tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post5600215594252382686..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: School board candidate headed to White HouseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-78224067573881488922011-08-19T06:07:34.548-04:002011-08-19T06:07:34.548-04:00I met his Wife at the meeting at the YMCA.
She is...I met his Wife at the meeting at the YMCA.<br /><br />She is a Powerhouse.<br /><br />You will be getting some talent if you vote him in office, both from him and in his support from this very special Lady.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-22483330144585133562011-08-18T20:49:30.062-04:002011-08-18T20:49:30.062-04:00I have never met a more genuine, hard-working educ...I have never met a more genuine, hard-working educator than Aaron Pomis. He stands for students, parents and the community. He is committed to education and staying in education. He is an INCREDIBLE science teacher and administrator. Charlotte will be better off with him on the School Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-87135735619508260632011-08-18T15:29:26.464-04:002011-08-18T15:29:26.464-04:00I just got back from the League of Women Voters th...I just got back from the League of Women Voters thing at the YMCA. <br /><br />And the way the did it was they had 12 candidates going around the tables like speed dating. <br /><br />We had five minutes to sell our products and wares.<br /><br />The majority of the people I spoke to wanted to kill the idea of Charter and spend more on the inner city schools. They also felt it would be great to bus kids from the suburbs to closed schools to take care of the over crowding.<br /><br />I actually had to just stop talking at a couple of tables as they already had the answers.<br /><br />I don't think they have a site for this meeting but they are going to tape us for their website in a few weeks. <br /><br />I don't think I find my dream voter in this group.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-56465991387592913452011-08-18T11:04:31.604-04:002011-08-18T11:04:31.604-04:00Larry, I hope you can find us a link to that forum...Larry, I hope you can find us a link to that forum after it is over. Also please let us know size of attendance and look for Meck ACTS and Swann folks. Inquiring minds want to know all about it but not all can attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-22993328543635687122011-08-18T11:00:35.011-04:002011-08-18T11:00:35.011-04:00BINGO!!!!, 10:53 AM
Letting them continue to fan ...BINGO!!!!, 10:53 AM<br /><br />Letting them continue to fan the flames also gives ed reporters and leftist editorial writers a reason to exist as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-23059724762331295782011-08-18T10:53:22.744-04:002011-08-18T10:53:22.744-04:00Mainstream Democrats and Republicans realize that ...Mainstream Democrats and Republicans realize that the main problem with our public schools is a lack of accountability. <br /><br />The far left however still wants to prevent reforms and make the battles instead about things like race and what they call "high-stake tests." These groups are members of the far left. They favor the status quo because it allows them to continue their existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-46200827096189273142011-08-18T10:42:27.983-04:002011-08-18T10:42:27.983-04:00I am headed over to the YWCA on 3420 Park Road for...I am headed over to the YWCA on 3420 Park Road for a League of Women Voters thing right now. Why not have a bunch of people come on over and ask yourself.<br /><br />It starts at 11:30AM.<br /><br />The Other Candidates should also be there.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-15572343691199614112011-08-18T10:33:08.879-04:002011-08-18T10:33:08.879-04:00I'd be interested in knowing how many people a...I'd be interested in knowing how many people actually participate in the Swann Fellowship and in Meck ACTS (not how many were bamboozled into supporting Meck ACTS during the PFP debacle--but how many actually understand and support the basic tenets of the organization). I know that the League of Women Voters supports their agendas as do most of the participants at the Tuesday Breakfast Forum for which Steve Johnston, one of the directors for Swann, is the scribe. NAACP probably should be thrown in there too. These groups all have small and overlapping memberships--it's all very cozy, and it's oh so convenient that the Meck ACTS folks have become the darlings of the press.