tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post971989732149790253..comments2024-03-18T16:51:10.406-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Whiplash over at the TimesMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77921269537497846492013-02-18T22:01:22.694-08:002013-02-18T22:01:22.694-08:00I wish the Seattle Times would give SPS a break an...I wish the Seattle Times would give SPS a break and cover other districts in the area. How about Highline, Shoreline, Bellevue or Renton? Anyone under a microscope will fail.<br /><br />Finally, the Times and it's constant negative reporting of the district undermines public education.Disgusted with the Timesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-12930149503395578092013-02-18T11:27:42.077-08:002013-02-18T11:27:42.077-08:00Well stated, S parent.Well stated, S parent.wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195042896296788956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29619896694700410952013-02-18T10:04:38.174-08:002013-02-18T10:04:38.174-08:00I think the Seattle Times is undermining public ed...I think the Seattle Times is undermining public education with its support of ed reform ideas and confusing articles about the levies. Coming out with the overcrowding story after the election was a disservice to readers. Constant sniping at the new board members and superintendent is nasty. <br /><br />The Times did not get the hand it wanted in the last election. There is too much confidence in ed reformers like Bill Gates and not enough in the public. <br /><br />The Seattle District has plenty to do to shore up its reputation, but a levy failure would have been terrible. Parents were smarter than the Times.<br /><br />S parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-22019794977454058292013-02-18T09:41:00.351-08:002013-02-18T09:41:00.351-08:00Gosh Mr. DeBell, one would think from your comment...Gosh Mr. DeBell, one would think from your comments that you had vigorously supported the 5th grade APP at Lincoln and/or the 6th grade academy at Marshall ideas presented by the District as ways to manage capacity at Eckstein and Hamilton while the new buildings were being built, instead of your virtually-no-relief-for-Hamilton-or-Eckstein crusade to create a K-5 capacity problem in the NNE by starting JAMS a year earlier than necessary. <br />What a disingenuous coward you are.<br />-- still angryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80908107363012809682013-02-18T09:04:00.087-08:002013-02-18T09:04:00.087-08:00@sped parent,
I agree. The district, the press, an...@sped parent,<br />I agree. The district, the press, and the public need to stop acting like somehow special ed kids are "the problem," that somehow causes ballooning costs, or capacity needs that can't be met. Thirteen percent of all students are Special Ed. They should be planned for in capacity needs just like all students. Their needs aren't optional or extra in any way. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542105149501352547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-16802759333812729332013-02-17T19:15:07.604-08:002013-02-17T19:15:07.604-08:00Wow. More special ed pity party. When did anybod...Wow. More special ed pity party. When did anybody give a rip about that? When was there ever a "vision" for special education? There's nobody employed there charged with a "vision". The fact is, you can only practice kick-the-can special ed, when you've got a piece of road to kick the can to. Right now, all buildings are full... so there's nowhere to push students into. Kick-the-can only works when you're at significantly less than 100% capacity in lots of places. What? Are they going to fill up Ranier Beach with special ed kids of all ages? That's one of the only places with plenty of room. Even SPS wouln't do that. And, to top it off, we now have the NSAP, a guaranteed assignment plan. Special ed studets are entitled to the same guarantee. Many are asserting that guarantee (like every other student), and the district caves every time. <br /><br />Main point. There's no "vision" driving special education policy or placement. Special ed students are entitled to the same thing that every other student gets.<br /><br />sped parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com