tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post6700980568674631328..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Testing mania: At least we're not New YorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-70917920616408936282012-04-27T06:31:51.337-04:002012-04-27T06:31:51.337-04:00anon 3:16 PM ... yes it is! You must be part of th...anon 3:16 PM ... yes it is! You must be part of the moocher class or a bleeding heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-83799215511247198802012-04-25T22:00:14.767-04:002012-04-25T22:00:14.767-04:00I belive the problem comes from the schools inab...I belive the problem comes from the schools inability to distinguish disability from delays created by inappropriate home environments. It is difficult to test for but cms is trying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-7397506158194083492012-04-25T21:42:47.874-04:002012-04-25T21:42:47.874-04:00get rid of the incompetent principal and APs at Ha...get rid of the incompetent principal and APs at Harding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-92048092095020013842012-04-25T20:55:17.826-04:002012-04-25T20:55:17.826-04:00Ann, it is time to investigate why cms security an...Ann, it is time to investigate why cms security and the police are suppressing reports of discipline problems at Harding. Also ask how many teachers are leaving and how many new hires are staying only a few days. How many staff have had to go out on medical leave or quit because of the stress from the hostile work environment?<br /><br />Teachers are being left out on their own when classes of students become hostile. It is rumored that a teacher threw a chair the other day.<br /><br />Teachers are tired of the bullying and intimidation tactics of the administration so CMS better prepare for a huge turnover of teachers at that school. They are not only leaving Harding, they are leaving the education profession; just ask TFA and Teach Charlotte teachers. Fear of retaliation has kept teachers from letting CMS know.<br /><br />Read more here: http://obsyourschools.blogspot.com/2012/04/cms-publishes-gorman-leadership-book.html#storylink=cpyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-55019143403359262702012-04-25T19:00:22.618-04:002012-04-25T19:00:22.618-04:00Really? The State of NY Regents testing has made ...Really? The State of NY Regents testing has made sense for years and students do very well in college-and are prepared for the rigor. Please, refrain from cutting down one of the best in education in the nation--some of our middle school students have taken 3-4 "Field Tests' this month on top of District Formatives and teacher made tests. All we have done is test!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-13827969088149990922012-04-25T18:01:58.028-04:002012-04-25T18:01:58.028-04:00I am very familiar with Sal Khan. I have been fol...I am very familiar with Sal Khan. I have been following him closely over the years. His first venture was to help his niece understand principles of algebra over the internet via a youtube type video he creates. <br /><br />He has never had to teach a class. He follows no instructional precept. He just goes through the exercise. His current effort he is developing is as one of the test students put it, turns learning upside down. That is, the student does the video leasson at home the night before, ha, ever heard of being prepared to go to class by reading the lesson and doing the exercises yourself, and then proceeding through the course and tests at your own rate. I did that for 2 courses in college and the principle was called self taught study. He simply is using these well known educational principles and utilizes newer technology to deliver them. The teacher then can rove the classroom as the students are working and her tablet informs her how far along students are and what portions might be giving them trouble and she focuses on that student for a few minutes to reinforce the principle.<br /><br />Sadly, you have a school board chairperson here who has no idea what education instruction is and how to identify the other parameters around what makes a successful student.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35500391417235810762012-04-25T17:50:11.291-04:002012-04-25T17:50:11.291-04:00Sal Khan is certainly not an expert on class size....Sal Khan is certainly not an expert on class size. He makes a lot of videos that are informative but not especially innovative or engaging. The best research on class size shows that it definitely makes a difference for kids. It makes the greatest difference for disadvantaged kids, who generally need more individual attention, but it makes a difference for kids from all backgrounds. Corporate-style "reformers" have tried to argue that class size doesn't matter, because small classes are more expensive than larger ones, but the evidence is quite clear.Pamela Grundynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-23940227704763408412012-04-25T17:20:50.122-04:002012-04-25T17:20:50.122-04:00Sorry--should have said "And I think he himse...Sorry--should have said "And I think he himself is probably an exceptionally gifted teacher--not someone you're going to find very often. So I'm kind of doubting his "large classrooms" mean the same thing as 41 kids in a middle school English class here in Charlotte. Anyone know what he really said?