tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post6488977937441436954..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Gorman: Close schools, pack your bagsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-76805077863468786002011-12-30T10:36:29.273-05:002011-12-30T10:36:29.273-05:00Ummmm.... if Ballantyne secedes.. it will still be...Ummmm.... if Ballantyne secedes.. it will still be in Mecklenburg County. Now, if you are talking about creating a separate school zone--that's a whole other ball of disaster waiting to happen. It's not like you can just keep AK and the other buildings that belong to CMS unless you have the funds to buy them all or lease them from the district... Will the teachers become Ballantyne City Schools employees? Easier said than done...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-36324198798149051942011-12-30T09:46:51.719-05:002011-12-30T09:46:51.719-05:00The problem that cannot even be acknowledged will ...The problem that cannot even be acknowledged will not be fixed in 15, or 150 years.<br /><br />No matter how much money you throw at it.<br /><br />Get out. Or...<br /><br />Ballantyne secede.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-3402396977162816342011-12-30T08:48:46.479-05:002011-12-30T08:48:46.479-05:00Its clear now that Sweet Pete was in wway over his...Its clear now that Sweet Pete was in wway over his head. His clone Eric Davis is next to go hopefully. Ann you will find that White kids grades have and will continue to fall as more white parents take their kids out of CMS. As we become a complete Title 1 district this will be clear. This current year that you dont have test data on yet , because CMS hides it 5% of our best students left CMS. Reason - parents cared and saw the mess CMS was becoming. How we treat teachers in some contries is called treason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-74386306574172694782011-12-29T10:16:50.229-05:002011-12-29T10:16:50.229-05:00Happy new year to you, 1:38 a.m. (looks like some ...Happy new year to you, 1:38 a.m. (looks like some of you are using my blog to try to get to sleep!). Women hyphenating their names is so 20th century. We have a male reporter, Fred Clasen-Kelly, who hyphenated his when he married -- now that's cutting edge :-)Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35584660345835336992011-12-29T03:53:27.271-05:002011-12-29T03:53:27.271-05:00http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/index.aspx?NID=2168
...http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/index.aspx?NID=2168<br />Here is the link of the meeting where Davis, Gorman, Anderson and Griffin spoke. Three of them are making huge money on the backs of public education. Gorman with Newscorp, Anderson with MeckEd and Griffin with McGraw Hill books. Davis is a tool of all three,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-19640251547567452582011-12-29T01:38:50.314-05:002011-12-29T01:38:50.314-05:00I look forward to Pamela's return from China. ...I look forward to Pamela's return from China. Happy New Year to all my favorite ADHD (Ann-Doss-Helms-Diggin') bloggers!<br /><br />Today's question to ponder:<br /> Do young educated women hyphenate their names anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31777359989820502852011-12-29T00:33:30.778-05:002011-12-29T00:33:30.778-05:00By some of these comments (as has been the case fo...By some of these comments (as has been the case for several months), it appears many people are not aware there is a BG and an AG and GDS is rampant....Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-87513701199477000032011-12-29T00:05:35.085-05:002011-12-29T00:05:35.085-05:00Before the experiment ends CMS will be in ruins. ...Before the experiment ends CMS will be in ruins. Most of this in large part due to Gorman's plan of moving a "young" principal and five dedicated brown shirts with him / her. These young principals really have no clue how to run a school, get results and improve a school. However, what they do know is how to bend statistics in their favor. This was the one great lessson that Peter the Great taught them well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-55402985521543955102011-12-28T23:08:49.962-05:002011-12-28T23:08:49.962-05:0010:21, you prove my point. If there was systemati...10:21, you prove my point. If there was systematic discrimination against AA's, then none would be sucessful.<br /><br />And you are right about the REAL MONSTER. It is the collaboration between the federal government, politicans using the voting block and community organizers just looking for anything they can cry discrimination at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-46684229228418098512011-12-28T22:21:49.955-05:002011-12-28T22:21:49.955-05:009:37..."why do you think some are very succes...9:37..."why do you think some are very successful and some cannot seem to shake the yoke"? I did not think any race was 100% of anything..wellllllllllll, ahhhhhhhhh, maybeeeeeee whites, but nobody else.<br /><br />But to answer you question, Dick Gregory brought this to my attention..He went to see Frankestein and he scared and everybody was focused on Frankestein instead of the mad scientist who actually created Frankestein. The mad scientist made a monster of out of Frankestein..so you see, everybody is always focused on the black race instead of the REAL MONSTER!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26155455213498265742011-12-28T22:07:26.430-05:002011-12-28T22:07:26.430-05:00Anon 9:37...
