tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post3685458053959178100..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Ann Clark launching Raleigh lobbying public effortsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-12248322350438088382015-01-09T19:25:22.525-05:002015-01-09T19:25:22.525-05:00It's all about appearances, the more students ...It's all about appearances, the more students enrolled in AP classes, the better CMS looks (even though many of the students don't get passing grades). I certainly wasn't allowed to drop my hard AP classes. Someone (Dunn) should look into this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-53450827959079984402015-01-09T17:08:24.687-05:002015-01-09T17:08:24.687-05:00CMS made it a goal to have more students in AP cla...CMS made it a goal to have more students in AP classes. Don't blame the kids or school principals for the ideas of the cubicle class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-1258424926207018082015-01-09T17:03:21.160-05:002015-01-09T17:03:21.160-05:0085%85%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35523455576007643452015-01-09T16:14:59.485-05:002015-01-09T16:14:59.485-05:0011:57,
re: AP classes being dropped. Dunn should ...11:57,<br /><br /><i><b>re: AP classes being dropped. Dunn should check with the CMS Acountablity Office about this. It is certainly against AP class policy.</b></i><br /><br />As troubling as this seems to everyone, I overheard my daughter's friends talking about this very topic last night. <br /><br />Seems her high school's principal is in jeopardy of too many students failing an AP course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61555178990505280532015-01-09T15:41:53.305-05:002015-01-09T15:41:53.305-05:00fyi...overall, research shows that students in sma...fyi...overall, research shows that students in smaller classes perform better in all subjects and on all assessments when compared to their peers in larger classes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-11064874210179420042015-01-09T11:57:59.491-05:002015-01-09T11:57:59.491-05:00re: AP classes being dropped. Dunn should check wi...re: AP classes being dropped. Dunn should check with the CMS Acountablity Office about this. It is certainly against AP class policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88051780404718706022015-01-09T10:32:43.990-05:002015-01-09T10:32:43.990-05:0010:09,
One "exalted" South Charlotte hi...10:09,<br /><br />One "exalted" South Charlotte high school's AP policy is "once you enroll in an AP course you CANNOT drop it". <br /><br />Are you suggesting that that is now changing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-68059058507214415162015-01-09T08:05:29.801-05:002015-01-09T08:05:29.801-05:007:15 CMS will continue to push students through th...7:15 CMS will continue to push students through the system. At last report, the grad rate was around 83%. The school principal has ultimate say if a student graduates. Possible conflict of interest there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-63148625250838581082015-01-09T03:53:21.907-05:002015-01-09T03:53:21.907-05:00"How can CMS spend over a BILLION dollars and..."How can CMS spend over a BILLION dollars and graduate only about half of the students ?"<br /><br />Probably because less than half the money goes to the student's education.<br /><br />I'm sure that with another billion, they could make it work.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26532351551600870322015-01-08T19:15:29.691-05:002015-01-08T19:15:29.691-05:00How can CMS spend over a BILLION dollars and gradu...How can CMS spend over a BILLION dollars and graduate only about half of the students ?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57368457260754346342015-01-08T19:00:49.395-05:002015-01-08T19:00:49.395-05:00Dunn
Go back and read the CO archive articles abo...Dunn<br /><br />Go back and read the CO archive articles about the CMS teachers fired for their comments and picture postings on Facebook.Yes,the CMS gestapo is still alive and wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-66505789703401649912015-01-08T18:24:34.108-05:002015-01-08T18:24:34.108-05:00They is always a "culture of fear" when ...They is always a "culture of fear" when you are exposed as <br /><br />INEPT<br /><br />Morrison rocked the boat by trying to actually solve many of the educational problems with this bloated and wasteful empire we call CMS. It is a shame a good man was run out of town before he could put in a staff of his choosing that would HELP him solve the problems instead of riding out the status quo that is CMeS.<br /><br />Cant wait for the next flunkie that the Board exalts as the new savior of our tax dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31826239759804900442015-01-08T13:10:23.956-05:002015-01-08T13:10:23.956-05:0010:09am Ask Ann Clark if she is now going against...10:09am Ask Ann Clark if she is now going against AP policy and letting students who are failing AP classes to drop the class, so her schools still "look" good. I hear this is happening at one of CMS' finest southern high schools. Smells fishy to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88847478154800700542015-01-08T10:16:11.972-05:002015-01-08T10:16:11.972-05:008:56
Flu delirium? Being put in the same sentence ...8:56<br />Flu delirium? Being put in the same sentence with Larry?