tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post7862622870842702501..comments2023-08-24T05:24:51.011-04:00Comments on PURE Reform: Mentorship programQuestionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-33785506743667479132013-08-26T06:43:14.252-04:002013-08-26T06:43:14.252-04:00Sports team coaches and band directors are mentors...Sports team coaches and band directors are mentors too. <br /><br />Go figure. Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-12782524365762534842013-08-23T14:41:04.718-04:002013-08-23T14:41:04.718-04:00All of PPS programs are proclaimed, time after tim...All of PPS programs are proclaimed, time after time, to be a success; yet, none of them have improved the educational results for the children that the programs were designed to help! Its just a fact! Until the content and delivery of education in PPS changes from a very low standard, one-size-fits-all model, all the programs in the world will not improve ACADEMIC achievement. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-53889964242180063022013-08-23T11:42:40.911-04:002013-08-23T11:42:40.911-04:00The article notes that the GPA for participants in...The article notes that the GPA for participants increased by .026; a .026 increase would be for example from 2.0 to 2.026, or 2.5 to 2.526. It would be helpful to know if this is even a statistically significant change (or one that could have been due to chance). It's good to be encouraging, but does every program need to be portrayed as a success regardless of the results? It may be that the money could be better spent in other ways.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.com