Sometimes AAs are their own worst en...Anon 9:37...<br /><br />Sometimes AAs are their own worst enemy...<br /><br />Vilma Leake said: <br /><br /><i>Other elected officials call further verification efforts a “witch hunt” aimed at poor families. “Poor people don’t know how to steal from the federal government. They’re not smart enough,” said CMS school board member Vilma Leake.</i><br /><br />Talk about a slap in the face, derogatory comment about the people you represent...<br /><br />The Director of Project LIFT, an AA, says "I grew up just like many of these kids, so I feel morally and professionally obligated to work towards ending the dual system of education based on a child's zip code."....<br /><br />She defines a child's ability on a zipcode?<br /><br />And just this week, the Obama administration, via Eric Holder, issued an order blocking South Carolina's new voter ID law, essentially saying minorities the porr lacked the ability to get an ID. They get government assistance, right? - <br /><br /><i>Attorney General Eric Holder exhorted people to oppose such efforts just days before the move. <br /><br />"Call on our political parties to resist the temptation to suppress certain votes in the hope of attaining electoral success," he told a group at the LBJ Center in Austin, Texas. <br /><br />An even stricter law in Indiana, however, was upheld years ago by the Supreme Court on a 6-3 vote. So now, 15 states require or plan to require photo IDs. <br /><br />"The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law and the opinion was written by Justice John Paul Stevens, who as you know is one of the most liberal stalwarts of the Supreme Court," explained Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation. <br /><br />Several Democratic congressmen, as well as former President Jimmy Carter, have also argued in favor of photo IDs. <br /><br />Nevertheless, South Carolina Democrats argue their state's law is just too onerous on minorities and the poor. <br /><br />"They can't get a photo ID because typically you have to have a birth certificate to get an official state ID. Many people don't have the ability to pay the $35 here," Harpootlian said.</i><br /><br />BUT, they can get benefits and currently bused to the polls TO vote... <br /><br />You're right. It is way past time for that yoke to be shed.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-6421782762707335602011-12-28T21:58:39.995-05:002011-12-28T21:58:39.995-05:00So it looks like Pete's strategy was to put mo...So it looks like Pete's strategy was to put most of the district's resources into the worst schools. Why not treat all kids equally? <br /><br />Good riddance Pete. Unfortunately I fear we can expect more of the same for this strategy though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-10163128456696248832011-12-28T21:37:33.896-05:002011-12-28T21:37:33.896-05:008:29, you do raise an interesting topic. Do you k...8:29, you do raise an interesting topic. Do you know there are actually quite a number of AA's doing quite well in school and professionally? And they have thrown off the yoke of poverty. So why do you think some are very successful and some can not seem to shake the yoke? <br /><br />Would be a good topic over a beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-49014245089160247392011-12-28T21:06:20.611-05:002011-12-28T21:06:20.611-05:00I received the 24 volume set of the Complete Three...I received the 24 volume set of the Complete Three Stooges for Christmas, from Curly to Shemp to Joe, so my comment about District 6 got jumbled up in my thought proccess for a second because there is a Larry in the mix....<br /><br />Sorry Larry.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-77764062224742524002011-12-28T20:17:39.296-05:002011-12-28T20:17:39.296-05:00Wiley, another 2 years of a 3 ring circus. I am j...Wiley, another 2 years of a 3 ring circus. I am just waiting to see what some of them suggest to Hugh about budget development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35459982616069624172011-12-28T19:14:26.571-05:002011-12-28T19:14:26.571-05:00Right now, you have Moe, Larry and Curly signed up...Right now, you have Moe, Larry and Curly signed up to run for the seat....