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KOMO - Seattle, WA : FBI, Dutch police investigate Delta sandwich needles | National & World News | Seattle News, Weather

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:45:51 +0000

I hope finding these guys won't be like finding a needle in a hay stack... Sorry, I couldn't resist

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:38:17 +0000

I had extremely high SAT scores and scored in the 89th percentile on the Miller Analogies Assessment (you won't know what that is most likely) which I took cold without studying. I was accepted into the University of Washington's prestigious Marine Science program but choose Education instead (dumb by your reckoning?). For thought, Sociology and Anthropology are sciences whether you like it or not (exempli gratia, scientific process). You cannot fall back on teaching because you are not a licensed, trained teacher. I can tell from your tone (it takes many years to become a teacher not a couple of weeks like your CDL). Plus there are the grammar and spelling errors. On top of that you would be required to meet the current standards of Pro-Cert or National Boards and that is after getting your MAEd or Ed degree. By the way, I received my CDL in college (paid for by the company that hired me); it was CAKE to get (about 45 hours of training and I was driving a dump truck) and about 3 months to get really good at. I planned to toss your own lightly understood logic back at you but this is more enjoyable. You are a silly little intellect who bristles in the presence of superiors. I don’t usually get malevolent but you seem to need it.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:12:42 +0000

I finally got around to your dribble. If it is so easy to become a teacher and the pay is so good, join us. Shrug off the manacles of your "blue collar" existence and make a difference in the world. Yep, that's what I thought thebigteacher (not boasting, just qualifying) M.Ed, BS Sociology, BS Cultural Anthropology, BA Ed, BA Sped, Minor Ethnic Studies, Minor History

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Tacoma fishing store burglarized twice in one year | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sport

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:57:21 +0000

I've taken carp on top but these guys are worse than that.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 18:55:51 +0000

The average teacher in Washington has at least one BA and a MA. By the way: your improper use of "ad hominem" is telling. Lay off the thesaurus you must understand it in context.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 18:50:07 +0000

ITBS, Gates-MacGinitie & Stanford Binet Assessments to name a few. Of course I would not use the WASL or MSP neither is norm-referenced. Your ignorance at the variety of assessments used in Public Schools is obvious.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Charter measure aims for ballot with 350,000 signers | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Spo

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 05:43:24 +0000

You are right, CREDO has come under scrutiny due to Stanford Universities pro charter school stance. http://credo.stanford.edu/reports/memo_on_the_cre... Read it. This is only one of the many criticisms on this study but I choose it because it was Stanford itself doing the admonishment.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 03:01:22 +0000

Keep living the pipe dream. Both of my children are in the 99% percentile academically. My son has been at post high school reading level since third grade and my daughter since second. There are bright kids everywhere. My nephew, just finished in the top 5% at West Point (He was accepted to MIT as a junior). Two of my nieces are at the U.W. finishing their degrees in medicine and one just finished with Law at Gonzaga (she starts with an East coast law firm in September after she gets back from Europe). All of these bright capable students came out of Public Education. Get over your pathetic elitism. With you to guide them your kids will be cleaning the gutters and tending the lawns at my children's residences.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 01:02:45 +0000

I recommended 3 students for retention this year and our school "Promotion Team" voted me down. In many buildings and in many districts it is not the teacher who has the final say in retention, it is Parents, Administration, Promotion Teams or Building Intervention Teams, etc.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 00:54:09 +0000

Rush, the standards are not always real, meaningful, developmentally appropriate or based on research. Add to that how we are forced every few years to reinvent the wheel and our problems become obvious.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 18:31:43 +0000

The site you used "http://www.privateschoolpilot.com/article/private-vs-public-test-scores" is of course a pro-private school site. That being said it picked what data it wanted and ignored the rest. Typical.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Charter measure aims for ballot with 350,000 signers | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Spo

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 18:25:48 +0000

There is plenty of data out there. You seemed to have missed the New York Times and Data First. and USA Today and The Department of Education (at the time controlled by Bush). I challenge you to post non-charter sponsored support for charter schools. Let the fun commence.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Charter measure aims for ballot with 350,000 signers | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Spo

