tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post8679260404506582831..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Testing transformedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-13404223113292658512012-12-14T05:51:34.819-05:002012-12-14T05:51:34.819-05:00A local paper should be collecting scalps from gov...A local paper should be collecting scalps from govt corruption and incompetence. I don't see it from the CO, and I'm left to conclude the CO is in bed with the corruption.stephenparrishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24719105847078683352012-12-13T23:36:10.488-05:002012-12-13T23:36:10.488-05:00Thanks 10:03...
But I believe you're the Road...Thanks 10:03...<br /><br />But I believe you're the Road Runner in disguise.<br /><br />I feel an anvil in my future.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-85827480571968780912012-12-13T22:14:02.255-05:002012-12-13T22:14:02.255-05:00Ann,
I aim to please. Over and out for the evening...Ann,<br />I aim to please. Over and out for the evening. <br />7:38<br />ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61427606329690370362012-12-13T22:03:15.943-05:002012-12-13T22:03:15.943-05:00Save Wiley! For 33 cents a day you too can help s...Save Wiley! For 33 cents a day you too can help save Wiley! WWJD? Save Wiley! CO Save Wiley collection kettles now available at Auto Bell. For 33 cents a day you can make a difference in Wiley's life. Please, don't hesitate. Send in your contribution today. Time is important. Act now! Can we afford to leave education reform up to nincompoops? NO! You can help! Support the Save Wiley fund today! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-62761570067575244802012-12-13T21:09:09.603-05:002012-12-13T21:09:09.603-05:00Alicia, Bill...
I suggest the Observer do a bette...Alicia, Bill...<br /><br />I suggest the Observer do a better job on their pay wall.<br /><br />Supposedly, there are a number of work-arounds.<br /><br />We shall se =o)<br /><br />I will at least be able to aggrevate Ann 15 times a month for free.<br /><br />Bill, we'll see how it goes... I'll send you my email at some point if you want it.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-2351398720352971112012-12-13T21:07:15.393-05:002012-12-13T21:07:15.393-05:00Agree with several posters, why are they making th...Agree with several posters, why are they making this so complicated for 3rd graders? Only a handful of students will be able to master this type of problem. Maybe they should focus on multiplication and division in 3rd grade and watch less videos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-38556249582796436672012-12-13T20:50:06.372-05:002012-12-13T20:50:06.372-05:00I tutor second and third grade students in math at...I tutor second and third grade students in math at Billingsville Elementary School. I love the students. I don't think more than a handful could do the barnacle collecting problem. As has been pointed out, testing increasingly requires reading and vocabulary comprehension most students don't have. Math could be an equalizer if the questions were number problems and the curriculum allowed straight-forward calculations. These students want to master how to do math problems, but the bureaucrats keep deciding to make it harder and harder for them to do so.calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421127632802048743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-46687975919931783102012-12-13T20:23:07.539-05:002012-12-13T20:23:07.539-05:007:38, you made my evening. Well worth one last rea...7:38, you made my evening. Well worth one last read-through from home! For the longest time I had a classic Rhino Times headline taped on my wall, something very close to "CMS task force report less lame than many expected." Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-9779775607463131892012-12-13T20:11:29.624-05:002012-12-13T20:11:29.624-05:00The reason I stick with a paper subscription of th...The reason I stick with a paper subscription of the local daily wherever I've lived is every day there are a few stories I end up reading that I otherwise would not have or even known about. <br /><br />I agree that the Observer in recent years tends to be a few days behind on the national news, but that's how it goes in the business I suppose. It's all the other sections that worthy of paying for.<br /><br />And whether I agree with the editorial and news staff's opinions or not, I do trust them to fill their pages with interesting stories. And they always have.<br /><br />Therefore I have no problem paying a little bit of money to get access to those stories. It's funny that so many people (and I'm not accusing anyone in particular) are perfectly fine paying $100/month for cable television, but balk at paying $120/year for newspaper service.<br /><br /><br />Jeff Wisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-4041369846836888422012-12-13T19:38:37.164-05:002012-12-13T19:38:37.164-05:00CMS TV
