tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post7932110847093781532..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Senior Project Going Away?Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-69090531874864065142014-10-16T11:04:44.929-07:002014-10-16T11:04:44.929-07:00It would be nice if public schools in WA State cou...It would be nice if public schools in WA State could all be on the same page when it comes to something as basic as awarding a high school diploma.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-71492969114130727252014-03-31T08:06:04.769-07:002014-03-31T08:06:04.769-07:00I found Senior Projects and Community Service to b...I found Senior Projects and Community Service to be very unsupported. If we are to have such requirements, we need the clock time and supervision at school to make it a useful endeavor for all students. Regular meetings to plan, check in supervision for progress, opportunities to make course corrections to keep on track, and more. Without those things, it's just another exercise in parental intervention for those who are able to bring that to the table.Kate Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3759294741261875902014-03-29T17:26:37.763-07:002014-03-29T17:26:37.763-07:00In SPS, each school sets its own rules. The senior...In SPS, each school sets its own rules. The senior project at most schools has ceased to have any existence beyond a project wrapped into a class like history that every student has to take. <br /><br />To do the project right requires staffing and supervision that SPS schools just do not have. <br /><br />The state legislature has a pretty good track record of adopting new shiny mandates for schools without any funding, playing with them for about as long as a candy necklace interests a 3-year-old, and then on to the next shiny thing. They've lost interest in the senior project. Common Core, I bet, will be the same.Eric Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663977355241677800noreply@blogger.com