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 17:53:09 +0000

"Various research shows charter schools have been either OK, good or great for school children in 41 other states plus the District of Columbia." Cite your source! There is tremendous support for the contrary. As for Charter Schools: “Traditional public schools have to educate every student who is eligible to enroll. They can't counsel students out, as many charters do, or select who they want” (New York Times). 83% of all Charter schools perform no better or significantly worse (38% of all charters) than Public Schools (Data First). Yes some do better but we could too if we could pick and choose who we allowed through our doors. Charter schools have a much higher rate of admin to teachers and while they pay teachers less they pay admin more. Charter Schools are not a panacea. A study by the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education debunks the belief that charter schools save money. By looking at charter and traditional public schools in Michigan and Florida, where both receive about the same operational funding, researchers found that charter schools actually spent more per-student on administration and less on instruction than non-charter public schools.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 17:34:32 +0000

As for Charter Schools: “Traditional public schools have to educate every student who is eligible to enroll. They can't counsel students out, as many charters do, or select who they want” (New York Times). 83% of all Charter schools perform no better or significantly worse (38% of all charters) than Public Schools (Data First). Yes some do better but we could too if we could pick and choose who we allowed through our doors. Charter schools have a much higher rate of admin to teachers and while they pay teachers less they pay admin more. Charter Schools are not a panacea.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 16:39:33 +0000

Bush ignored this report on the Public verses Private school debate because it did not fit his version of reality: "The study, commissioned by the DOE's National Center for Education Statistics, looked at 2003 math and reading scores from nearly 7,000 public schools and more than 530 private schools. The study concluded that public school students were performing as well as, and in some cases even better than, private school students from similar backgrounds.¹ These findings conflicted with the Bush Administration's position that handing out vouchers to attend private and parochial schools is the best way to educate poor children who attend failing public schools" If a child attends a private religious school the differences were even greater to the negative.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 16:35:39 +0000

Or as Bush said in response to the question is NCLB working: "Are are childrens learn'n?" source: Bushisms

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Wash. state wins U.S. \'No Child Left Behind\' waiver | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sp

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 16:32:05 +0000

You have no understanding of NCLB. It fully requires every child, no matter their abilities to meet a constantly rising standard. My sister, a Sped teacher, had to sit next to her Profoundly Mentally Retarded student and watch as this child attempted to take a test that experts state is developmentally inappropriate for many kids at grade level. This kid can't even feed himself and if his parents opt out he would be scored as a ZERO. Remember what a Zero does to averages? This requirement was and is a Joke. In this state the requirement manifested itself as the WASL and then the MSP; both a Billion Dollar joke. Step back from your hatred for a moment and examine it on it's merits.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Substitute teacher now charged with collecting child pornography | Local & Regional | Seattle News,

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:58:42 +0000

You missed the point. The mountain of evidence is so great he should be locked up now and kept locked up until his trial. No bail. But by all means, defend him. Perhaps he could stay at your house while awaiting his day in court.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Substitute teacher now charged with collecting child pornography | Local & Regional | Seattle News,

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:58:55 +0000

Lock him up. The evidence is manifest. Let's hope his perversion never went beyond the voyeuristic stage.

KOMO - Seattle, WA : Calif. teacher, 4 students arrested in classroom hazing case | National & World News | Seattle News,

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:39:37 +0000

From their website: "A.B. Miller High School is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Fontana Unified School District. At this time we have a total enrollment of approximately 3025 students. The student population is a rich mixture of 78.01% Hispanic, 9.32% White/Non-Hispanic, 9.09% African American, and 3.58% Other ethnic backgrounds. The mission of the school as developed by the entire staff is: "To enhance self-esteem and to establish choice and opportunity for all students through involvement in career pathways." In its effort to achieve this mission, the staff at A.B. Miller is driven by a common set of goals." The enhance self-esteem part is fascinating.