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-2168640135771184232011-08-18T09:34:51.393-04:002011-08-18T09:34:51.393-04:00On the Swann webpage (http://www.swannfellowship.o...On the Swann webpage (http://www.swannfellowship.org/) it actually says that the interviews are being conducted by Meck ACTS and the Swann group (almost one and the same). Some on this board have mocked those who have continued to be concerned about attempts to return CMS to some sort of busing scheme, calling it an obsession. However, you don't have to delve far into the Swann website to see what their goal continues to be. And for all of those naive enough to have believed otherwise, the Meck ACTS (and its leaders) link to Swann is now out there for all to see.misswhithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410771121576864068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88248848716639532442011-08-18T09:02:19.802-04:002011-08-18T09:02:19.802-04:00Larry--I don't agree with a lot of what you ha...Larry--I don't agree with a lot of what you have to say about CMS but you certainly have hit the nail on the head about Observer education coverage and who they use as a primary source, both for news coverage and for editorial philosophy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-56658892614443510642011-08-18T06:41:22.314-04:002011-08-18T06:41:22.314-04:00Thanks, I think we now know why if you go to the C...Thanks, I think we now know why if you go to the Charlotte Observer Search, and type in, say Pamela Grundy as one of the names, you come up with 15 results, and see that persons point of view is printed over and over.<br /><br />But of the letters I have sent in over the years showing my view as a native, none have appeared and I am mentioned only as having filed to run for office in all my life.<br /><br />But as was said by one of the Education Reporters on this blog, they keep in touch with all sources, and use all of us for facts and quotes.<br /><br />So maybe someday they will use us all and our ideas. Not just those of the Swann or Meck what ever groups.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-91969937893328545202011-08-17T22:51:28.217-04:002011-08-17T22:51:28.217-04:00Let's call what it is they support by its trut...Let's call what it is they support by its truthfull name:<br /><br />Busing.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-63363494373438442042011-08-17T22:39:59.050-04:002011-08-17T22:39:59.050-04:00Larry, I think that the interviews will be posted ...Larry, I think that the interviews will be posted on the following webpage: http://www.swannfellowship.org/. <br />There may be a link to this on Meck ACTS webpage--in fact, I'm sure there is because the Meck ACTS folks also are Swann supporters.misswhithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410771121576864068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-8109621495407834912011-08-17T21:34:38.333-04:002011-08-17T21:34:38.333-04:00Their mindset, ala Swann like, is what has put CMS...Their mindset, ala Swann like, is what has put CMS on this downward spiral since the mid 1980's when CMS could not handle the growth and could not address educational needs and all the BOE's and superintendents could do was reaarange the chairs on the Titantic deck ala student reassignment plans.therestofthestorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-68757381602803966162011-08-17T19:46:06.627-04:002011-08-17T19:46:06.627-04:00Louise Woods, Swann Fellowship and Pam Grundy.
Wh...Louise Woods, Swann Fellowship and Pam Grundy.<br /><br />Where do you go from there?Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-75729985516642233172011-08-17T19:36:47.944-04:002011-08-17T19:36:47.944-04:00Sorry I forgot about that.
Oh everybody I will ge...Sorry I forgot about that.<br /><br />Oh everybody I will get a link to all the interviews from the Louise Woods and the Swann Fellowship interviews at the St. Martin’s Episcopal Church as soon as I find out when they have them up.<br /><br />You have to see mine. They were not...... impressed with my not saying that CMS is the cause of our problems in the fact they do not send students to schools that help create the right.....mix.<br /><br />Well to be honest, that was not the only reason they were not impressed, I said a lot of facts they did not want to hear. <br /><br />Here is their website http://www.mecklenburgacts.org/<br /><br />Grundy is a supporter from the site info.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-84299055014807855592011-08-17T19:24:01.880-04:002011-08-17T19:24:01.880-04:00Hey, hey, hey watch it.