Moira Quinn; "It's so wonderful to...CMS TV<br />Moira Quinn; "It's so wonderful to be here with you, Dr. Gorman. Please tell us how wonderful CMS is".<br /><br />RHINO TIMES<br />Alan Hodges; "Dr. Gorman, the public thinks you're a butt-head. How many uzi's did CMS confiscate last year?"<br /><br />CMS TV<br />Moira Quinn; "Dr. Gorman. Is it hot in here? Oops, I'm feeling a wee giddy. Tell us how wonderful your think and luxurious dark hair is, I mean, how wonderful CMS is."<br /><br />RHINO TIMES<br />Alan Hodges; "CMS s-cks. The public demands to know why CMS royally s-cks".<br /><br />CMS TV<br />Moria Quinn; "Tell us how many CMS students were accepted into Harvard last year. I heard the graduation rate at Myers Park was 97%. It's just all so wonderful. Please, tell us how wonderful it all is, Dr. Gorman."<br /><br />RHINO TIMES<br />Alan Hodges; "We're just moving deck chairs on the Titanic. When is CMS finally going to sink? The public demands to know when this system is finally going under water and belly-up!"<br /><br />CMS TV<br />Moira Quinn; "Oh, Dr. Gorman. That 5 o'clock shadow just shows how hard you've been working. Do tell us just how hard it is." <br /><br />RHINO TIMES<br />Alan Hodges; "How many criminals and thugs does CMS have in their kindergarten classes? Why haven't authorities whip-lashed the little brats into hand-cuffs and carried them down to the slammer where they belong along with the rest of their loser parents.<br /><br />CMS TV<br />Moira Quinn; " I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and giddy and gay! For I get to sit close to Dr. Gorman during my interview with him today! La-la-la-la-la, tra-la-la- la-la! Wee, CMS is so wonderful!" <br /><br />THE RHINO TIMES<br />Alan Hodges; "CMS leaders are nothing but idiots sent by satan". <br /><br />CMS TV<br />Moira Quinn; Thank you for watching CMS TV with our wonderful superintendent, Dr. Gorman. Stay turned to next week's show when we'll sit down with our school superintendent to discuss kittens and butterflies!" <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-19204933054344595882012-12-13T18:30:10.613-05:002012-12-13T18:30:10.613-05:00Along the same lines of testing, so kids get test ...Along the same lines of testing, so kids get test and get labeled "gifted." This mean NOTHING at suburban schools as they hasn't been any gift intervention/guidance the entire year. Um, how about updating parents on what the heck is going on. Also, would be nice to know that some "specials" include 2 classes at once. NiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43791181043683038312012-12-13T18:21:54.230-05:002012-12-13T18:21:54.230-05:00Bah-hum-bug Wiley. Come on. You're not going...Bah-hum-bug Wiley. Come on. You're not going anywhere. We all have too much fun here. Besides, who wants to go back to sanitized interviews between Dr. Gorman and CMS TV'S Moira Quinn? <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-4708040177672891382012-12-13T18:00:13.902-05:002012-12-13T18:00:13.902-05:00bi-phonic, speaking out of both sides of their mou...bi-phonic, speaking out of both sides of their mouthBill Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-11536580851454561902012-12-13T17:59:52.589-05:002012-12-13T17:59:52.589-05:00nBi-phonic=speaking out of both sides of their mou...nBi-phonic=speaking out of both sides of their mouths?<br /><br />Just a guess...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-71798061758762894922012-12-13T17:28:51.778-05:002012-12-13T17:28:51.778-05:00Hey Ann,
The Observer isn't perfect, but no o...Hey Ann,<br /><br />The Observer isn't perfect, but no one out there does what you do. It's worth every penny of my subscription. I'll take you over the free content of CMS or Bill James any day.Pamela Grundynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-11974880762492293472012-12-13T17:16:51.183-05:002012-12-13T17:16:51.183-05:00Wiley, there's no intent at all to remove ours...Wiley, there's no intent at all to remove ourselves from the online fray, only to get people to pay a bit for it. How well that works, we'll see. And hey, even if you opt out, you still get 15 free visits a month.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-54434079701514963022012-12-13T17:14:57.348-05:002012-12-13T17:14:57.348-05:00What's a bi-phonic elitist? Never heard that p...What's a bi-phonic elitist? Never heard that phrase, and the only online definition I found for "biphonic" is musical, not cultural/political.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-45009884745832931602012-12-13T16:15:26.820-05:002012-12-13T16:15:26.820-05:00Ann, there are still many sources of local news st...Ann, there are still many sources of local news still free. As far as the CO, the editors' agenda is apolgetic, too "white guilt", and too endorsing of spend freely politicians. It is perpetuating of the class envy started out of the White House. They lack fiscal and human relations common sense. There is no such thing as an ineffective handout program to minorities and illegals. <br /><br />Ann C. and the others are typical bi-phonic elitists. They have condemned us that ended busing when all along they had their kids in private school. They are the true wrong in this country. Insisting the rest of us abide by public policies that makes it harder for us to raise our kids and make a decent living yet they find a way to not have to abide by them.<br /><br />In the end, my opinions, my preferences for a responsible, accountable citizen corp is simply ignored and in many times, the CO becomes a force of intimidation and an avenue for others to distort the facts and slander others with no consequences. Bill Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-74788193689803188092012-12-13T16:02:25.762-05:002012-12-13T16:02:25.762-05:00Ann,
