tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post6481514991879826402..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-66026545181313437942011-11-11T10:17:41.831-08:002011-11-11T10:17:41.831-08:00OMG! I feel for Michigan's struggling student...OMG! I feel for Michigan's struggling students....mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-33970794832194003892011-11-10T14:37:42.304-08:002011-11-10T14:37:42.304-08:00http://today.seattletimes.com/2011/11/maria-goodlo...http://today.seattletimes.com/2011/11/maria-goodloe-johnson-hired-to-help-failing-schools-in-michigan/<br /><br />Public School ParentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-45214806027364381782011-11-09T20:14:08.049-08:002011-11-09T20:14:08.049-08:00zb,
The other possibility is actually requiring s...zb,<br /><br />The other possibility is actually requiring state employees at the UW and PESB (and maybe the HECB) to do their jobs and abide by state laws and regulations. They must also meet a higher bar with regards to ethics than certain SPS senior administrators.StopTFAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605108615707039386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-14566189016303541632011-11-09T19:58:07.203-08:002011-11-09T19:58:07.203-08:00@Jack Whelan-
well put Jack. All of the admin in ...@Jack Whelan- <br />well put Jack. All of the admin in my building have about 3-4 years in the classroom and don't really know much about teaching, and definitely not in today's classroom of huge classes and diverse students. I would love to have a head teacher in every department at school who was a master teacher. Many schools do have this in a department head but not always, and usually they do not have release time to come help in your classroom. <br /><br />Enfield talks the talk but does not walk the walk. Attacking gaps and raising expectations just means more work expected of a staff that is already busting its buns without any support. I have classes that are 30% special ed. students (and I am not a special education endorsed teacher) with no additional support. Ridiculous. 4 pillars - as Dr. Evil would say riiiiggghtttpeonypowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509224675997284520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10077739343705022562011-11-09T17:29:43.828-08:002011-11-09T17:29:43.828-08:00Eric -- I know there is a sizeable group of kids a...Eric -- I know there is a sizeable group of kids at GHS who take Latin, but couldn't give you the numbers. I hope you DO follow up on it -- first, who knows, you may be able to get together a teacher and a good group of kids and this thing will fly. Second, even if it ultimately doesn't, it is sort of like when people don't report car burglaries and minor vandalism. The city ends up reporting that things are "crime free" because they never know. If parents ask for what they want, at least one thing that happens is that you are less likely to have staff standing up in front of the board, sometime, saying that they are pulling all [name the subject] classes, because there is no demand. No one ever asks for them. My Latin is way too rusty here to end with any pithy Latin signoff -- but good luck.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923777229601243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-40294958908140825242011-11-09T17:21:00.306-08:002011-11-09T17:21:00.306-08:00Common Core State Standards slammed in Alabama.
M...Common Core State Standards <a href="http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20111108/APN/1111081294" rel="nofollow">slammed in Alabama</a>.<br /><br />MONTGOMERY, Ala. - <b>The Alabama Board of Education should rescind last year's approval of national core standards in math and English, known as Common Core,</b> because the new measure would actually lower the current bar for student performance, a group of educators and state officials said Tuesday.<br /><br />"I'm thrilled that Alabama is finally taking a hard look at the adoption of Common Core," said Ze'ev Wurman, an engineer and business executive who said he has been involved in developing California's education standards for about two decades. <b>His comments came during a Statehouse meeting Tuesday organized by opponents of Common Core.</b><br /><br />The state school board could consider rescinding its approval of Common Core as early as Thursday.<br /><br />"We have new board members," said school board member Stephanie Bell, R-Montgomery.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9814456637918196242011-11-09T15:12:47.623-08:002011-11-09T15:12:47.623-08:00EricB, I have to say I think adding any elective ...EricB, I have to say I think adding any elective in this climate is a long shot. To maximize your case, should you choose to follow the steps that others have outlined, it would be helpful to show high demand for the class where it is currently offered (are those Garfield and Roosevelt classes bursting at the seams, or at least serving over 20 kids?) DO you have a relatively solid poll of students who claim they are committed to taking Latin if offered, again with numbers that would suggest a decent sized-class? <br /><br />If you don't already have a teacher identified at the school who can teach it, personally I wouldn't take the time to try to do anything. Given how thinly-staffed our high schools are these days, I can't imagine a principal would make "knowledge of a relatively obscure language" a hiring priority.<br /><br />Sorry to be a downer.RosieReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509678140588070623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10923575373573392942011-11-08T20:42:42.096-08:002011-11-08T20:42:42.096-08:00Director District No. 1