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37966588025668911772012-04-25T17:17:39.721-04:002012-04-25T17:17:39.721-04:00One thing I am really curious about is Ericka'...One thing I am really curious about is Ericka's suggestion that class size doesn't matter if you have a good teacher. She said she heard this at an address by Sal Khan at the National Association of School Board Conference in Boston over the weekend (she and Mary and Joyce attended). She seemed to be implying that suburban concerns are not that important because look what this famous speaker said (he's really well known, she said).<br /><br /> However I have been reading a bit about him. He apparently is very successful at teaching using videos, which students can access anytime. His intro at the conference says: "His innovative approach has accelerated learning for students around the world, with over 2,300 popular videos available via Internet on a wide range of topics, mainly focused on mathematics and science." And I think he himself is probably an exceptionally gifted teacher--not someone you're not going to find very often. So I'm kind of doubting his "large classrooms" do not exactly mean the same thing as 41 kids in a middle school English class here in Charlotte. Anyone know what he really said?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-85172910458582296342012-04-25T16:41:34.433-04:002012-04-25T16:41:34.433-04:00Anon @9:06am,
Right on with your analysis of the ...Anon @9:06am,<br /><br />Right on with your analysis of the meeting discussions last night. I, too, would love for ADH to blog about those conversations.Christine Mastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80988650877703678222012-04-25T15:50:09.366-04:002012-04-25T15:50:09.366-04:00Bolyn,
The business Opportunity Gap is exactly th...Bolyn,<br /><br />The business Opportunity Gap is exactly the same. If you don't execute your category management and sales to its full potential for your market and a competitor does, you will have a gap.<br /><br />You're exactly right.<br /><br />Why do you think I harp about taking diversity out of the equation?<br /><br />Help ALL children achive their potential and stop with the EXCUSE as to why they can't because of where they live and how much money they have.<br /><br />What was the last count of agencies assigned to help the poor in this country? <br /><br />126 separate federal government programs designed to fight poverty.<br /><br />The poverty rate is still about the same as it was in the 1960's and yet we've spent over $15 TRILLION in Federal and state dollars fighting it.<br /><br />The Obama administration has increased spending on welfare programs by more than $193 billion....<br /><br />....The nature of government is such that programs are al-most always implemented in a way to bene-fit those with a vested interest in them rath-er than to actually achieve the programs’stated goals. As economists Dwight Lee andRichard McKenzie among others point out,the political power necessary to transfer in-come to the poor is power that can be usedto transfer income to the nonpoor, and thenonpoor are usually better organized po-litically and more capable of using politicalpower to achieve their purposes.30Amongthe nonpoor with a vital interest in anti-poverty programs are social workers andgovernment employees who administer theprograms and business people, such as land-lords and physicians, who are paid to pro- vide services to the poor. Thus, anti-poverty programs are usually more concerned withprotecting the prerogatives of the bureau-cracy than with actually fighting poverty.But more important, the concept behindhow we fight poverty is wrong. The vastmajority of current programs are focusedon making poverty more comfortable—giv-ing poor people more food, better shelter,health care, and so forth—rather than givingpeople the tools that will help them escapepoverty. And we actually have a pretty solididea of the keys to getting out of and stayingout of poverty: (1) finish school; (2) do notget pregnant outside marriage; and (3) get a job, any job, and stick with it. (Cato Institute)Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14301619657741860182012-04-25T15:40:24.228-04:002012-04-25T15:40:24.228-04:00Poorly written and poorly researched. If anyone a...Poorly written and poorly researched. If anyone allows a 3 or 4 year old to be tested then the parents should be tested for sanity. You are comparing Apples to Airplanes. You obviously are in the dark about what is actually going on in the CMS testing "data/technology" team office. "AT LEAST WE ARE NOT NY?" Seriously, their testing program has been in place since the early 1970's NOT SINCE 1995. NY requires students to actually write short answers to open ended questions, NY does not require students and teachers to give "formatives" that do not help in instruction AT all. Boo!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-60236063708949248232012-04-25T15:29:28.953-04:002012-04-25T15:29:28.953-04:00Re: Buzzword bingo--the blog topic from a few days...Re: Buzzword bingo--the blog topic from a few days ago.