I couldn't tell you the last time I watc...Ann,<br /><br />I couldn't tell you the last time I watched a local newscast. They are like nails on a chalkboard to me.<br /><br />Think about it. The Observer is about to remove themselves from one of the few local online news outlets, which enhances the ability of the ones who stay with free content to gain new readers.<br /><br />I miss the local Rhino Times, but there is always the Pundit House.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31154191267509945152012-12-13T15:37:34.549-05:002012-12-13T15:37:34.549-05:00Agreed there are plenty of sources for global news...Agreed there are plenty of sources for global news, but I'd argue we're the best and sometimes only source for in-depth local news. The broadcast folks do cover news, and their sites (as far as I know) will still be free, so it's going to be an interesting environment. My goal is to keep trying to deliver better education coverage than anyone else in the Charlotte area, and hope my bosses find a way to keep paying me for it!Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26390362166240019062012-12-13T15:18:48.054-05:002012-12-13T15:18:48.054-05:00Ann,
I haven't taken the Observer in 5 or 6 y...Ann,<br /><br />I haven't taken the Observer in 5 or 6 years.<br /><br />I would think online "papers" such as the Observer would remain "free" by selling ads, but then again, maybe companies don't see the value in advertising on news sites or maybe the revenue isn't there to make a profit.<br /><br />Just yesterday, Marc Andreessen, founder of Netscape and a venture capitalist said this:<br /><br /><i>In response to a question from the audience, Andreessen said the New York Times Co (NYT.N) should shut down the print edition of its namesake newspaper "as soon as possible."<br /><br />While the newspaper's potential audience is growing quickly due to factors such as the global rise of the middle class, he said the company should focus entirely on its digital offering.<br /><br />"It's not that you can't make money in print newspapers," he said. "It's not that there aren't people who love them." But successfully dealing with transformative technology requires going "on 100 percent offense," he said.</i><br /><br />Yes, I like commenting on local stories, especially on your blog and quite frankly, your blog/stories is primarily why I get on the Observer site.<br /><br />As another person said, it might take three days for a story already current news to find its way to the Observer site.<br /><br />Why would I want to pay for old news, whether delivered by cutting down trees or online three days late?<br /><br />My main interest is what's happening globally and there are plenty of other sites still free of charge.<br /><br />Eventually maybe all content will be like high school sports..."pay to play" and at that time, I'll make a decision if I want to play.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61503988258345537052012-12-13T15:17:11.875-05:002012-12-13T15:17:11.875-05:00"The average 3rd grader is how old?"
A..."The average 3rd grader is how old?" <br /><br />A question best left to the director of the Af-Am Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-67988794684901983272012-12-13T15:13:16.263-05:002012-12-13T15:13:16.263-05:00How important is it for an 8 year-old who believes...How important is it for an 8 year-old who believes in the Tooth Fairy to be able to "conduct viable arguments and critique others' reasoning"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-74898509068507395752012-12-13T15:12:39.791-05:002012-12-13T15:12:39.791-05:00Other providers of "free" services have ...<br /><br />Other providers of "free" services have figured out how to survive through paid advertising to those who use their service.<br /><br />It's as true of radio as it is of the internet.<br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80906053408584942022012-12-13T15:09:48.202-05:002012-12-13T15:09:48.202-05:00"The example above is a sample performance ta..."The example above is a sample performance task created by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers. It's designed to test third-graders' ability to round whole numbers, add and subtract, model with math, conduct viable arguments and critique others' reasoning. Deputy Superintendent Ann Clark presented it to the school board Tuesday to give them an idea of what N.C. testing may eventually look like."<br /><br />The average 3rd grader is how old? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com