tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post2876927536742363538..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Where are all the English teachers?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-4174148564640258922014-08-28T07:31:49.989-04:002014-08-28T07:31:49.989-04:00Andrew, have you asked CMS how many of their teach...Andrew, have you asked CMS how many of their teachers are leaving due to the longer elementary school day and late bell? The numbers have gone up every year since CMS implemented those changes. Why don't they address this? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-22848552012229983192014-08-26T08:45:42.725-04:002014-08-26T08:45:42.725-04:00Fear not, dear Parents. America's once great p...Fear not, dear Parents. America's once great public school system will soon be privitized so it can be saved . . . by and for profit-making corporations. You, dear Parent, will soon reclaim the freedom to drive your little darling to school, since there will be no school buses. And you'll revel in the freedom to pay tolls along the way on privitized roads. What? Your child forgot the lunch you so lovingly packed? No problem. There's plenty of choice in the school's privitized cafeteria where your precious offspring will never be forced to study a food pyramid or eat fruits and vegetables because that would impinge on every Parent's freedom. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-46336120125466465072014-08-25T20:09:42.386-04:002014-08-25T20:09:42.386-04:00I seen one yesterday.I seen one yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-82896317957334886282014-08-24T09:54:03.423-04:002014-08-24T09:54:03.423-04:00wow-your personalized learning story was a huge di...wow-your personalized learning story was a huge disappointment. Trying talking to parents at these schools who have NO clue as what to expect tomorrow. SadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-2895228859595492382014-08-23T23:06:49.970-04:002014-08-23T23:06:49.970-04:00anon 3:54,
I agree with you, we should be teaching...anon 3:54,<br />I agree with you, we should be teaching ownership and personal responsibility. Simply throwing money at a problem does not equate to solving an issue. If CMS truly wishes to solve the education woes of poor black schools on the west side, focus on the community in which those schools serve. Get children and their families excited about education, this approach does not require millions. <br /><br />I would also suggest a policy change with regards to welfare, attaching some type of community service would be a good start. Enabling is a terrible thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-48838628381321982412014-08-23T15:45:53.782-04:002014-08-23T15:45:53.782-04:00For those asking about the rally...yes attendance ...For those asking about the rally...yes attendance was mandatory at my school. And honestly, it was pretty insulting. I teach so that my female students don't end up shaking their rears in skimpy outfits...so it was pretty ironic to sit there and watch pro dancers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86598707476903405022014-08-23T08:29:41.315-04:002014-08-23T08:29:41.315-04:00Andrew, do you have any information on whether 3rd...Andrew, do you have any information on whether 3rd grade growth will count towards schools ratings? We've been told it may just be 4th and 5th for elementary schools. 3rd graders take a beginning of grade test to serve as a baseline for growth...shouldn't that count?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-81436674223252029652014-08-22T22:13:16.916-04:002014-08-22T22:13:16.916-04:00Why does the black student at West Meck receive th...Why does the black student at West Meck receive three times as much money spent on them within a classroom of 15 as opposed to the black student at Ardrey Kell within a classroom of 40 ?<br /><br />This is without all the LIFT money being thrown in as well.How is this equitable to that black student at AK ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14983448559487421092014-08-22T16:21:07.301-04:002014-08-22T16:21:07.301-04:00Shabbat,
