tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post4327471800769385224..comments2024-03-26T22:26:32.946-07:00Comments on by Richard R Becker: Failing Forward: Clark County SchoolsRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-22067049479987885022008-04-21T16:02:00.000-07:002008-04-21T16:02:00.000-07:00@Jaz, I augment my son's public education and he h...@Jaz, I augment my son's public education and he has a great teacher this year (last year, he drew the short straw). The most important lesson is learning a love for learning, I think.<BR/><BR/>@Bonnie, Amazing. Yes, I see some of that in our neighborhood too, but I do know some get homework. My son gets enough homework that he is full up through 5 p.m. with reading time slotted for later in the Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-563293712833968272008-04-19T19:49:00.000-07:002008-04-19T19:49:00.000-07:00In my neighborhood, I see the kids playing from th...In my neighborhood, I see the kids playing from the time they get home from school until 10 p.m. (sometimes later even on school nights). And it's pretty much non-stop on weekends. Don't teachers assign homework, required reading, etc. these days?<BR/><BR/>Is it any wonder why Bill Gates is pushing for changes in our immigration/guest worker policies? How can our country stay competitive in this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-33103149741740397412008-04-16T17:42:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:42:00.000-07:00This is a shame, I call it the Shame of America on...This is a shame, I call it the Shame of America on my own blog. Our school system, while not as low as the last three on the list, might as well be. <BR/><BR/>Our teachers do not give out bad grades and allow them to stand. They allow the student to bring in their homework late, later and later still. This is so that the class average does not fall below a certain percentage. <BR/><BR/>Then, the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576762870179243571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-12542514942127700662008-04-14T14:27:00.000-07:002008-04-14T14:27:00.000-07:00Nightbird, There is a lot of truth to your stateme...Nightbird, <BR/><BR/>There is a lot of truth to your statement. In the quest to be equal is the risk to squander excellence.<BR/><BR/>Best, <BR/>RichRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-31057338083848319702008-04-12T00:01:00.000-07:002008-04-12T00:01:00.000-07:00When I was in school, everyone knew the LA school ...When I was in school, everyone knew the LA school system was producing students who could not read, but the old story of holding them back would "harm" them was in operation. When I was in college I tutored history but most of the time it was English that was the problem...students with A's who did not know what a sentence or a paragraph was.<BR/><BR/>It appears the problem continues. The localAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-40830667586859653772008-04-11T13:29:00.000-07:002008-04-11T13:29:00.000-07:00@Rodger, You're very right. I too have compiled re...@Rodger, You're very right. I too have compiled research only to have the client say they intended to skew it to meet the 'political' sensitivities of the group they were working for. I cannot imagine having an such an ego that I would want someone to doctor outcomes, but you know, it happens. <BR/><BR/>It is tragic because the kids won't know it until they they graduate or move to a different Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-52784745220792813992008-04-10T18:44:00.000-07:002008-04-10T18:44:00.000-07:00I agree, it is tragic. You might find these figure...I agree, it is tragic. You might find these figures interesting:<BR/><BR/>Today, China is the largest producer of engineering graduates in the world, with some 600,000 coming out of its colleges and universities in 2005. India follows with over 450,000 engineering graduates in 2005, of which almost 30 per cent were computer engineers. Both India and China have over 2,000 colleges and UniversitiesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768083344592207661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-59351672082620227902008-04-10T13:36:00.000-07:002008-04-10T13:36:00.000-07:00About 7 years ago, I worked for a company that gra...About 7 years ago, I worked for a company that graded standardized tests. What's interesting is that if the rubric we were using was not producing the passing rates a school district or state wanted, they'd change the rubric mid-stream. In mid-stream, can you imagine that!! <BR/><BR/>When the averages of students passing the test rose to acceptable standards, we finished the batch with the new Your PR Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259670750071957287noreply@blogger.com