tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post3752251948423403411..comments2024-03-28T16:14:41.017-04:00Comments on I Should Be Laughing: Good News!! In Florida Only 50% Of Students Can't Read Or Write!Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-75017203587189608962012-05-23T22:03:51.959-04:002012-05-23T22:03:51.959-04:00I cannot imagine my life without reading. I picked...I cannot imagine my life without reading. I picked up the "habit" of reading books in sixth grade all by myself (no teacher encouraged me). I found a whole new world that I could escape to. No wonder so many of today's youth are bored senseless and seek refuge in drugs.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-38199540499567901262012-05-23T21:28:56.115-04:002012-05-23T21:28:56.115-04:00that's ridic, but very tellingthat's ridic, but very tellingWonder Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723949771552274515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-15007240383999014832012-05-23T18:26:12.466-04:002012-05-23T18:26:12.466-04:00what's really sad is that my job (and that of ...what's really sad is that my job (and that of other teachers across the nation) depend on being able to 'raise test scores' and if not enough kids pass then we are the ineffective ones.<br /><br />8 hours a day at school do not replace parenting. we can't feed them breakfast, make sure they get to school on time, make sure they have a lunch, make sure they get picked up on time from school, make sure they have dinner and homework help, and then make sure they have a safe place to get a decent night's sleep- we also can't give them the home training they need when they are lacking self control and self respect which translate into discipline problems.<br /><br />my profession lives and dies by test scores and it's hard to be able to trust the parents to do their jobs so we can teach and help kids learn (instead of policing the class like security guards) because wwe lose our jobs when parents fall down on theirs.<br /><br /><br />rant over. thanks for the soapbox.<br /><br />xxalainaxxmrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-55957256239491342162012-05-23T18:16:59.836-04:002012-05-23T18:16:59.836-04:00How, when, why did our educational levels drop to ...How, when, why did our educational levels drop to these depressing scores? We need a re-vamp and we need it yesterday.Biki Honkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731335682679434307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-60707722918718715052012-05-23T12:29:48.213-04:002012-05-23T12:29:48.213-04:00If the Commissioner of Education
in your state thi...If the Commissioner of Education<br />in your state thinks "transition" is a verb, you really can't expect vey much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-9162190329006194232012-05-23T11:42:11.016-04:002012-05-23T11:42:11.016-04:00you know what the problem with Florida is?
I...you know what the problem with Florida is? <br /><br />I'll tell you: pywepodk iwlodk oeo dpe's uwqs q! <br /><br />And that's the triple truth, ruth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-82340185498358590322012-05-23T11:25:20.791-04:002012-05-23T11:25:20.791-04:00PS - Glad that rat snake of enormous size was not ...PS - Glad that rat snake of enormous size was not slithering around your neighborhood! Tell Carlos to be on ever alert!the dogs' motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512888563325865616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-26135543250257451692012-05-23T11:18:36.225-04:002012-05-23T11:18:36.225-04:00oh, don't get me started on comprehensive, sta...oh, don't get me started on comprehensive, statewide testing! <br />In Washington we wasted hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars on a ten year experiment. GB's class was the first, and last, group held to the test. Then it was all thrown out. It does not work for many different reasons.the dogs' motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512888563325865616noreply@blogger.com