The Montessori style learning in very str...Shabbat,<br />The Montessori style learning in very structured and orderly. The Montessori schools in CMS have some of the highest test scores in the district. It is a very successful style of learning. Many people who are unfamiliar with it tend to assume it is unstructured. You may be interested to do a google search and learn more about it before making comments!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-63913077031916157192014-08-22T16:14:20.542-04:002014-08-22T16:14:20.542-04:00I am so excited for CMS to test this new fangled a...I am so excited for CMS to test this new fangled approach to learning on our children. Yet, why is it being done in a neighborhood school where parents had no input, no choice in the matter, and don't even yet know what this is all about?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86449532817505618712014-08-22T16:10:21.070-04:002014-08-22T16:10:21.070-04:00Will you ever write about how crowded the suburban...Will you ever write about how crowded the suburban schools are? Or will that continue to be ignored? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57029565593065987932014-08-22T16:05:51.452-04:002014-08-22T16:05:51.452-04:00In a nutshell, I can guarantee that your children ...<i>In a nutshell, I can guarantee that your children are going to want to come to school every day in our new environment....</i><br /><br />I failed to realize that the other 140,000 children in CMS' other 163 schools didn't want to go to school....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-51938475367009069622014-08-22T16:00:59.000-04:002014-08-22T16:00:59.000-04:00There are no desks, so there are no places for my ...<b>There are no desks, so there are no places for my child to sit.</b> Yes, most of our teachers have moved out the old industrialized version of the individual student desk (about 700 to date!) Most teachers have reclaimed tables from around the building and will be able to utilize them for collaborative work. <b>Some teachers have specialized tables on their Adopt-A-Class (PTA) wish list.</b><br /><br />No comment necessary -- simply unbelievable!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-38220141691047963052014-08-22T15:54:45.340-04:002014-08-22T15:54:45.340-04:00This work is exciting and fun for all involved. I...This work is exciting and fun for all involved. <b>I look forward to our parent community’s partnership</b> as we move forward into soliciting <b>help from local corporate sponsors</b> who are eyeing us to jump in and help us take the learning experience for our students over the top given our new instructional model!<br /> <br /><i><b>I look forward to our parent community's partnership.....help from local corporate sponsors</b></i><br /><br />Hmmmm sounds like lots of people are going to be asked to pay for this new, wizz bang teaching approach. <br /><br />What happened to the old tried and true approach?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-23082100927446403292014-08-22T15:25:08.707-04:002014-08-22T15:25:08.707-04:002:49
Contact your local US Congressional represen...2:49<br /><br />Contact your local US Congressional representatives.<br /><br />They are over the economically disadvantaged based on a number of factors: The Census, USDA and whatever the criteria is at the time of stated poverty levels or percent of poverty.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-19076974450456249672014-08-22T14:49:29.613-04:002014-08-22T14:49:29.613-04:00Once again it is the middle class, upper middle cl...Once again it is the middle class, upper middle class that gets left with picking up the tab for everyone. I bet a middle class kid who wants to play 10th grade football, mowed his butt of this summer to pay the $100 athletic fee. If this is going to be the case, I want more transparency and more policing over this whole ED program, who is in charge of this program and why is so much weighted on it? What were these kids older than 11 doing all summer long, where they could not collect enough side jobs to make $100 to pay their athletic fee? They could wash windows, mow grass, clean neighbors cars, walk pets, watch pets, sweep porches, clean gutters. But I bet they are all returning with brand new Jordan's for school. This kind of agenda for the "poor" is driving me nuts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57949243296472505772014-08-22T14:13:12.707-04:002014-08-22T14:13:12.707-04:00As a parent at Hawk Ridge-there have always been f...As a parent at Hawk Ridge-there have always been fees that other schools do not "charge" for. Fees for school agendas, magazines and PTA membership have been combined for years. Agendas have been held hostage until all have paid-so in the past they aren't received until October.<br />Count me out of buying furniture! Did they ask those at the LIFT schools for even so much as a pencil? NOPEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31636765634497344932014-08-22T13:19:12.526-04:002014-08-22T13:19:12.526-04:0011:36...
