Please consider participating, and passing the invitation below on to you colleagues:
Opportunity to contribute to research on school bullying!
You are invited to participate in a research project to learn more about strategies used by teachers and counselors when faced with bullying incidents. This study is being conducted by Dr. Sheri Bauman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona. If you are interested in contributing 10-15 minutes of your time to advance our understanding of this important international problem, please click on the link below. You will be asked for a password to ensure that only teachers and school counselors complete the survey. Please enter “ijime” (do not enter the quotation marks) when you are asked for your password.
I am running for Kansas House of Representatives, 24th district (Northeast Johnson County). As part of my campaign, I will be pushing for Kansas to opt out of the Federal No Child Left Behind program.
I personally feel this is a violation of our rights under the 10th amendment, and constitutes and unfunded and unrealistic mandate by our Federal Government that is unnecessarily stressing our teachers.
I need any thoughts, complaints, observations, ideas, etc. that any of you may have regarding this. Based on what I've heard from teachers so far, I gather this is an unpopular program, but I need as much feedback as I can get pro or con.
On 7/02/06, teachermom wrote: > I can say that I have several thoughts on the subject. I think > there are pros and CONS to NCLB. > > 1st: AM is half-right on one thing. Teachers are now sticking to > standards like they never did before. Not every teacher has the > expertise or desire the bring every child forward. Sometimes we > give up too easily. NCLB has helped those teachers, because it has > made us work together to fill in gaps. > > BUT > > NCLB, no matter how you write the law, you can NEVER flatten out > the bell curve. > > and my biggest problem. I too have a special needs child, > actually 2 of them, both autistic. I can say that NCLB is > affecting them only in one way: Because if one subgroup fails, > the whole school fails, NCLB is dragging us back 20 years to old > predjudices about special kids. It is only a matter of time that > people don't want special kids in their schools. Principals are > being told to eliminate subgroups, no matter what they have to do. > I have seen it with my own eyes. It is a sad day for special needs > kids.
I may be in the minority but that does not make me wrong. There are some teachers who feel NCLB is a start but needs to be changed. I always like the people who confuse right and wrong with opinions.
I too have a disabled child. Since NCLB I have had IEP meetings with the needs of the child truly addressed, appropriate goals that I no longer have write and then argue for them.(ie everyone is doing their job). Children who are behind in reading skills are suddenly getting attention, the quiet ones falling behind are being recognized and addressed, pushouts are not acceptable under NCLB....... Teachers have to be qualified to teach a subject and that seems to upset everyone too!?? One would have thought that wouldn't even need to be said and yet.....
Is NCLB perfect-no but change had to start somewhere and it is having a positive impact in many areas. The rest will have to be worked out.
On 6/21/06, AM is WRONG and in the MINORITY wrote: > You ask ANY teacher and they will tell you NCLB is HORRIBLE > and is destroying education. Soon, there will be no teachers > left teaching bc of this horrid law. It is a terrible > piece of legislation! 99 percent of teachers hate NCLB! > > On 5/13/06, AM wrote: >> The feds stepped in because the LEA's weren't doing it!
This is an invitation to participate in a totally free event that will take place on September 11 and that will be, I believe, of special interest to teachers and librarians. As we are a public library in Illinois with absolutely no budget to give this event the publicity it deserves, we are hoping you will share the information with anyone you think might have an interest.
On September 11, 2006, the Bensenville Community Public Library District (a Chicago suburb) will present Marion Blumenthal Lazan live and in real time to anyone with an Internet connection. To participate, you merely install a small program (it loads in about 20 seconds), turn on your computer's speakers, then sit back and listen to Marion. If you also have a microphone attached to your computer, you will be able to speak with her and ask questions directly.
As a girl, Marion and her family were trapped in Hitler's Germany, and they spent six and a half years in refugee and concentration camps, including Westerbork in Holland and Bergen-Belsen in Germany. They were in a cattle car on their way to Auschwitz when they were finally liberated by Russian troops.
Now in her seventies, Marion is devoting the rest of her life to telling her story. She knows that in a few years there will be no Holocaust survivors left, yet what happened must never be forgotten. Her story does not dwell on the horror of what she experienced. Instead, her message is one of hope and optimism in the face of extraordinary hardship. She implores us to be kind to one another, to embrace diversity, to always retain hope, to respect one another, and to never look away from intolerance and cruelty. Could there be a more powerful or appropriate message on September 11?
Marion will speak to the children of the world on September 11, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., eastern time. She will speak for about 30 minutes, and she will then take questions. She will be speaking in an online auditorium, and there is no charge whatsoever to listen. Our hope is that thousands of children and their teachers will spend that hour on September 11 with Marion. She will tell a story of courage, hope, and the will to survive. Your students (and you) will be mesmerized and inspired.
For more information, including directions for registering for the program and logging onto the website where the online auditorium is located, please just reply to this message to: [email removed]].
If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to me, Bill Erbes, [email removed].
We believe there will be much interest in this event if only we can get the word out that it will be happening. Any help you can offer in spreading the message will be most appreciated.
Thank you.