<br /><br />For the record, I don't think public charter schools are the end-all and be-all in public education anymore than I think traditional or magnet schools are the end-all and be-all in public education. As we've seen in Charlotte, some charter schools should have never opened in the first place. The good news is they were shut down quickly vs. other types of public schools that are often allowed to languish on forever. Parents who are interested in charters schools need to do their research just like any other school. I'm pleased with the charter school network I'm a part of - TeamCFA. Their educational approach, philosophy and curriculum is a good fit for me. I'm paid on the NC teacher salary scale, receive NC healthcare coverage with the added benefit of my school financially honoring my master's degree which the state of NC recently abolished. <br /><br />As a reminder, I attended an arts magnet high school and my father is a retired public school superintendent. Like you, I'm a staunch supporter of public education - traditional, magnet and charter. <br /><br />The grading scale debate is interesting because fundamentally I struggle with the way my charter school grades at the elementary level. Most elementary schools prohibit teachers from giving a grade below a C. My school sends home F's and will unapologetically retain students past 2nd grade which most research has shown does more harm than good. Students who fail sometimes leave and go back to their traditional public school. All students in grades K-11 (we'll have 12th grade next year) are also prohibited from participating in after school clubs and sports with any grade below a C - not just an average below a C but any grade below a C. EC students (which we have an unusually high percentage of) are typically graded on a different scale. Again, I struggle but don't find this to be an issue I'm going to die on a hill over because as far as I'm concerned, failure is not an option. For me, it's a matter of growth and being in an educational setting that's highly supportive of teachers and honors degrees of autonomy. My small class sizes also allow for more individual attention than I could possibly provide in an overcrowded classroom in an area like Ballantyne. My charter school isn't perfect but it feels like utopia to me. <br /><br />Alicia Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-55965000734095210282015-01-08T10:09:23.256-05:002015-01-08T10:09:23.256-05:00Wiley,
I am the 48 year old who disagreed with you...Wiley,<br />I am the 48 year old who disagreed with you, "public education is not quite in the toilet just yet". After reading the story about the new 10 point grading scale and reducing the credit for AP, Honors and IB courses, I stand corrected. Public Education is most surely in the toilet! Then to top it all off, Clark wants more money to flush!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-90156378268556720162015-01-08T09:20:31.822-05:002015-01-08T09:20:31.822-05:00Anon 7:19,
Great suggestion! Yet it will never h...Anon 7:19,<br /><br />Great suggestion! Yet it will never happen... Public education is where the liberal left is able to instill in our kids their "world view", and they will continue to use "our children" as hostages in the never ending effort to make the world satisfy their expectations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-51940426347802135182015-01-08T09:13:03.018-05:002015-01-08T09:13:03.018-05:00Anon 8:56 or Andrew Dunn,
I would like to here mo...Anon 8:56 or Andrew Dunn,<br /><br />I would like to here more about the hanges to the Honors and AP credits. Right now students in honors curses are on a 5.0 scale while students in an AP course are on a 6.0 scale. How exactly will his change and what is the justification for the change?<br /><br />Thanks,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86030875556734605652015-01-08T08:56:27.991-05:002015-01-08T08:56:27.991-05:00I noticed in the Observer this morning the state i...I noticed in the Observer this morning the state is pushing through the 10 point grading scale and I noticed something else. The amount of credit given to students who take AP, honors or IB classes is to be reduced as well.<br /><br />I have been a staunch supporter of public education, debating people such as Larry and Alicia on many occasions, however when I read such stories as this one, perhaps my support was misplaced, you were right all along. <br /><br />I say open more quality charter schools and let us decide whether we want less or more for our children in terms of education! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-9349829318887191402015-01-07T22:46:38.835-05:002015-01-07T22:46:38.835-05:00Anon 10:44, what do you mean? Email me at adunn@ch...Anon 10:44, what do you mean? Email me at adunn@charlotteobserver.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89041023231672932952015-01-07T22:44:53.409-05:002015-01-07T22:44:53.409-05:00Perhaps Ann should spend more time in Raleigh rath...Perhaps Ann should spend more time in Raleigh rather than ordering a crackdown of teachers who post on the facebook accounts. The ship is sinking and she is worried about rebellious teachers posting on facebook?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-3954686620748906182015-01-07T20:29:35.949-05:002015-01-07T20:29:35.949-05:008:04 PM
Well, I have been a bit remiss in keeping...8:04 PM<br /><br />Well, I have been a bit remiss in keeping up with Ann's coverage on healthcare. <br /><br />In the meantime, I'm brushing up on my trucker slang. "Bear in the bushes in Rutherford County"! <br /><br />Alicia Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-50902813523472710872015-01-07T20:04:41.455-05:002015-01-07T20:04:41.455-05:00Alicia
If you were driving a truck by now the hea...Alicia<br /><br />If you were driving a truck by now the healthcare benefits would be better for a doctor to treat your illnessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88530324465477346772015-01-07T19:19:34.415-05:002015-01-07T19:19:34.415-05:00She needs to go to Raleigh and lobby for the state...She needs to go to Raleigh and lobby for the state to increase social programs outside of school and demand that the schools stop having to deal with all the social issues that come from the loss of the two parent household. That is the main problem, not a money problem. These social issues should not be the school systems responsibility. Raise the classroom standards and stop dumbing down the classroom to cater to little Timmy whose parents never read a book to him in his life and doesn't care if he goes to bed at midnight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-41608548145710402982015-01-07T15:39:30.459-05:002015-01-07T15:39:30.459-05:00ANYBODY can do better in Raleigh than Heath Morris...ANYBODY can do better in Raleigh than Heath Morrison...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-65776090441415207032015-01-07T15:31:48.343-05:002015-01-07T15:31:48.343-05:00"Culture of fear"?
Could it have been t..."Culture of fear"?<br /><br />Could it have been the fear of busting up and finally eliminating the status quo that has had a choke hold on public education for decades?Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.com