tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post2300807391449029570..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5816224655189422852015-02-26T09:00:27.594-08:002015-02-26T09:00:27.594-08:00Is it time to raise the 1% property tax cap? Food...Is it time to raise the 1% property tax cap? Food for thought.<br /><br />http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/guest-lift-the-1-percent-cap-on-property-tax/#comments<br /><br />-Downtown DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38270982123331050142015-02-25T19:34:33.933-08:002015-02-25T19:34:33.933-08:00Not a K-12 issue, but strange, sad, and sickening ...Not a K-12 issue, but strange, sad, and sickening things going on at U.S Department of Education regarding student loans and Corinthian Colleges. <br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/25/corinthian-15-student-loans_n_6739016.htmlEbenezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-66644064728156071152015-02-25T11:29:01.469-08:002015-02-25T11:29:01.469-08:00NY Times:
Are Learning Styles a Symptom of Educat...NY Times:<br /><a href="http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/are-learning-styles-a-symptom-of-educations-ills/?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region&region=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region" rel="nofollow"> Are Learning Styles a Symptom of Education's Ills</a><br /><br />Some of the reader comments are terrific.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7334127816880421432015-02-25T07:21:05.224-08:002015-02-25T07:21:05.224-08:00Nathan Hale has had a couple of meetings discussin...Nathan Hale has had a couple of meetings discussing all standardized tests. There have also been discussions on the origins of the SAT and its eugenics background. I believe that a lot of parents will be opting out their 11th graders from the tests in April.<br /><br />HPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-22616301817505675552015-02-25T06:54:23.002-08:002015-02-25T06:54:23.002-08:00This may be of interest to some readers of this bl...This may be of interest to some readers of this blog:<br /><br />https://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/nathan-hale-high-school-says-no-to-the-common-core-standards-sbac-test/<br /><br />David EdelmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-71951830086223782512015-02-24T22:38:00.229-08:002015-02-24T22:38:00.229-08:00@Waiting-in-Vain - It seems like it's now rout...@Waiting-in-Vain - It seems like it's now routine to get the results after Open Enrollment ends. We went through it last year and I think we didn't get the official results until after we'd gotten the letter from enrollment with the changes processed. Since we were staying at the same school, just enrolling in Spectrum, it didn't really end up impacting my kid much at all. Though if you're trying to decide between Lincoln or a Spectrum school, it's a tough process. You should check out <a href="http://discussapp.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">discussapp.blogspot.com</a> if you haven't already. There are a lot of people in your situation talking about it over there.Majehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946793603263324660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-33068538842650609862015-02-24T17:35:45.443-08:002015-02-24T17:35:45.443-08:00A few thoughts on Congressional inquiry into No Ch...A few thoughts on Congressional inquiry into No Child Left Behind.<br /><br />A great read:<br /><br /><a href="http://nonpartisaneducation.org/blog1/2015/02/24/no-child-left-behind-renewal-blinders-on-the-education-policy-horse/" rel="nofollow">Blinders on the education policy horse</a><br /><br />By Richard Phelpsdan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23734690994693402992015-02-24T17:15:51.409-08:002015-02-24T17:15:51.409-08:00Has anyone heard anything about when the results o...Has anyone heard anything about when the results of the 2014-2015 round of Highly Capable/Advanced Placement testing results will be released? Our child was tested in December and we still don't have an eligibility result. We'd like to be able to talk about the future before it passes us by...Waiting-in-Vain?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-26250848496585233212015-02-24T17:08:34.498-08:002015-02-24T17:08:34.498-08:00What a load of horse doo doo:
http://www.huffingt...What a load of horse doo doo:<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/23/oregon-sexual-assault-lawsuit_n_6732782.html<br /><br />mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81928869817948948672015-02-24T16:18:50.633-08:002015-02-24T16:18:50.633-08:00Why not do a post about PSESD?
Most people don...Why not do a post about PSESD?<br /><br />Most people don't know about this additional $50 million dollars per year extra layer of administration.<br /><br /><br />PSESD What? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61450429507156025452015-02-24T14:09:56.105-08:002015-02-24T14:09:56.105-08:00I read the same article as Eric B. It should be no...I read the same article as Eric B. It should be noted that the article talked about CLASS evaluation and SPS piloted this evaluation system within their prek classrooms. The same evaluation process will be used for the city's prek program.Daniel's Sonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-56868326746182327242015-02-24T13:56:20.867-08:002015-02-24T13:56:20.867-08:00The Seattle Times had a really nasty article yeste...The Seattle Times had a really nasty article yesterday (dead tree, sorry, don't have a link) on teacher quality. They basically said that a national review showed that teachers in general were crap at teaching kids, but generally pretty good at emotional supports. <br /><br />It appeared from the article that they were pretty much exclusively talking about preschool teachers, and not K-12, although the rating organization does have some additional work on K-12. The article was very carefully written to imply that these ratings went all the way through PreK-12 while using only examples from preschool. A casual reader would probably miss that it didn't apply to the entire school system. Eric Bnoreply@blogger.com