March 07, 2000 (vol. 110, iss. 91) • Page Image 4
… managed by students at the University of Michigan MIKE SPAHN Editor in Chief EMILY ACHENBAUM Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the…
… here in college. He speaks fluent Arabic and can get by in about four other languages. He is a self-pro- claimed "redneck" who wants to retire on a cattle ranch, yet happens to be damn intelli- gent. I…
… the list of solutions down to four: A $50 million, 1,500-student high school, a large magnet school that would attract students from across the district; one or two ninth-grade-only schools or a two…
…-tier middle school system that would place sixth- and sev- enth-graders and eighth and ninth- graders in separate schools. This last option is probably the best plan as far as students are concerned. Building…
… another large high school would not necessarily provide a helpful learning environment for students. A school of this size would still have large classes, giving students less of a chance to interact with…
… teachers and fellow students. And a magnet school would have the same problem, as well as being potentially damaging to pub- lic schools in other districts. Many public schools are in serious need of funding…
… helpful to most students. It would allow for smaller classes, since there are cur- rently fewer students in that age group. And it would let students interact pri- marily with people their own age - many…
… ninth-graders are not yet ready for high school. Middle school is a very difficult period in life for most people, and hav- ing smaller groups would allow for more attention for each student. In addition…
…, a two-tiered system would mean that students in their early teens would not have to interact with people considerably older than themselves. A 14-year-old freshman and a 17-year- old senior really…
…- dents in their tumultuous early teens to attend smaller schools with people their own age - certainly a better learning environment for all students. CHIP CULLEN GRINDING THE NIB - No gun law can…


