Peter Maier 36609 51....Director District No. 1<br /><br /> Peter Maier 36609 51.92%<br /><br /> Sharon Peaslee 33617 47.68%<br /><br /> Write-in 278 0.39%<br />Director District No. 2<br /><br /> Sherry Carr 38057 54.73%<br /><br /> Kate Martin 31147 44.79%<br /><br /> Write-in 332 0.48%<br />Director District No. 3<br /><br /> Harium Martin-Morris 42140 60.66%<br /><br /> Michelle Buetow 26982 38.84%<br /><br /> Write-in 348 0.50%<br />Director District No. 6<br /><br /> Steve Sundquist 33611 48.43%<br /><br /> Marty McLaren 35442 51.07%<br /><br /> Write-in 348 0.50%dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-18703634725672878502011-11-08T20:33:13.036-08:002011-11-08T20:33:13.036-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716725891562757052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-1954517027455607742011-11-08T20:32:40.217-08:002011-11-08T20:32:40.217-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716725891562757052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-36312975290479179222011-11-08T20:24:05.616-08:002011-11-08T20:24:05.616-08:00fast for me... running latest ubuntu with firefox....fast for me... running latest ubuntu with firefox...Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-67117314362937720342011-11-08T19:49:46.930-08:002011-11-08T19:49:46.930-08:00So polls close in 10 minutes .... Will any chall...So polls close in 10 minutes .... Will any challengers win?<br /><br />Will it be an incumbent sweep?<br /><br />The Times appears to be a propaganda paper ... running a dis-information campaign.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-88344413323295483242011-11-08T19:46:25.059-08:002011-11-08T19:46:25.059-08:00iMac 24" (fairly old model 7,1)
Mac OSX 10....iMac 24" (fairly old model 7,1)<br /><br />Mac OSX 10.6.8 (NOT LION)<br />Safari or Chrome<br />very fast<br />Comcast high Speed internet connectiondan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53793751184578129072011-11-08T19:36:14.306-08:002011-11-08T19:36:14.306-08:00someone said...
Actually - it's slow even AFT...someone said... <br />Actually - it's slow even AFTER the calendar is loaded (via IE/Windows 7)<br /><br />....I second this, running with same system. <br /><br />Excrutiatingly slowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91704455332374063332011-11-08T19:27:10.904-08:002011-11-08T19:27:10.904-08:00The Randy Dorn recall sufficiency hearing will tak...The Randy Dorn recall sufficiency hearing will take place in Pierce County Superior Court before Thanksgiving. Joy and I have each received the recall synopsis from the AG's office.<br /><br />Here is the Dorn <a href="http://www.school-truth.com/Dorn_recall_Oct-24-2011.pdf" rel="nofollow">Recall filing</a>.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2471862758399398302011-11-08T19:21:46.027-08:002011-11-08T19:21:46.027-08:00Hey ZB,
Just for you.... Here are the 6 TFA corps...Hey ZB,<br /><br />Just for you.... Here are the 6 TFA corps members teaching in the SPS that I know of from the Action Reports =><br /><br /><a href="http://www.school-truth.com/TFA-6members.html" rel="nofollow"> http://www.school-truth.com/TFA-6members.html</a><br /><br />The plan for the Legal Appeal is to either get the Board to withdraw from the TFA agreement, which will make this a one year experience. OR have the Court terminate the Agreement.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.school-truth.com/TfA_initial_filing10-21-11.pdf" rel="nofollow">Here is </a>Joy Anderson's TFA appeal filing.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-14112248751276211312011-11-08T19:05:02.614-08:002011-11-08T19:05:02.614-08:00Jack -- good points. Many of the best teachers ar...Jack -- good points. Many of the best teachers are really teachers at heart, and want nothing (or as little as possible) to do with administrating. While it is possible to find both a master administrator and a master teacher in the same person, I think what Dr. E needs to do is just make sure that schools have both -- even if not in the same body. In many cases, the best service a principal might do, in dealing with a teacher wanting intensive teaching help, would be to cover the class of the expert teacher for a few hours here and there -- so that he/she could work intensively with the teacher seeking help -- or arrange the classes in such a way that the two can otherwise work together. <br /><br />I DO think it is a positive -- if you can get it -- to have principals who are great teachers, because I think it helps them to understand teachers' issues better, and leads to their being held in higher esteem by the faculty than they would be if they were only average (or worse) teachers, but with great administrative skills.