Bill Erbes Assistant Library Director Bensenville Community Public Library District 200 S. Church Road Bensenville, IL 60106 (630) 766-4642
I grew up in Garden City and went to the Community College. There is not a lot of night life, no mountains and little water. There are lots of adult sports, like bowling, baseball, raquetball, tennis, and volleyball and more. However, people stay or come back because of the people. Most of them are the salt of the earth. They are down-to-earth, honest, hard-working, and friendly. The swimming pool is gigantic. Good luck.
On 6/23/06, Sara wrote: > GC is in South West Kansas. Its a medium sized city, smaller > than wichita, about the size of Manhattan or Lawrence. It is > the home of Garden City Community College, alot of feed lots > and there is a huge hispanic population. I do know the > garden city district will help you obtain your ELL/ESL > certifcation and has a nice beinifits package. > > if you know any spanish, you may want to review it. There is > also a big pool. > > On 6/22/06, kurt wrote: >> Does anybody know anything about Garden City, KS? Is it a >> nice town,and nice schools, etc...
over in Holcomb they have the house where the murders took place for the book "In Cold Blood". They also have a zoo.
On 7/03/06, Wanda wrote: > I grew up in Garden City and went to the Community College. > There is not a lot of night life, no mountains and little > water. There are lots of adult sports, like bowling, baseball, > raquetball, tennis, and volleyball and more. > However, people stay or come back because of the people. Most > of them are the salt of the earth. They are down-to-earth, > honest, hard-working, and friendly. > The swimming pool is gigantic. > Good luck. > > On 6/23/06, Sara wrote: >> GC is in South West Kansas. Its a medium sized city, > smaller >> than wichita, about the size of Manhattan or Lawrence. It > is >> the home of Garden City Community College, alot of feed lots >> and there is a huge hispanic population. I do know the >> garden city district will help you obtain your ELL/ESL >> certifcation and has a nice beinifits package. >> >> if you know any spanish, you may want to review it. There > is >> also a big pool. >> >> On 6/22/06, kurt wrote: >>> Does anybody know anything about Garden City, KS? Is it a >>> nice town,and nice schools, etc...
Don't forget to register for the July 13-15th SMG~CAN Chicago conference while there is still space. Read about the wonderful benefits from past conference attendees and register at [link removed]!
We need a teacher from Kansas to join our postcard exchange. If you are interested, please email me. I need your school address and an email. I'll email you the list as soon as it is complete. Thanks, Monica
On 7/23/06, Sammy wrote: > Thanks for the response. I am an ESL teacher in search of work. > Even though I have a solid background in subject (BA in English, > MA in TESOL, bilingual w/15 years experience), I have had some > difficulty in landing a public school position despite the > apparent need for ESL teachers in the States. Getting to the > point about Liberal: Over a week ago, I receive an e-mail from > the assistant superintedent there asking if I were interested in > teaching ESL in Liberal. He got my name from an educational > network site. I sent him a cover letter and current resume via e- > mail and have left a couple of messages on his voice mail without > response. > > That is the situation. Thanks for your time and hope I've not > bored you. A lot of qualified teachers seem to be in the same > lamentable boat. > > Sammy
Southwest Kansas has a large cattle feeding/meat packing industry that employs Mexican workers. Garden City, for example, now is 51% Hispanic population which underscores the tremendous need for ESL teachers. I've only driven through Liberal so my information is sketchy. It is a small town and not much to do. Historically western Kansas school districts have higher pay because it is difficult to lure young teachers there. Cost of living will probably be low except for the cost of gas to drive out of town. lol
Hoping you hear from the ass't super. Hard to tell about the delay..last vacation, busy with school prep??? They need to hire since school will begin soon. I see that new teachers report 8-9.
Honi: Thanks for the info! Hopefully I will hear from him this week. Rather odd he would send me an email but never get back to me after that. Sammy
On 7/23/06, honi wrote: > On 7/23/06, Sammy wrote: >> Thanks for the response. I am an ESL teacher in search of work. >> Even though I have a solid background in subject (BA in English, >> MA in TESOL, bilingual w/15 years experience), I have had some >> difficulty in landing a public school position despite the >> apparent need for ESL teachers in the States. Getting to the >> point about Liberal: Over a week ago, I receive an e-mail from >> the assistant superintedent there asking if I were interested in >> teaching ESL in Liberal. He got my name from an educational >> network site. I sent him a cover letter and current resume via e- >> mail and have left a couple of messages on his voice mail without >> response. >> >> That is the situation. Thanks for your time and hope I've not >> bored you. A lot of qualified teachers seem to be in the same >> lamentable boat. >> >> Sammy > > Southwest Kansas has a large cattle feeding/meat packing industry that > employs Mexican workers. Garden City, for example, now is 51&37; > Hispanic population which underscores the tremendous need for ESL > teachers. I've only driven through Liberal so my information is > sketchy. It is a small town and not much to do. Historically western > Kansas school districts have higher pay because it is difficult to > lure young teachers there. Cost of living will probably be low except > for the cost of gas to drive out of town. lol > > Hoping you hear from the ass't super. Hard to tell about the > delay..last vacation, busy with school prep??? They need to hire > since school will begin soon. I see that new teachers report 8-9. > > Let me know how you're doing. > >
On 7/02/06, teachermom wrote:
> I can say that I have several thoughts on the subject. I think
> there are pros and CONS to NCLB.
>
> 1st: AM is half-right on one thing. Teachers are now sticking to
> standards like they never did before. Not every teacher has the
> expertise or desi...See More