Monday, Feb. 17, 2014
...Among the prop...11:36...<br /><br />Monday, Feb. 17, 2014<br /><br /><i>...Among the proposals to raise more money are ads on CMS property, buses and the district web site; leasing additional school sites for cell-phone towers and increasing fees for community groups to use schools. The survey also asks if families would be willing to pay an annual fee of $30 to $50 to lease a CMS computer that could be used in class and at home.</i><br /><br />http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/17/4701875/cms-polls-public-on-ads-fees-as.html<br /><br />Plus, if your child plays a sport, it's $50.00 per sport in middle school and $100.00 per sport in high school.<br /><br />Again, if you're designated ED, you play for free.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-28014040390725285692014-08-22T13:05:24.971-04:002014-08-22T13:05:24.971-04:00Parents have still not been told what Individualiz...Parents have still not been told what Individualized Learning is at my school. Is it a bunch of students sitting around on I-pads? Is it cool looking classrooms with Ikea-style furniture? Will it be an unstructured learning environment for my daughter? Do I want her to have "fun" all day? How will this help her as she transitions back to a "industrialized" setting the rest of her school career. I'm not a fan of the free, monetessori approach. No thanks CMS. <br /><br />As another person wrote previously, can my husband and I move her to a different neighborhood school if we find this approach distracting and less structured than we desire.Shabbatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-4273772765103135402014-08-22T12:51:53.820-04:002014-08-22T12:51:53.820-04:00As a school counselor I know that the school menti...As a school counselor I know that the school mentioned has a very good reputation within CMS, but the old adage "If it ain't broke don't fix it" comes to mind here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31930443072210372772014-08-22T11:36:43.292-04:002014-08-22T11:36:43.292-04:00Wiley,
That is a great question. And it is one th...Wiley,<br /><br />That is a great question. And it is one that I hope Andrew can look into, because my husband and I, who are new to this South Charlotte elementary school, were shocked to find out about any fees at a public elementary school.<br /><br />And given that there are apparently fees associated with this school, will CMS allow families to transfer to another nearby elementary school if we disagree with these fees?<br /><br />Very curious to know!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88029856170483952332014-08-22T10:57:53.848-04:002014-08-22T10:57:53.848-04:008:47
What are the fees and who actually pays them...8:47<br /><br />What are the fees and who actually pays them since 55% of students in CMS don't pay for anything foe being ED designated?Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24061251059811458932014-08-22T08:47:41.759-04:002014-08-22T08:47:41.759-04:00School Redesign
As we are moving toward a truly Pe...<b>School Redesign</b><br />As we are moving toward a truly Personalized Learning Environment for our students, the structures and physical features of our building need to look different as well. Several projects are already underway and others will begin at the start of school. Please understand that our school will look and feel different. I firmly believe that these differences will inspire your children and leave them desiring to be here every day. <b>We will be asking our parents and community to partner with us on this redesign.</b> As parents, <b>you are going to be asked by the PTA, your classroom teacher, and myself to be a partner in specific classroom oriented redesign.</b> This is going to be exciting work that your child will reap the benefit of each and every day. In return for your support on this effort, <b>returning Hawk Ridge parents will notice a difference in fees that have been requested in the past.</b> We will be providing much more information in the next two weeks on the plan of action, but I am asking up front for you to be ready to answer the call for your child and his/her classroom.<br /><br /><b><i>you will notice a difference in the fees that have been requested in the past</i></b><br /><br />Are you kidding me??? Since when are there fees associated with attending a public elementary school???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-66211308356161532892014-08-22T06:08:48.921-04:002014-08-22T06:08:48.921-04:00Dunn
Why dont you find out if the teacher rally a...Dunn<br /><br />Why dont you find out if the teacher rally at TWC was mandated by the schools administrators to attend. Do you think this has an impact on how many teachers were in the seats ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43253550919395731672014-08-21T14:10:41.299-04:002014-08-21T14:10:41.299-04:00ANON 12:01
That is quite a large paragraph that t...ANON 12:01<br /><br />That is quite a large paragraph that told you NOTHING. Did the new PR director spin that one for you or did the principal just copy and paste the corporate BS that came his way.<br /><br />From what I saw the new $100,000 + PR director must have had a background in radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com