<br /><br />(And I also believe that in some instances, the best principals/school heads are actually social workers -- or from that line of work -- as long as they "know what they don't know" -- so they don't get in teachers' ways, they are great problem solvers/service delvery types.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923777229601243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-49248902301709351492011-11-08T18:35:37.130-08:002011-11-08T18:35:37.130-08:00What's the scoop on the number of TFA candidat...What's the scoop on the number of TFA candidates who were placed in Seattle? I hear that many of the 35 who were recruited to come to Seattle, and participated in the summer training were not placed. Some have left, but others are hoping for placement next year. <br /><br />(zb)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27635032989684003902011-11-08T18:26:59.451-08:002011-11-08T18:26:59.451-08:00The site is fast enough with Firefox/FreeBSD (with...The site is fast enough with Firefox/FreeBSD (with annoying blogger.com and gstatic.com scripts turned off). It would be a lot faster without the automatic inclusion of the calendar and other cruft on every page. <br /><br />The calendar could be on the calendar page. People with slower PCs would benefit the most from that.Steveroonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47664728524726368272011-11-08T18:17:03.031-08:002011-11-08T18:17:03.031-08:00Sorry to return one more time to the boring topic,...Sorry to return one more time to the boring topic, but the site seems fine on my Windows XP computer using Google Chrome, just slow on Internet Explorer 8. Go figure.<br /><br />We now return you to the interesting conversation already in progress...<br /><br />(WV - "unmend" - Good one.)Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-87739474958387970252011-11-08T17:50:55.829-08:002011-11-08T17:50:55.829-08:00It takes about three years to really clue into wha...It takes about three years to really clue into what is going on with teaching and your school...... Five to seven years would likely be better.<br /><br />No problem being a principal without knowledge of the classroom from being in it....... read about it. ... I am sure the Broad Academy has volumes of materials ready to turn execs into principals.dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-57884826398334231622011-11-08T17:45:31.181-08:002011-11-08T17:45:31.181-08:00This site seems to load pretty fast to me. Firefo...This site seems to load pretty fast to me. Firefox with FreeBSD.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260807460417787614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76271099292645594692011-11-08T17:44:40.239-08:002011-11-08T17:44:40.239-08:00Eric B, Charlie outlines one good method of trying...Eric B, Charlie outlines one good method of trying to get Latin, nolo contendre...here's another:<br /><br />Find a teacher whole would be agreeable, survey for potential population to fill the roster as much as possible IF a class gets offered, and ask the teacher to take it to the Instructional Council (IC). I believe all schools have them, they are a sub-committee of the school's BLT (Building Leadership Team) or site council, which "governs" the building (where downtown will let them; where the principal will yield some power to BLT; where there is, in fact, an active BLT that truly governs with parents, students and community representatives as voting members...)<br />IC can agree to such an offering, and push for it in BLT and to the principal.<br />Other allies (or foes) might be the counseling department - It is their job to juggle 1500 students x six periods a day = 9000 individual slots for students in a given day's schedule...In other words, if you find twenty five (or more, these days) students who want to take Latin, can all those students be scheduled, say, 4th period? Scheduling considerations are certainly an issue when starting a class.<br /><br />On the flip side, the more electives the better. Students typically have four core classes and room for two electives - I'm all for offering a wide variety.<br /><br />Oh, and you'll need a teacher who knows Latin, ipso facto.<br /><br />Lux et veritas! Omnia extares!seattle citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724175257161649500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74751414366770431282011-11-08T17:40:30.326-08:002011-11-08T17:40:30.326-08:00Actually - it's slow even AFTER the calendar i...Actually - it's slow even AFTER the calendar is loaded (via IE/Windows 7)someonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38645959721744369172011-11-08T17:14:42.633-08:002011-11-08T17:14:42.633-08:00Jack Whelan,
Now principals or "head teacher...Jack Whelan,<br /><br />Now principals or "head teachers", as some would put it, may also benefit from alternative routes to "Top Boss". Jennifer Wallace, Executive Director at the Professional Educators Standards Board (that also regulates school administrators) was careful to ask TFA and KIPP what REALLY was needed to be a principal. They say <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/63876822/Who-Needs-Teaching-Experience-to-Be-an-Instructional-Leader" rel="nofollow">two years teaching, tops.</a> What a load of BS.StopTFAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605108615707039386noreply@blogger.com