tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post9211743457589355790..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Times, Do Keep UpMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29456463608667767552012-04-02T14:57:42.515-07:002012-04-02T14:57:42.515-07:00Education Journalists gazing at navels<a href="http://scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/2012/04/flunking-the-test-american-journalism-review.html" rel="nofollow">Education Journalists gazing at navels</a>mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2686156285245208972012-04-02T13:31:09.495-07:002012-04-02T13:31:09.495-07:00Flunking the Test
The American education system...<a href="http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=5280" rel="nofollow">Flunking the Test <br />The American education system has never been better, several important measures show. But you’d never know that from reading overheated media reports about “failing” schools and enthusiastic pieces on unproven “reform” efforts.</a>mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61947744405668941892012-04-01T10:24:10.602-07:002012-04-01T10:24:10.602-07:00I'm trying to imagine the dinner conversation ...I'm trying to imagine the dinner conversation at the Robinson household after Linda read Tony's article. <br /><br />-had to be goodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-51957845167129193752012-03-31T21:43:41.571-07:002012-03-31T21:43:41.571-07:00Former Bryant teacher here: Linda Robinson does n...Former Bryant teacher here: Linda Robinson does not ignore protocols. She is most attentive to doing everything the District way. Trust me.<br /><br />n...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53517277833103201262012-03-29T21:51:32.526-07:002012-03-29T21:51:32.526-07:00FYI Anthony Robinson married to SPS principal Lind...FYI Anthony Robinson married to SPS principal Linda Robinson.....<br /><br />signed, <br /><br />Coincidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-72212212720958579452012-03-29T21:25:06.072-07:002012-03-29T21:25:06.072-07:00What little I had previously read of Anthony Robin...What little I had previously read of Anthony Robinson's, I had sort of thought was ok. This was profoundly disappointing and disillusioning. What a sham of an article. Thanks, Melissa and Charlie, for your responses to it.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923777229601243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-62867760059605108292012-03-29T19:48:53.534-07:002012-03-29T19:48:53.534-07:00How about Crosscut just go straight into the shred...How about Crosscut just go straight into the shredder<br /><br /><a href="http://crosscut.com/2012/03/29/education/22138/Foot-kissing-at-Lowell-School-and--The-Death-of-Common-Sense-/" rel="nofollow">Foot-kissing at Lowell School and 'The Death of Common Sense'</a><br /><br />"Such allegations do, of course, need to be looked into." Ya think?! and somehow you, King and RG were prescient to know that:<br /><br />“the investigation found no foot kissing actually occurred.” This judgment pales to invisibility compared to all the fallout and subsequent community uproar. Truly, if there were ever such a thing as, to put it in Shakespeare's words, "Much ado about nothing," this would be it.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-62568233287368837202012-03-29T19:17:20.765-07:002012-03-29T19:17:20.765-07:00Here is the first article with Burgess complaining...Here is the first article with Burgess complaining about the 80% figure.:<br /><br />http://publicola.com/2012/03/05/seattle-is-leading-on-education-reform/<br /><br />Should we expect to see a motion to change the 80% figure? I think so. As per usual, I think the Seattle Times Editorial is laying the ground work.Pending Motion?noreply@blogger.com