I have "rascally&quo...Hey, hey, hey watch it.<br /><br />I have "rascally" and "wascally" copyrighted....<br /><br />Kwazie WabbitWiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-56909236224515666622011-08-17T19:10:19.654-04:002011-08-17T19:10:19.654-04:00Hey anybody remember the cheating stories on Atlan...Hey anybody remember the cheating stories on Atlanta or our own system?<br /><br />And here we have The Bolyn making this observation. <br /><br />Glad I could make you laugh.<br /><br />I will think of you as my Rascally Grandfather. <br /><br />So you too are like family.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-33963874671544734632011-08-17T17:32:29.819-04:002011-08-17T17:32:29.819-04:00MALAPROPISM
Always on the lookout for humor. Her...MALAPROPISM<br /><br />Always on the lookout for humor. Here's the best I've seen today. It's from the blog.<br /><br />“Yes and those numbers are correct and we are sure of them. At least one of them.”<br /><br />Bolyn McClung<br />PinevilleBolynMcClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938579006144446381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-36885669476226841312011-08-17T15:34:42.855-04:002011-08-17T15:34:42.855-04:00Does anybody think CMS spends money wisely or has ...Does anybody think CMS spends money wisely or has any potential to do so in the future?<br /><br />So I think that answers the question of should they get taxing authority. <br /><br />Even if you get a decent board in it will still be just a matter of time before the same clones get back in.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977808657926308272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-41219979684566364332011-08-17T10:43:39.751-04:002011-08-17T10:43:39.751-04:00No way on Earth should CMS get taxing authority. P...No way on Earth should CMS get taxing authority. Period.<br /><br />They can't manage their own system as has been proven time and time again.<br /><br />The County has even made them return money for overestimating enrollment numbers in the past.<br /><br />Let's don't even get into bond monies unspent or spent on schools built in the wrong places, etc.<br /><br />The County should setup a CMS contingency fund to handle the overlap in funding sources due to different fiscal year ending dates.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-32210369117781828232011-08-17T08:32:30.559-04:002011-08-17T08:32:30.559-04:00Aaron Pomis is an individual who has one main prio...Aaron Pomis is an individual who has one main priority - student achievement. If anyone is searching for his hidden agenda, that's it. Helping students, no matter their background, race or age, achieve in all areas of their education. <br /><br />He has remained absolutely dedicated to closing the achievement gap well after his years in Teacher for America. He is an advocate for our under-performing & under-served students & a role model for all involved in improving our education system.CMS Teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-71328793329502964102011-08-17T08:19:05.254-04:002011-08-17T08:19:05.254-04:00Seems a bit unfair to claim Aaron Pomis has a &quo...Seems a bit unfair to claim Aaron Pomis has a "hidden agenda" which you can't yet "ascertain". How do you know he has a hidden agenda?<br /><br />As for charter schools for high poverty students teaching rote learning, a few years ago I attended a meeting about the teaching of math in CMS in west Charlotte. The parents were vehemently opposed to the current math curriculum and were demanding a return to rote learning. Perhaps these parents are choosing to enroll their kids in charter schools that adhere to the kind of teaching they prefer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-32591297698306152922011-08-17T07:39:54.923-04:002011-08-17T07:39:54.923-04:00Aaron Pomis reminds me of Peter Gorman...slick tal...Aaron Pomis reminds me of Peter Gorman...slick talking, a wolf in sheep's clothing. There is a hidden agenda with this young man that I am trying to ascertain. Are the Gates and Broad Foundations supporting him?<br /><br />Charter schools with a large high poverty student body tend to emphasize rote learning which narrows the gap on a specific test. It does not prepare students to succeed where higher order thinking and 21st century skills are needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80618732231082977372011-08-17T07:30:38.886-04:002011-08-17T07:30:38.886-04:00The Daily View said most candidates support giving...The Daily View said most candidates support giving taxing authority to the school board without asking candidates individually. Here is Mary McCray's answer from her website:<br /><br />"I do not support giving taxing authority to the school board at this time. With the present economy, another level of taxing bureaucracy in this county isn’t needed. I believe every governmental agency needs a system of checks and balances. The County Commission provides that for CMS.<br /><br /> If the school board is given taxing authority, my fear is that the county would no longer be required to assist with funding the school district, especially with school construction. I do concede, however, that it would lessen the budgetary strain and cause the general public to be more in tune with what’s going on in our school district. Accountability of the school board and superintendent would be paramount because they would assume stewardship of the community’s monies and assets.<br /><br /> Finally, I do believe this must be a community conversation. Mutual agreement by all is necessary because, at the onset, this could prove to be very costly for some, namely Senior Citizens on fixed income and families living below the poverty level. Our greatest push back may come from families whose children attend private schools and charter schools."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com