<br /><br />Perhaps "Opportunity Gap" should take the prize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-50102048866380123272012-04-25T15:18:37.037-04:002012-04-25T15:18:37.037-04:003:16 Very TRUE and I dont think they could afford ...3:16 Very TRUE and I dont think they could afford the exit fee Charlotte would put on the for roads,sidewalks,schools,power grids,traffic lights,trees & all of the above. It sounded good at first , but just not achievable at this point. They can always move to SC its close enough anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-868482748959240042012-04-25T15:16:00.068-04:002012-04-25T15:16:00.068-04:00I understand Ballantyne's frustrations over pe...I understand Ballantyne's frustrations over per-pupil spending but threatening to pick up your marbles and go home isn't a solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86869471475797573322012-04-25T14:44:27.821-04:002012-04-25T14:44:27.821-04:00OPPORTUNITY GAP IS AN ATTACKED ON HIGH ACHIEVING A...OPPORTUNITY GAP IS AN ATTACKED ON HIGH ACHIEVING ADULTS WITH FAMILIES.<br /><br />Here is the definition of “Opportunity Gap” provided by the Charles Hamilton House Institute for Race and Justice.<br /><br />“……… the difference between the life chances afforded children who live in high poverty neighborhoods and attend high poverty schools vs. the life chances afforded children who live in low-poverty neighborhoods and attend low-poverty schools”<br /><br />Everyone has opportunities. Some are better at making the most of them. This definition fails to take that into account.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bolyn McClung<br />PinevilleBolynMcClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938579006144446381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24308599538646425962012-04-25T14:43:11.556-04:002012-04-25T14:43:11.556-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.BolynMcClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938579006144446381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-21329291507285702462012-04-25T14:33:42.067-04:002012-04-25T14:33:42.067-04:00Their has to be a equal equity division amongst th...Their has to be a equal equity division amongst the separate areas of town. If the minority kids just dont get it on a $8500 term budget then teach them in the summer on their dime. After a few years of that they will come around. The other kids who cost half that to educate can enjoy summer break. Mcdonalds is always going to need the drop out kids lets face it that wont stop with money. Look at Ericka she could not keep a main stream corp job and Kojo got her elected. Look at Tim Morgan he has no day job. He can not work with others that clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-90315679578609486582012-04-25T14:32:45.515-04:002012-04-25T14:32:45.515-04:00Anon,
Let me make myself clear here. I do not sup...Anon,<br /><br />Let me make myself clear here. I do not support SPARK OR SMART.<br /><br />I put the info out there to show there IS some support for the splitting of CMS, no matter how small the effort.<br /><br />If you read farther down on the Pundit page, you'll see my comments about the 50 showing up versus 1,000 in Union County for their meeting about funding cuts.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-33990698244946072092012-04-25T14:31:53.412-04:002012-04-25T14:31:53.412-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-25333666174132478772012-04-25T14:30:22.716-04:002012-04-25T14:30:22.716-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.misswhithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410771121576864068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57786829202262957382012-04-25T14:26:19.989-04:002012-04-25T14:26:19.989-04:00From the Pundit page--
Raintree Country Club in so...From the Pundit page--<br />Raintree Country Club in south Charlotte was packed last week with a crowd of more than 50 concerned citizens who attended the most recent meeting of SMART (South Mecklenburg Alliance of Responsible Taxpayers) and SPARK <br /><br />Raintree was "packed" with all of 50 attendees? Come on, Wiley. And really, anyone could put themselves up for school board. That doesn't mean they have a lot of support.<br /><br />Of course, after watching the board meeting Tuesday night one would be tempted to ask--why would I want to be part of this school system? Leadership has an obvious agenda which does not appear to include the suburbs (except for their money).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-25249653164353396692012-04-25T14:22:15.921-04:002012-04-25T14:22:15.921-04:00A large chunk of south Charlotte would like autono...A large chunk of south Charlotte would like autonomy from Ballantyne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88285023755494193812012-04-25T14:19:50.772-04:002012-04-25T14:19:50.772-04:0012:23 - Thsi does not surprise me in the least. I ...12:23 - Thsi does not surprise me in the least. I watched very little of the meeting last night since the hockey playoffs are on. I wrote of the Morrison hire and Busing that will follow. Observer and hundreds of others said no. I will let the fall and then try to pick them up again when I run in D-5 next year. I will follow up with a party of grilled crow for that crowd soon enough. Keith W. HurleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-11129520762076297722012-04-25T14:19:15.750-04:002012-04-25T14:19:15.750-04:00I suggest Ballantyne rename itself Sun City - afte...I suggest Ballantyne rename itself Sun City - after King Louis the IX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com