tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post5263254302108174664..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Winners and losers in CMS lotteryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-82107310414606818752014-03-28T22:47:27.601-04:002014-03-28T22:47:27.601-04:00Oops. My father's dissertation, not his thesi...Oops. My father's dissertation, not his thesis. My mother typed the entire thing. I remember her sitting at her typewriter for hours in our dining room.<br /><br />My Yale brother can't spell for doo-oo, my father can't spell for doo-doo, and neither can I which may not matter anymore thx to tx. We all miserably failed foreign languages too which has carried on into the next generation. My Yale educated brother had to go to summer school after failing Spanish. My father got a D in foreign language in college. I didn't do much better in French. <br /><br />Alicia <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-21946787001780668902014-03-28T22:33:58.025-04:002014-03-28T22:33:58.025-04:0010:29
I'm the first to acknowledge my own sho...10:29 <br />I'm the first to acknowledge my own shortcomings.<br /><br />My mother didn't have the opportunity to attend college although she did type my father's entire PhD thesis at Columbia University. I remember her typing into the wee hours of the night when I was in elementary school. When my parents were "courting" my mother would send my father's love letters back with grammatical corrections. Yep. <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-78581428565189031172014-03-26T21:59:17.011-04:002014-03-26T21:59:17.011-04:00What becomes of Coulwood after MIE becomes a K-8 S...What becomes of Coulwood after MIE becomes a K-8 STEM?<br /><br /><br />Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-49037526802844013972014-03-26T20:17:49.022-04:002014-03-26T20:17:49.022-04:00Cotswold is in such demand from their own neighbor...Cotswold is in such demand from their own neighborhood families trying year after year for a magnet spot because it guarantees entry into Randolph IB. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-9792252083994831242014-03-26T18:41:30.045-04:002014-03-26T18:41:30.045-04:00What a spin on why Long Creek Montessori is not fu...What a spin on why Long Creek Montessori is not full in 1st and 2nd grade, this shows in the writers ignorant comment of "only" and cluelessness of how the Montessori education works (a child must start in kindergarten, one can not just join the program). This is CMS's smartest school opening in all of the changes in the magnet program. CMS is in direct competition with the charters and Countryside Montessori in the North Charlotte area (the area never written about). Montessori takes a different kind of thinking and mind set, most students come from very educated parents, CMS had to do something. To the writer, Long Creek will have a waitlist very long in the next couple of years, so don't you worry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-59974325804264345632014-03-26T16:59:33.359-04:002014-03-26T16:59:33.359-04:00On Northwest: I just updated the post, and it turn...On Northwest: I just updated the post, and it turns out the question about auditions was right on target. Scott McCully says the slump in sixth-graders admitted is because the audition process has gone more slowly -- there are applicants who don't show up as admissions or wait list because they haven't done their audition yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-22431131822649726332014-03-26T16:45:18.529-04:002014-03-26T16:45:18.529-04:003:40
How about you provide the data. Just stating...3:40<br /><br />How about you provide the data. Just stating it costs more means nothing.<br /><br />What about students who attend magnets within their home school?<br /><br />What about those same students who ride past other magnets that sit within their home school zone or are closer than their school?<br /><br />What about those long routes within hone school boundaries that are 7 to 9 miles away? Fuel costs the same whether the bus goes 9 miles on a home school route just as it does for a magnet route.<br /><br />Why not use drop points for home schools like magnets and save money?<br /><br />Only 13.6% of CMS students are in a magnet and many of those are in magnets at their home school. <br /><br />As stated before - as you have - if you're all about saving money, increase the bus ridership 2 miles outside the school and let's cut out all sports programs.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14301800057350625092014-03-26T16:19:21.941-04:002014-03-26T16:19:21.941-04:00I think if you were to look around CMS, you woudl ...I think if you were to look around CMS, you woudl find some really good schools. I don't care for blanket statements such as the previous person made stating that CMS cannot educate average and above average students, what a ridiculous comment to make. CMS has some really good schools, most people tend to focus on the under performing ones and slam the entire system. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80735266595556750292014-03-26T15:40:36.851-04:002014-03-26T15:40:36.851-04:00and most people don't know that the band Bosto...and most people don't know that the band Boston were MIT graduates.