tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post5855619038904638838..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Will school turnarounds take?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-79960293843124159832012-02-17T20:11:57.320-05:002012-02-17T20:11:57.320-05:00I met a CMS graduate who couldn't calculate 10...I met a CMS graduate who couldn't calculate 10% of her $2,000 bail bond at our world-class county courthouse. She was very polite and thanked me when I helped her out. <br /><br />This was right before serving jury duty on a case involving an armed robbery at a Charlotte strip club. <br /><br />I could write an award winning play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-48469432588971618552012-02-14T10:55:41.276-05:002012-02-14T10:55:41.276-05:00Anon 9:25.
I know what you mean.
I have a niec...Anon 9:25.<br /><br />I know what you mean. <br /><br />I have a niece living in Beijing, China.<br /><br />We don't even come close.<br /><br />We are seriously thinking of educating our children in China.<br /><br />Just so they have a fighting chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-28060826557284794682012-02-14T09:25:42.522-05:002012-02-14T09:25:42.522-05:00Try sending an honors graduate from CMS to a unive...Try sending an honors graduate from CMS to a university in Canada, the UK or Europe and you will quickly see how poorly and ill-prepared our CMS kids are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-59829759505946131562012-02-13T15:58:39.083-05:002012-02-13T15:58:39.083-05:003:55...
That pretty much nails it....3:55...<br /><br />That pretty much nails it....Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61788855683197464372012-02-13T15:55:09.990-05:002012-02-13T15:55:09.990-05:00Ya' know? My grandmother taught in a one room ...Ya' know? My grandmother taught in a one room (1R) multi-age (MA) school house (SH) with no running water and no electricity. Kids pooped in the co-ed outhouse and didn't sue the school system for forcing them to carry coal to the coal stove to keep warm in the winter. One son and 3 grandchildren (out of 5) attended Ivy League schools. I know the world has changed but parents who value and support thier children's education hasn't. All the educational PhD's in the world with all of their wonderful theories and jargon can't change a family culture that doesn't care about school. And at the end of the day, this what really matters. <br /><br />-ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-76746820696379255792012-02-13T15:13:44.996-05:002012-02-13T15:13:44.996-05:00Ann,
It's not ESL anymore it's ELL. Get wi...Ann,<br />It's not ESL anymore it's ELL. Get with the program.<br /><br />Wiley,<br />ED. ED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-41566444391281936982012-02-13T12:46:02.972-05:002012-02-13T12:46:02.972-05:00Here's a good article on the turnaround approa...Here's a good article on the turnaround approach in a school district in Rhode Island, where 93 educators were fired..<br /><br />http://www.openeducation.net/2010/03/16/school-improvement-%e2%80%93-the-turnaround-aka-the-sledgehammer-approach/<br /><br />Bill Maher (of all people) said of the situation:<br /><br />“But isn’t it convenient that once again it turns out that the problem isn’t us, and the fix is something that doesn’t require us to change our behavior or spend any money. It’s so simple: Fire the bad teachers, hire good ones from some undisclosed location, and hey, while we’re at it let’s cut taxes more.”<br /><br />Maher went on to add:<br /><br />“What matters is what parents do. The number one predictor of a child’s academic success is parental involvement. It doesn’t even matter if your kid goes to private or public school.”Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-39832432264724653122012-02-13T12:30:17.473-05:002012-02-13T12:30:17.473-05:00Buckets of money.
Buckets of wasted money.
It...Buckets of money.<br /><br />Buckets of wasted money.<br /><br />It's amazing the tens of millions we spend (waste) in a few schools to teach the answer to 2+2 and we continue the same thing year after year.<br /><br />I'm still waiting for government and school systems to try the "Urban Parental Turnaround Model" or UPTM and stop wasting millions on useless programs.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-16580512581143313832012-02-13T12:18:47.736-05:002012-02-13T12:18:47.736-05:00What does Andy Baxter do all day?
What does Muri ...What does Andy Baxter do all day?<br /><br />What does Muri do all day?<br /><br />What does the new "PR" department do all day?<br /><br />This is hundreds of thousands($) in salary for the taxpayers.Every person in a position of education should have to at least teach ONE class.Teachers are sick and tired of 40 students in a classroom when these dufuses cant answer simple questions after a presentation.Yes, the next SUPER should be able to teach in the classroom unlike the last one. Gorman was not able to teach a class in CMS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-41415959981483156652012-02-13T12:07:06.408-05:002012-02-13T12:07:06.408-05:00KEEP US GREEN!
NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!
SOS!KEEP US GREEN!<br />NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!<br />SOS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-75738468148355337472012-02-13T12:04:33.883-05:002012-02-13T12:04:33.883-05:00oops...
E=MC2?oops...<br /><br />E=MC2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-55677834100665697912012-02-13T12:03:39.586-05:002012-02-13T12:03:39.586-05:00Extra-extra credit:
BROAD?
E=MC2?Extra-extra credit:<br /><br />BROAD?<br />E=MC2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88184652304137198312012-02-13T12:01:53.937-05:002012-02-13T12:01:53.937-05:00You forgot SIOP, which has something to do with ES...You forgot SIOP, which has something to do with ESL and always sounds like the CIA should be running it. LOL.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-67974022481639846512012-02-13T11:55:01.327-05:002012-02-13T11:55:01.327-05:00Westside of Charlotte
Less paid in Taxes
All the ...Westside of Charlotte<br /><br />Less paid in Taxes<br />All the representation<br /><br />Some folks need to start carrying the water, instead of drinking all of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-21443806028127735962012-02-13T11:52:50.097-05:002012-02-13T11:52:50.097-05:00NO DATA!
NO PEACE!NO DATA!<br />NO PEACE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-7770339571510514922012-02-13T11:45:49.047-05:002012-02-13T11:45:49.047-05:00Extra credit:
ACTS?Extra credit:<br /><br />ACTS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-47850390646416156412012-02-13T11:44:41.874-05:002012-02-13T11:44:41.874-05:00Closure model. I need a dictionary published in Ch...Closure model. I need a dictionary published in China for American education lingo (21CAEL). <br /><br />Today's pop quiz:<br /><br />P21? <br />5-E?<br />NAEP?<br />NBPTS?<br />NEA?<br />IEP?<br />PL94-142?<br />Title IX?<br />TD?<br />AFT?<br />TFA?<br />CEC?<br />INTASC?<br />AAHPERD?<br />ACTFL?<br />RIF?<br />TESOL?<br />KDP?<br />IDEA?<br />NBEA?<br />NCSS?<br />TIMSS?<br />ADHD?<br />ROI?<br /><br />Tomorrow:<br />Rural<br />Urban<br />Suburban<br />Public<br />Private<br />Parochial<br />Charter<br />Home-school<br />SPARK<br />SHARK<br />OP SouthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14731245999396179552012-02-13T11:22:51.685-05:002012-02-13T11:22:51.685-05:00Closure model? Isn't that Michelle Ree did in...Closure model? Isn't that Michelle Ree did in D.C.? How did that work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-33526099303875359882012-02-13T11:07:49.647-05:002012-02-13T11:07:49.647-05:00Or better yet, sign the "SPARK Educational Pe...Or better yet, sign the "SPARK Educational Performances" petition, asking the NC State Legislature to divide CMS into 3 smaller, separate districts.<br /><br />http://www.change.org/petitions/the-north-carolina-state-legislature-divide-cms-into-three-separate-districts-each-with-its-own-taxing-authority<br /><br />www.facebook.com/SPARKEducationalPerformancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26116555541732862872012-02-13T10:46:31.551-05:002012-02-13T10:46:31.551-05:00Stealing money is right. Millions on testing and m...Stealing money is right. Millions on testing and manipulated data.New administrators that are incompetent such as Muri and Baxter.New "PR" staff to try and sell this load of dung to the taxpayers and teachers.Bright Beginnings and on and on.What a waist!<br /><br />Why cant CMS try a new idea such as Charter Schools?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80289022340264920152012-02-13T10:13:50.977-05:002012-02-13T10:13:50.977-05:00Run with it for all the CMS schools. If we could g...Run with it for all the CMS schools. If we could get rid of the "uptown idiots" by making them charters have at it ! All our tax money could be spent on schools that would make a difference & send the kids that dont want to learn to the north meck jail. How do we get this sytem running? How do we press charges on the current staff that is stealing our hard earned money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com