TwinIon Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 On Monday LeBron's "I Promise School" opened to help out underperforming and at risk kids. I think this is a really admirable act of public service and a really smart way to address a variety of problems. Here's a look at some of the ways that this new school is different. Overall I think it's fair to say that most of the unique elements of this school are things that have nothing to do with the curriculum. It's all about supporting the children and their parents to help alleviate the myriad issues outside the classroom that lead to poor academic performance and life outcomes. Things like longer school days and stretched out school year. GED programs for parents and on-site food bank. Perhaps the most interesting part of this new school is that it's part of the normal Akron Ohio public school system. It's not a charter school or private school. LeBron's foundation is providing funding, but I think it's great that this is a part of the public system and not something apart from it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 (He still won't win a championship with the Lakers though ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 This is how virtually every school in the US should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 - Trump will win in 2020 - LeBron won't win a championship in Los Angeles What other tenuous bets would you like to place, @SFLUFAN? Think Cyberpunk won't be out by the end of 2019? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Chris- said: What other tenuous bets would you like to place, @SFLUFAN? Think Cyberpunk won'y be out by the end of 2019? That's correct. Cyberpunk 2077 will be a spring 2020 (cross-generation) release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 It will be funny when Kevin Durant joins the Lakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: It will be funny when Kevin Durant joins the Lakers I really do think that's where he's going. (I'm a Warriors fan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 So much for shutting up and dribbling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 They need to do more to fix the K-12 system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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