tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post4141233466877968169..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Should CMS create an all-male school?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-32472677635089472722013-08-08T10:52:36.819-04:002013-08-08T10:52:36.819-04:00So sad! What do you think the reaction would be if...So sad! What do you think the reaction would be if the idea was floated to have a all white boys school? That would be labeled racist! What the heck is wrong with the Charlotte school board! They have already driven the best performing students out of the system. Now they want to create a place to foster segregation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-68143738863983883372013-08-06T23:50:53.049-04:002013-08-06T23:50:53.049-04:00Are you kidding me? Really? After all that the civ...Are you kidding me? Really? After all that the civil rights leaders of the 60's and 70's sacrificed to attain equal opportunity for education - after being sprayed with fire hoses, beat by police, faced down by a southern governor that was passing out axe handles on the steps of the schools, all to attain the right to give their children the same education opportunities as the white children, NOW it is suggested that what is really needed is a SEPARATE school for African American boys only? Really? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-66724738352461258452013-07-02T18:20:11.769-04:002013-07-02T18:20:11.769-04:00Jim,
This is what I find so fascinating in the pus...Jim,<br />This is what I find so fascinating in the push to create more specialized schools targeted at specific populations of students. From a teaching perspective, I wonder if colleges will eventually develop training programs for teachers targeted towards specific subgroups of students. In other words, as a general subgroup, do Hispanic girls learn better through one teaching method vs. another teaching method? Do boys learn better in all-male classes taught by male teachers? Should teachers be specialized at teaching different subgroups of students? Ideally, teachers are supposed to meet the needs of every individual child in their classroom through the practice of open inclusion. However, in the real world, is it possible that this entire approach and philosophy is actually contributing to the achievement gap problem? <br /><br />"Different but Equal"?<br /><br />Alicia<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-58267413229686852222013-07-02T04:14:51.594-04:002013-07-02T04:14:51.594-04:00How does this differ from "Separate but Equal...How does this differ from "Separate but Equal"?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850337248679255927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-81537792594378520732013-07-01T17:57:22.074-04:002013-07-01T17:57:22.074-04:00Anonymous 12:21 -
I know I can't be reading y...Anonymous 12:21 -<br /><br />I know I can't be reading your post correctly. Education is in the state it is in because WOMEN can get jobs as teachers (black & white--thank you for being racially inclusive of your SEXIST comment). <br /><br />Seriously? What the ham sandwich is wrong with you? I'm pretty sure it the misogynistic policies of bureaucrats and educrats, much like yourself, that have wreaked havoc of late. And I can also tell you I didn't "find" a job in education...I chose my job in education..it was purposeful, trained for, and I am dang good at it...as are many of the women who choose teaching...red, yellow, black, white...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-64293122393972478422013-07-01T16:27:53.213-04:002013-07-01T16:27:53.213-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-67792466532347843812013-07-01T14:59:07.815-04:002013-07-01T14:59:07.815-04:00Ann 1:37, they will get around the race based of t...Ann 1:37, they will get around the race based of this idea by implementing it in schools with only black males.<br /><br />Secondly all, there was a huge push in CMS some 10 or 15 years ago to have "behavorial challenged" children classified as LD. That way they feel under the federal laws governing (the limitation of) discipline and threw a little extra into the family unit's monthly government payceck.For what its worthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80660394836250398482013-07-01T14:55:24.978-04:002013-07-01T14:55:24.978-04:00What if a "white task force" comes up wi...What if a "white task force" comes up with a novel idea to create a all white school with vouchers outside of CMS? Similar to what the state is trying to create today. CMS can become LIFT and everyone else can get a quality education. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-72575342783533973962013-07-01T14:49:02.160-04:002013-07-01T14:49:02.160-04:00Yes, CMS is known for constantly changing curricul...Yes, CMS is known for constantly changing curriculum (at the school level),even when those math and literacy programs are working, with new fangled programs/ideas. Just ask the suburban elementary schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35724195872922099852013-07-01T14:38:14.649-04:002013-07-01T14:38:14.649-04:00My child is in the SCMS single gender class and we...My child is in the SCMS single gender class and we LOVE it - unfortunately I think it is going the way of the dinosaur. Very say as our child has flourised under the system. Wish it would continue - but in CMS when you have a working program - sometimes it gets cut. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-42823811358082581942013-07-01T14:03:42.604-04:002013-07-01T14:03:42.604-04:00The minutes from the task force on African America...<i>The minutes from the task force on <b>African American males</b> includes a suggestion to "Initiate a plan for an <b>African-American male</b> school of excellence."</i><br /><br />...if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.... it could possibly be an owl?Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-8500894956302362382013-07-01T13:40:27.380-04:002013-07-01T13:40:27.380-04:0011:41, I wrote about South Charlotte's single-...11:41, I wrote about South Charlotte's single-gender classes when they debuted, but haven't checked in recently. I think several schools have them now.<br /><br />John, I'm not convinced that writing by hand encourages organized thinking. I find it MUCH easier to organize my thoughts with the speed/clarity of typing (my handwriting stinks) and the ease of rewriting and/or rearranging paragraphs. I think computers just make it faster and easier to create and share sloppy thinking as well as good stuff. Wouldn't you hate to have to go back to hand-writing a letter to the editor and snail-mailing it in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-4234706799985627992013-07-01T13:37:06.223-04:002013-07-01T13:37:06.223-04:00The minutes from the task force on African America...The minutes from the task force on African American males includes a suggestion to "Initiate a plan for an African-American male school of excellence." I would bet money that if CMS adopts this suggestion enrollment will not be restricted by race -- though as we all know, location and/or theme could lead to a de facto black school.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-10495647439879375852013-07-01T13:15:17.465-04:002013-07-01T13:15:17.465-04:00Alicia,
NCLB was a reauthorization of the Element...Alicia,<br /><br />NCLB was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed by the Johnson Administration.<br /><br />Some provisions were changed but it is essentially the same thing that has gone on for decades.<br /><br />NCLB was also bi-partisan, with Ted Kennedy supporting it.<br /><br />God forbid we ever implement a program that holds, parents, students and the government accountable for children's education.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-90693262603098757152013-07-01T13:07:35.921-04:002013-07-01T13:07:35.921-04:0011:41...
Same sex is different than same sex of o...11:41...<br /><br />Same sex is different than same sex of one ethnic group.<br /><br />Let me know if it's all Black males. I'm guessing not.<br />Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-60293990907397600282013-07-01T12:21:58.334-04:002013-07-01T12:21:58.334-04:00How about a school for ALL BLACK FEMALES !!!
CMS ...How about a school for ALL BLACK FEMALES !!!<br /><br />CMS should have no problem finding Adminstrators for this project.<br /><br />Wonder why education in this county is in the mess that it is in.Best place for black and white women to find a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-7784562612485205272013-07-01T12:10:46.277-04:002013-07-01T12:10:46.277-04:0011:41
My LD child attended CMS from K - 4th grade ...11:41<br />My LD child attended CMS from K - 4th grade where teachers were accountable and performed some remarkable and miraculous feats. Granted, this required being highly assertive as a parent and volunteering as many hours as I could to ensure my child was assigned the best teachers possible every year. I pity the LD child who isn't a behavioral problem and doesn't have a strong adult advocate. During this time period, I also paid enough money in outside special education therapy services for my child to attend Charlotte Latin School. Our primary reason for leaving CMS was student assignment instability and overcrowding which had nothing to do with the quality of CMS' teaching force. I also had enough of the stigmatism that comes with being labeled LD. <br /><br />I've heard nothing but good things about the single-sex classes at South Charlotte Middle School. My oldest child attended SCMS before this program was implemented. <br /><br />Alicia <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-70624800359868666492013-07-01T11:53:01.872-04:002013-07-01T11:53:01.872-04:00I agree with some of these posters. Parents shoul...I agree with some of these posters. Parents should fight the tech push for as long as they can. It doesn't benefit any kid, or give them any advantages. It actually stunts their emotional, physical and creative growth. Think of all the things kids are missing now because of their technology use. Parents need to wake up and just say NO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-78786148033618289982013-07-01T11:52:51.937-04:002013-07-01T11:52:51.937-04:00Wiley,