<br /><br />Anyway, just ask the CMS transportation department for the Magnet transportation costs and for the "home" school transportation costs. There is a significant difference between the two. And ask them, while you're at it, why the No Transportation Zone for "home" schools is only .5 miles, when the state says is can be up to 2 miles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-34753174200215019642014-03-26T14:50:48.936-04:002014-03-26T14:50:48.936-04:00CMS, the ultimate whiner when it comes to money in...CMS, the ultimate whiner when it comes to money in this county. <br /><br />Why can't you (CMS) just admit you only want the gifted kids for the headlines, perfer to be the kneejerk to the NAACP and admit you do a horrible job educating average and above average kids of the "producers" in this county.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-72699240046260742802014-03-26T10:29:48.538-04:002014-03-26T10:29:48.538-04:00My dog, Midnight, being my inspirational 'opin...My dog, Midnight, being my inspirational 'opinion' writer who's letter AND picture was featured in the Charlotte Observer<br /><br />Shouldn't that be "WHOSE letter and picture WERE featured...." Dream job is 6th grade English teacher? Really? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-68089198429808042812014-03-26T10:27:11.574-04:002014-03-26T10:27:11.574-04:00This was an interesting article only in the headli...This was an interesting article only in the headline. I could have written it as one only has to go into the CMS website and write down the numbers from the lottery. Why isn't the "reporter" asking CMS officials why this or why that in the numbers, and I pay for this newspaper? With regards to the reporter stating that she would have to go into 20+ charters sites to see their waitlist, where is the actual get out of the office and go report what is going on? I can tell you any of the charters with +500 plus waitlist will be more than happy to give you the coverage. Get a pencil and a pad and go report why these numbers are occurring! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-39532069082461788322014-03-26T09:36:02.661-04:002014-03-26T09:36:02.661-04:00It costs 3-4X more to transport a Magnet student t...<i>It costs 3-4X more to transport a Magnet student than a home school student.</i><br /><br />Show me the numbers and a comparison district-wide for the current setup in CMS.<br /><br />Also, we can save even more money by not allowing any child to ride a home school bus who lives within two miles of the school.<br /><br />Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-14291043804765440542014-03-26T09:30:21.924-04:002014-03-26T09:30:21.924-04:00Alicia,
Maybe you can find some way to inspire th...Alicia,<br /><br />Maybe you can find some way to inspire those "artists" to study math with the right role models.<br /><br />Most arts have a mathematical connection if you only look.<br /><br />(Allow ME to toot MY own horn a bit...)<br /><br />One of my earliest college individual projects was with an art student using computer generated graphics as "inspiration" for paintings.<br /><br />We were actually among the first to do this type work back in the 1970's and actually had someone track us down for a history of computer art book they were writing a few years later.<br /><br />Unfortunately, all our work was destroyed after our project, so there went our ONE chance to make the "history" books. Oh well...<br /><br />Having said that, most people may not realize that science and the arts are not that far apart. And many people are successful at both.<br /><br />For example, most people do not know that the guitarist for Queen, Brian May, is also an astrophysicist (with a Ph.D.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-16001421127463190872014-03-26T08:42:48.504-04:002014-03-26T08:42:48.504-04:00"CMS closed one of their most successful magn...<br />"CMS closed one of their most successful magnet programs Davidson IB Middle School two years ago"<br /><br />It's decisions like this which have opened the door to competition from Charters and Private schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-54783560623454013692014-03-26T08:33:49.745-04:002014-03-26T08:33:49.745-04:00Don't all the students have to pass a test or ...Don't all the students have to pass a test or perform an art?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-79918511278420380862014-03-26T08:16:03.713-04:002014-03-26T08:16:03.713-04:00Many parents are happy with the 9:15-4:15 schedule...Many parents are happy with the 9:15-4:15 schedule. Free afternoon daycare while kids ride the bus all over town!<br />Freebiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-6704964505901880892014-03-26T08:14:38.177-04:002014-03-26T08:14:38.177-04:00The losers of the CMS lottery system are the 1000&...The losers of the CMS lottery system are the 1000's of students who can't get into these schools due to the requirements. Yes, the magnets are a public version of private schools, with extra resources and bus service stretching all over the county for the select few.<br /><br />The other losers in this situation are the 1000's of high school students having to get on buses at 6am for classes at 7:15am (due to the crazy Magnet bus schedule using excessive bus resources). It costs 3-4X more to transport a Magnet student than a home school student. <br /><br />Let's start a conversation for sane, healthy and more beneficial start times for high school students. It's about time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-81469731110453497122014-03-25T23:59:15.580-04:002014-03-25T23:59:15.580-04:004th grade "Critical Thinking"...