<br /><br />Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck...Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-20309235056338807412011-12-28T19:05:27.881-05:002011-12-28T19:05:27.881-05:00Tim wants his successor to work with the board whi...Tim wants his successor to work with the board while on the District Six seat. <br /><br />http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/28/2871967/few-interested-in-district-6-seat.htmlDistrictSixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446006141343133046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89760944190431522312011-12-28T18:29:59.127-05:002011-12-28T18:29:59.127-05:00On the composite math proficiency before retests (...On the composite math proficiency before retests (3-8), AA were at 63% proficient and Whites 92%. A 29 point difference. After the retest, AA were at 71% proficient and Whites at 95%, a difference of 24 points.<br /><br />So after the retests, the gap difference is 5 percentage points.<br /><br />That is for 2010/2011.<br /><br />What if we gave them two retests?Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-34824516577812534462011-12-28T18:13:30.735-05:002011-12-28T18:13:30.735-05:00Wiley, both should be after retests. You have to g...Wiley, both should be after retests. You have to go back to 2008 to get no-retest numbers on state report cards.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-12398277949560427852011-12-28T18:06:58.030-05:002011-12-28T18:06:58.030-05:00Here's the kicker...
Are those the numbers be...Here's the kicker...<br /><br />Are those the numbers before or after retests?Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-48155439788302924172011-12-28T17:46:26.521-05:002011-12-28T17:46:26.521-05:00Numbers are numbers, regardless of anyone's fe...Numbers are numbers, regardless of anyone's feelings. Last year 88.2 percent of white CMS students in grades 3-8 passed both reading and math, down from 88.4 percent. The pass rate on elementary and middle school science tests was 91.6 percent, up from 91.3 percent. Composite pass rate for white students on high school end-of-course exams was 94.2, down from 94.3.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-48742411400453536122011-12-28T17:44:07.231-05:002011-12-28T17:44:07.231-05:00CMS, whites went DOWN from 88.4 to 88.2. CMS black...CMS, whites went DOWN from 88.4 to 88.2. CMS blacks went UP from 51.6 to 52.2. Wake, whites went UP 87.4 to 87.9. Wake blacks went UP from 48.4 to 50.3. State whites went UP 78.7 to 79. State blacks went up 47 to 48.5.<br /><br />So as you see, with all CMS's extra spending on blacks, they did not do as well as places with little to no extra spending and CMS whites were the only ones that went down.<br /><br />You can not select with numbers to accept or ignore just because of your agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-28051937252291684872011-12-28T17:19:18.885-05:002011-12-28T17:19:18.885-05:00Ann Doss Helms, it may hurt your feelings, but yes...Ann Doss Helms, it may hurt your feelings, but yes WHITE students scores are declining and it did happen last year. Here in NC and nationally. There is too much focus put on racial education gaps. If you take any student that wants to learn, he or she is going to have higher test scores, than a student that does not place value on education, whether they are Black, White or Brown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35476668710823952142011-12-28T16:22:31.140-05:002011-12-28T16:22:31.140-05:003:59, what are your numbers on that? Last time som...3:59, what are your numbers on that? Last time someone raised this point I looked and white scores had not gone down, unless you count a fraction of a percentage point as a decline (I consider that an insignificant fluctuation, whether it's up or down).Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-54453033772325324162011-12-28T15:59:38.545-05:002011-12-28T15:59:38.545-05:0025% of the achievement gap closing last year was f...25% of the achievement gap closing last year was from the scores of the white students going down. I am sure the BOE is just proud of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com