tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post160062420814842633..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: PowerSchool and NC schools: Work continuesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-251359087044036212014-04-21T23:57:38.209-04:002014-04-21T23:57:38.209-04:00Pearson is a joke. These are the things was hoping...Pearson is a joke. These are the things was hoping Mcory, Tillis and Burger would fix but they seem to be on board with this and common core. Will the real conservative please stand up.. Just give teachers back there low pay and quit wasting money on this crap. I thought Bevvy was gone!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-45575789459709889292014-04-17T14:11:01.822-04:002014-04-17T14:11:01.822-04:00Anonymous 12:00,
Personally I think the last 50 y...Anonymous 12:00,<br /> Personally I think the last 50 years stand as a testament to how far our society has evolved. Where even poor children, despite the best efforts of some, still have a chance to get an education and better their lives because of it. The last time I checked, few are trying to immigrate to South America, India or China, they on the other hand are coming here in droves for the chance at a better life.<br />Some people in this country need to stop complaining/whining and learn to appreciate what they have, because despite what some may think, we have it far better than most. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-25051141378024879972014-04-17T12:00:56.585-04:002014-04-17T12:00:56.585-04:00Conservatives would like to see public school enro...Conservatives would like to see public school enrollment be made non-mandatory optional to eliminate babysitting teachers and about 50% of the unqualified students who care less about education of any type and only create disruption for the 50% who want to learn and become educated.<br />America is at the bottom of the 1st world nations today in just about everything.<br /><br />Additionally conservatives would like to change the laws back to child labor legality that could be used as early as 5-6 years old as it used to be in industry in order to bring all the jobs back home. <br />Child labor was a factor in making America a super power and great nation that all ended in 1947. <br /><br />Before child labor was outlawed and sent to 3rd world nations in Asia and South Americ, many tens of millions of children learned the value of a work ethic that stayed with them for life. <br />There were 2 parent homes, little violent crime, no gangs, minimal teen pregnancy or fatherless homes and communities stayed clean with self respect with socialist government subsidies. There was hope for all. Unfortunately this all ended.<br /><br />By the 1960s the socialist liberal democrat power mongers in DC with the Great Society destroyed whole communities in all cities in America including business, churches, schools, etc and built Sec 8 high rise communist style apartments as families were ripped apart and the welfare state was born and has grown ever since with the national debt. Strong individualism was stifled as families were torn to shreds and major crime and ghetto decay with drugs and gangs festered along with teen pregnancy and welfare. <br /><br />Going back to the future of hope taxpayers would save trillions and America would not only excel as number one again in the world in industry but also education plus be self sufficient and self contained without having to send 30 million industrial jobs to 3rd world sweat shops. <br /><br />90% of everything in America today is exported from 3rd world nations made by child,teen and adult industrial labor. It would be pure hypocrisy to not allow this in America again to solve its many grave problems with the massive national debt, education and jobs problems. <br /><br />America would easily regain its former #1 status in education and technology advancement etc and be on the road to super power and financial success for all. <br /><br />The past 50 years have been disastrous in every way for Americans. This needs to change. <br />Insanity is defined as doing the same failed thing over and over with the same failed results.<br /><br />Time is ripe for real change and real success for all. Time to go back to the future and erase the past 50 years of putrid failed socialism and family and societal destruction. <br />There is no other way. Its the only proven success formula for a free society. Socialism only destroys and makes government slaves of its citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14232086725454315842014-04-17T10:59:59.420-04:002014-04-17T10:59:59.420-04:00When you are 46th (and dropping) in teacher pay tr...When you are 46th (and dropping) in teacher pay trying to use testing data to threaten teachers will not work. When openings occur during the school year some positions cannot be filled. 3/4ths of NC teachers have to be hired from outside the state. Who would move here for the meager salary, lost tenure, no masters pay, higher cost of living than other southern states, and a governor who thinks paying a better wage for two years will fool them? The money used for Pearson and the testing beauracracy would be better served towards salaries, books, and bricks. Never thought SC would look enlightened comparatively. They are in the process of dumping all the tests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86672551586519716382014-04-17T10:50:46.857-04:002014-04-17T10:50:46.857-04:00Pearson's incompetence has been force-fed to s...Pearson's incompetence has been force-fed to schools and taxpayers via the USDOE. Their tests, which determine the fate of schools and teachers, are poorly designed. They claim they don't release test questions for the sake of test security. This is false. The questions aren't revealed so the quality and validity are never called into question. Furthermore, Pearson can continue to make money on the test-prep materials they produce and sell. CCSS is nothing more than a business plan that allows Pearson to streamline their products; they can profit more by producing one set of products for 45 states rather than one set for each state. Why/how the USDOE has been allowed to enable this federal intrusion is beyond me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89428963758824922232014-04-17T08:49:09.978-04:002014-04-17T08:49:09.978-04:00This entire program is a crock. EVERY time progres...This entire program is a crock. EVERY time progress reports or report cards are due, the site is down for maintenance. It is ridiculous. All schools are either on 6 or 9 week schedules and they cater to schools. You would think they would know timelines. Pearson also is tied to Common Core testing and the new GED testing. It is all about $$$. They own education.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08326464912307975129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-91039603668225798232014-04-17T08:00:51.256-04:002014-04-17T08:00:51.256-04:00Thanks for covering this letter.
I found Mr. Pric...Thanks for covering this letter. <br />I found Mr. Price's answer a bit amusing and have updated my article accordingly. LadyLiberty1885 - A.P. Dillonhttp://ladyliberty1885.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24696843525847838732014-04-17T07:48:39.299-04:002014-04-17T07:48:39.299-04:00Millions upon millions of tax payer dollars spent ...Millions upon millions of tax payer dollars spent on foolishness like this. And for what? Simply to put together a " punish the teacher" package. It's all included in new initiatives predicated on holding those BAD teachers accountable. Couple that with the hyper-testing and micromanagement from a bloated middle management and you have a sinkhole of waste. All while teacher morale is at its lowest ever, textbooks are falling apart, technology is broken, and no hope in sight for a pay scale that needs to be repaired after breach of promise by the legislature. Parents- why are you not holding these people accountable? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com