tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5983140012791708828..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Score Well in State's Highest HonorMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44713026124210870312014-04-18T07:18:32.770-07:002014-04-18T07:18:32.770-07:00I know. The utter disgust some of those corp memb...I know. The utter disgust some of those corp members have for public education and traditionally trained public school teachers makes me completely unsympathetic to all of the calls to "be nice" to TFA, support new CMs. They are arrogant little $&@*# who think their education makes them better than real teachers. Then you have politicians like Howard Dean* praising TFA because it has "revolutionized" public education on national relevision....<br /><br />CT<br /><br />*his son and daughter (or daughter-in-law) both did TFA. Son now runs a charter, the other did her 2 years and went to......wait for it.....law school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-54911852628403841642014-04-17T23:49:43.715-07:002014-04-17T23:49:43.715-07:00Holy cripes, CT. Is that link ever eye-opening --...Holy cripes, CT. Is that link ever eye-opening -- and disheartening! No wonder these folks (a) don't stay in teaching, and (b) don't teach well for the time our kids have to suffer them.<br /><br />BraessaeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-69148781361565930212014-04-17T22:24:05.098-07:002014-04-17T22:24:05.098-07:00I am SHOCKED to find out TFA is using incorrect da...I am SHOCKED to find out TFA is using incorrect data to further their cause of bringing unqualified 5 week trainees in to serve as "teachers" for 1-2 yrs before they move on to their Goldman-Sachs internship, law school, or to the charter school they now feel qualified to start up once they've finished 2 years of "teaching". <br /><br />What TFA says when it talks to itself...<br />http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/tag/teach-for-america<br /><br />CTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-46830190778161765792014-04-17T08:09:11.581-07:002014-04-17T08:09:11.581-07:00Charlie, you may have missed my post, but TFA Wash...Charlie, you may have missed my post, but TFA Washington is using old test score stats on RBHS and Cleveland to show how badly students at these schools are doing. The scores are not stellar but nor are they as lower as TFA is saying.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85386659495702019212014-04-17T07:44:42.856-07:002014-04-17T07:44:42.856-07:00Seattle Public Schools has, for several years now,...Seattle Public Schools has, for several years now, had higher pass rates on the state tests than the state average. These tests, for all their flaws, are the only data we have for comparing the academic achievement of students across the state. Given the high correlation between household affluence and test scores, the data should probably be adjusted to account for variations in poverty.<br /><br />Nevertheless, we hear all the time about how our schools are failing - nationally, statewide, and in Seattle. The people who make these claims have no data to support them. None. Please, any time you hear people say that the schools are failing, ask them to provide any data or evidence to support that conclusion.<br /><br />High school graduation rates are at an all-time high in Seattle and in the state.<br /><br />High school graduation requirements are at an all-time high in Seattle and in the state.<br /><br />Washington state has the highest average SAT scores among states with our level of participation in the test.<br /><br />And, yes, Seattle Public Schools beats the state average on pass rates for the state proficiency tests in nearly every grade and subject.<br /><br />Where is the evidence of failure? Nowhere.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74868169453872859742014-04-16T18:44:22.635-07:002014-04-16T18:44:22.635-07:00A bit off-topic: I posted the Fairmount Park tour...A bit off-topic: I posted the Fairmount Park tour photos in yesterday's open thread; and here at the following link.<br /><br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/joebehr/sets/72157644077045813/Joe Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747791661117554332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-37455702830064415842014-04-16T18:43:55.671-07:002014-04-16T18:43:55.671-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joe Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747791661117554332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-49456051032448962662014-04-16T16:00:34.347-07:002014-04-16T16:00:34.347-07:00If you're like me and curious about what was u...If you're like me and curious about what was used to create the indices/ranking.<br /><br />goto:<br /><br />https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/WAI/IndexReport/dropdown <br /><br />Benjamin Leishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974191081762367425noreply@blogger.com