Too Funny
The Stranger Slog (ever the smarty-pants bunch) gave the three District Position 1 School Board candidates a pop quiz today. From the thread:
In front of the SECB right now are incumbent Peter Maier along with challengers Sharon Peaslee and John Cummings, who appear sane but must be nutters because they want—actually want—to be on the Seattle School Board.
First we're giving them a civics quiz—eight questions you're required to know in high school—then what do you want to know? Put your questions in comments and we'll try to ask 'em
Unfortunately, they didn't print the questions but I'll try to ring someone up tomorrow and ask what they were. Congrats to Peter Maier who came in first at 87.5%, Sharon Peaslee at 87% and John Cummings at 75%. It is pointed out that those scores are all better than most Americans and most educators (again, no idea where these stats came from).
In front of the SECB right now are incumbent Peter Maier along with challengers Sharon Peaslee and John Cummings, who appear sane but must be nutters because they want—actually want—to be on the Seattle School Board.
First we're giving them a civics quiz—eight questions you're required to know in high school—then what do you want to know? Put your questions in comments and we'll try to ask 'em
Unfortunately, they didn't print the questions but I'll try to ring someone up tomorrow and ask what they were. Congrats to Peter Maier who came in first at 87.5%, Sharon Peaslee at 87% and John Cummings at 75%. It is pointed out that those scores are all better than most Americans and most educators (again, no idea where these stats came from).
Comments
I was shocked that actual numerical results were given as percentages correct for each candidate.
One question bothers me about the results. If there are 8 questions the scores reveal Maier got 7 of 8 correct = 87.5%
and 75% = 6 of 8.....
But what about 87% for Sharon Peaslee .... Why was she scored at 87%? Did she forget to dot an "i"?
Haha. Yeah, I was going to make some similarly silly comment, but you beat me to it.
Perhaps the slog folks wanted to make Peter look better? More likely: they just can't do math.
It may be a photo finish and Peter is leading by a nose at the end of the first furlong. +0.5%
still, i choked, i admit it. my shame hangs on me like an albatross as if i were the one who shot it.
Thanks for helping us out with a few of the questions.
Too Bad there were no questions about the SPS. While I thought the Strangers asking WASL questions to Bergeson and Dorn in the race for SPI was on the mark, this quiz was NOT.
Looking at the decision-making of the current incumbent ... your answers do not lead me to believe that Mr. Maier is the more qualified candidate for SPS Director.
Mr. Maier might be more qualified for applying Greek Philosophical reasoning to National Defense issues than are you.
The Fact remains that Mr. Maier is unable to intelligently apply relevant data to decision-making in the SPS.
Go John, Go Sharon.
The Stranger also labeled me as an "unhinged Bomb-thrower" ... based on my six months of school board testimony during the waning months of the Manhas administration.... Everyday Math was adopted in May 2007.
Wish my bombs had effectively hit some targets ... there was a real shortage of evidence based testimony in early 2007 .... Testimony from a variety of individuals is really on the mark now.
Clearly in 2007 the Board was all about trusting their hired professionals ... and to hell with both the evidence and the public. Michael DeBell has improved quite a bit since then. DeBell is the only Director left from that crew.
"All about trusting their hired professionals ... and to hell with both the evidence and the public" can be said for every director elected in 2007.
Joy Anderson
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