Q: Why...4th grade "Critical Thinking"...<br /><br />Q: Why do scientists believe reptiles were the first vertebrates to live on land?<br /><br />A: "Because Adam and Eve's snake was the first vertebrate". - Gianna<br />A: "Because reptiles are waterproof". - Ben.<br /><br />Q: How do you know you're an animal?<br /><br />A: " Because our book said so". - Jacob<br />A: "Because we learned this in kindergarten". - Millie<br /><br />The Courage to Teach.<br /><br />Alicia<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-53732383186887576382014-03-25T23:25:24.381-04:002014-03-25T23:25:24.381-04:00While I'm touting the WONDERS of myself...
My...While I'm touting the WONDERS of myself...<br /><br />My supervisor, Dr. Laura Campbell, Director of Teacher Education at Belmont Abbey College, wanted to know, "Why 4th grade?" after observing a lesson I taught on writing 'Letters to the Editor' as part of a unit on the differences between opinion and persuasive writing. My dog, Midnight, being my inspirational 'opinion' writer who's letter AND picture was featured in the Charlotte Observer after President Obama's first term election. Dr. Campbell told me I should be teaching middle school. Should the stars and moon align, my first assignment will be tracking down Lew Powell and Nancy Webb as my first guest speakers. Then, I'm coming after you, Ann. You bet.<br /><br />Alicia<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-2465889156095817592014-03-25T22:48:54.168-04:002014-03-25T22:48:54.168-04:00Susan,
Honestly, I'm not a fan of NWSA's 9...Susan,<br />Honestly, I'm not a fan of NWSA's 9:15 start time, although, rehearsals are often held at 7:30 in the morning.<br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-74387598751476160582014-03-25T22:45:59.938-04:002014-03-25T22:45:59.938-04:00Cont..
Fair criticism of NWSA:
My brother holds a...Cont..<br />Fair criticism of NWSA:<br /><br />My brother holds a degree in physics from Yale while I struggled through every science class I ever took. Therefore, I get it when students at NWSA consistently say things like, "We're an art school, we don't do math". If I were to teach at NWSA my second mission, after teaching what I'm supposed to teach, would be changing this attitude or "attitude" - as we say in dance.<br /><br />Alicia<br />"Educational Center for the Arts" magnet school. New Haven, CT.<br />Class of, I'm not telling you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-18445164833760502192014-03-25T22:38:17.434-04:002014-03-25T22:38:17.434-04:00NWSA may be less popular with 6th grade parents du...NWSA may be less popular with 6th grade parents due to the 9:15-4:15 bell schedule...Susan Plazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261919913997483121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-51769532205547494152014-03-25T22:24:13.162-04:002014-03-25T22:24:13.162-04:00Northwest School of the Arts is a true reflection ...Northwest School of the Arts is a true reflection of CMS. The kids who do well here do extremely well - National Merit scholarships, UNC-Chapel Hill acceptances, Broadway contracts, PBS documentary appearances and on and on.<br /><br />NWSA also houses kids from the Project LIFT zone who arrive far less equipped in terms of private arts lessons, academic enrichment opportunities, home support and on and on. NWSA has it's fair share of "fragile" students. <br /><br />The two cultures make the teaching environment at NWSA very challenging. My absolute dream job would be teaching 6th grade English or Social Studies and middle school dance here. I'm certified to do both. <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-8382350532704537942014-03-25T21:13:41.597-04:002014-03-25T21:13:41.597-04:00"It will take an act of Congress to suspended..."It will take an act of Congress to suspended a student."<br /><br />Yep. That's where we're headed.<br /><br />I sometimes have to wonder if the "American Era" isn't winding down a bit.<br /><br />I don't see where uneducated AND undisciplined people have much of a future in the US (or anywhere else in the world, for that matter).<br /><br />The days of getting a reasonable paying job with less than a HS education (or even with a HS diploma - or even a college degree, but very little useful knowledge) are long gone.<br /><br />It's even tough on college grads because graduating from college doesn't mean what it used to mean, either.<br /><br />http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/05/twice-as-many-college-grads-in-minimum-wage-jobs-as-5-years-ago<br /><br />So why would our government encourage this?<br /><br />It doesn't make sense to me at all.<br /><br />Unless they're OK with more work going outside the US and increased poverty within the US. <br /><br />Which is entirely possible.<br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.com