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And thus it begins....

by why can't WV learn?

Apr 21, 2010

NYC schools have been doing this for years and it is being a disaster. Why can't WV ever learn from other states mistakes?

WV should have said "NO" to this money.

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OleManMck I thought that the principals' decision a pretty clever avoidance of responsibility. Now, instead of being identified as incompetent hacks, they can be called "self-sacrificing" heroes. Note that they're still in the system. And could we please stop demonizing video games, cellphones, and computers? They are inanimate objects. When students actuall...See More

Apr 22, 2010

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been there Wow, do you have kids in this generation??? You so underestimate the power of the concerned and involved parent. My children have had good and bad teachers, but they have always learned and excelled. I worked with them when they were young and knew when to let them do for themselves. I emphasized education by practicing it and helping my kids in an...See More

Apr 22, 2010

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SpiderJerusalem Just one of the comments I have come across so far...

"The bottom line is that the people most responsible for student achievement (something that should not only be measured by a test, but by accomplishment after the class is long over) are teachers!!!"

Ummm, thats funny, because I thought the ones who where MOST RESPONSIBLE for ...See More

Apr 22, 2010

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OleManMck In apologia/clarificatio: I wasn't talking about involved, concerned parents. I was refering to the multitude of programs based on the idea that we can create them. When a child has lived his or her entire life in an environment where educational success is valued and expected, the child usually does well in class and in their society. In homes whe...See MoreIn apologia/clarificatio: I wasn't talking about involved, concerned parents. I was refering to the multitude of programs based on the idea that we can create them. When a child has lived his or her entire life in an environment where educational success is valued and expected, the child usually does well in class and in their society. In homes where education is not value, or, worse, discussed in negative terms, the kids' chances for success are pretty slim. Monthly meetings are really not very likely to change things at home. The ultimate responsibility for school success rests on the student. How the student responds to responsibility reflects the ethical basis of the family. It will not be significantly altered by a monthly meeting or a newsletter. Kids can learn, but the parents have already formed their values. On 4/22/10, been there wrote: > Wow, do you have kids in this generation??? You so underestimate > the power of the concerned and involved parent. My children have > had good and bad teachers, but they have always learned and > excelled. I worked with them when they were young and knew when to > let them do for themselves. I emphasized education by practicing > it and helping my kids in any way that I could. Even when middle > school years came for my son and he began being foolish. I sat him > down and reiterated the importance of his focus on his > responsibilities. He doesn't like school but he is on the honor > role because it is expected, and required for him to get his > license. I am at the parent/teacher conferences, I check his > grades on line, I maintain discipline at home, and his principal > does a good job of that at school. I once thanked the vice > principal for giving him detention for being to chatty in class. I > let my son knnow that he had no right to disrupt the learning in > the class. The teacher can not do it all, no matter how talented > and knowledgable he/she may be. > > On 4/22/10, OleManMck wrote: >> I thought that the principals' decision a pretty clever >> avoidance of responsibility. Now, instead of being identified >> as incompetent hacks, they can be called "self-sacrificing" >> heroes. Note that they're still in the system. And could we >> please stop demonizing video games, cellphones, and computers? >> They are inanimate objects. When students actually want to >> learn, and when they are matched with well-educated teachers, >> education will begin to earn the respect it deserves. All the >> other "fixes" . . politicians, inservices, new and impoved >> texts, and parental involvement programs . . are just another >> form of the "busywork" pages we give the kids when we're tired >> of tryng. >>

Apr 22, 2010

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Retired Teacher On 4/22/10, SpiderJerusalem wrote: > Just one of the comments I have come across so far... > > "The bottom line is that the people most responsible for student > achievement (something that should not only be measured by a test, but > by accomplishment after the class is long over) are teachers!!!" > > Ummm, thats funny, becaus...See More

Apr 23, 2010

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