our schools. Sarah, you are a bit of a hypocrite who doesn’t know the truth about the DESE stranglehold on SLPSS.

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