I have no idea who was sleeping in bed with...Wiley,<br />I have no idea who was sleeping in bed with Al Capone but I believe the Bush administration was primarily responsible for implementing NCLB which hasn't accomplished a darn thing in over a decade expect to confirm that there is a very real achievement gap between various populations of students - which we already knew. The Obama administration hasn't improved anything either and I don't think their current policies will. The chronic failure of SOME American public schools is a bi-partisan issue. When I attended George Washington University from 1985 -87, public schools in Washington DC were a disaster. If you had any money, you headed to Montgomery County MD where Dr. Morrison worked. To my knowledge, there's been little to no improvement in pubic education in our own nation's capital regardless of democrat or republican leadership. Oprah decided to open an all-girl's school in South Africa after becoming disillusioned with the Chicago public school system. <br /><br />I don't have the answers.<br /><br />Alicia<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80415027657346104332013-07-01T11:41:06.604-04:002013-07-01T11:41:06.604-04:00LD students are able to do better in area private ...LD students are able to do better in area private schools because the class sizes are smaller, students don't fall through the cracks like they do in CMS and the teachers are more accountable.<br /><br />FYI...Ann, please get info from South Charlotte Middle School. They have had the option of same sex classes for a couple of years now and the parents and students love it. Very successful program from what I have heard from parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52269035141748283582013-07-01T11:38:06.301-04:002013-07-01T11:38:06.301-04:00John 10:56 You are correct in your statement that...John 10:56 You are correct in your statement that elementary students do not need technology to learn. It is a total copout for the school system to be pushing this. Young students need to learn how to hold a pencil, work problems out, read and socialize with their peers. We are raising a generation of spoiled, self indulgent kids who need a tech device in their hands to function. Students learn to be tech savvy in a very short amount of time and don't need to learn these skills in K-3, despite what CMS and educrats say.Mamma Mianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37261535696965347182013-07-01T11:28:34.137-04:002013-07-01T11:28:34.137-04:00The ACLU is against this so expect a lawsuit. Per...The ACLU is against this so expect a lawsuit. Personally, I went to a Catholic all-boys school and was much the better for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-85250689845857790502013-07-01T11:22:44.420-04:002013-07-01T11:22:44.420-04:00John,
I actually agree with you.
"Latest tec...John,<br />I actually agree with you.<br /><br />"Latest technology" doesn't always usurp learning to do things the old-fashioned way. I took a college level math class last semester along with 20-year-olds who could run circles around me on anything related to technology. I hadn't taken a math class since the early 1980's.<br /><br />Guess what? The formula for the area of a triangle hasn't changed since my great-grandmother attended school and Pi to the 634th digit is still the same. Now, the Periodic Table of Elements has changed since my schooldays but my future goals don't include teaching high school Chemistry. <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37574177164649041492013-07-01T11:17:30.997-04:002013-07-01T11:17:30.997-04:00Alicia,
What is Chicago's excuse regarding po...Alicia,<br /><br />What is Chicago's excuse regarding political correctness???<br /><br />The last Republican Mayor was in 1931 and even he was a Democrat before changing to Republican. He was also in bed with Capone.<br /><br />Since Democrats have controlled Chicago for decades, what's their excuse for a dismal public education system?<br /><br />Democrats keep voting the same Democrat mentality into office, shooting themselves in the foot every time.<br /><br />Chicago schools are 8.8% White.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-79100315984369206172013-07-01T11:08:12.774-04:002013-07-01T11:08:12.774-04:0010:46
My LD child attends a private school that of...10:46<br />My LD child attends a private school that offers special education services for an additional cost. Students are ability grouped and aren't labeled anything. The graduation rate is 100% and 100% of students further their education at places including Georgetown and CPCC. <br /><br />To answer your question, I think we could do a much better job meeting the needs of LD students in the regular classroom. However, there is a place for self-contained schools like the Metro school. I also think there is a place for students with exceptionally high intellectual abilities. There is a charter school in Charlotte that limits enrollment based on IQ scores. CMS (not an expert) offers the Horizon's program for highly gifted students. I prefer ability grouping without labels when we're not considering extremes. <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com