School Kids - Pawns in Social Reform and their Domestic Terrorist Parents

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14 hours ago, Crap Throwing Clavin said:

 

Yep.  The "program" and the "standards" are not the same thing, and you're not allowed to use the "standards" if you don't buy the "program."

 

Which is why Florida voted to withdraw from the program, and replace the Common Core standards with their own "BEST" standards.  Which are pretty much the same as Common Core, but with minimal modification to avoid licensing issues. 

 

And the Common Core standards aren't much different that the progression I remember going through in elementary school.  Counting in kindergarten; addition and subtraction to 2nd grade; multiplication, division, and fractions through 4th or 5th; through basic geometry and pre-algebra up to 8th grade.  The standards are sensible (bloviated bureaucratic paper-pushing, taking 100 pages to say what should take two.  But sensible expectations for students). 

 

And the teaching methods are not as bad as people think.  The below, for example:

 

Anyone who's decent with doing math in their head uses the method on the right: "2 times 7 is 14, times 10 is 140. 3 times seven is 21. 140+21 is 161."  The method on the left is arguably better for teaching numbers, but on the right is better method for performing multiplication.  I've used that when tutoring math.

 

But the way it's expressed is bizarre as &#%$.  The "Box" method?  You have to split 23 into 20 and 3, write the 7 next to them, then put the multiplicative results in the boxes?  It establishes nothing about the positionality of digits (hundreds, tens, ones), or the factoring or commutative properties that make it work (7*2*10 + 7*3 = 7*10*2 + 7*3 = 161).  No one who learns that is learning much of anything about math.

That’s one that has bugged me for a while. Years after learning long multiplication when they wanted to starting the building blocks for algebra, we learned about the distributive property, a(b+c) = ab + ac. They never actually told us that we had already been using that for years every single time we were multiplying those larger numbers. 
 

“You know this because you’ve already been using it” seems like such a powerful message, but at least for me, it was never used. 

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Crowd cheers as Trump calls for the abolition of the Department of Education, video shows (msn.com)

 

Former President Donald Trump called for the US Department of Education's abolition during his Saturday speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas.

 

Trump told a crowd that prohibitions need to be brought in on teaching "inappropriate racial, sexual and political material" to American schoolchildren.

 

"If federal bureaucrats are going to push this radicalism, we should abolish the Department of Education," he continued.

 

This part of the speech, a video shows, appeared to receive rapturous applause.

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the trillions of dollars allocated to Education is just not enough to give the students anything after the Unions and pensions take their cut

 

‘How much of my own money am I expected to spend?’: Teacher’s video of empty Kindergarten classroom sparks discussion of teacher pay, room furnishing responsibility (msn.com)

 

According to the National Education Association, teachers will spend an average of nearly $500 to finish furnishing their classrooms and on school supplies for their students.

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Minneapolis teachers union contract calls for layoffs of white teachers first

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... The stated justification for these measures is “to remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination by the District.” ...

 

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Greg Gutfeld: If there is a shortage of teachers and students, what does that say about the system? (msn.com)

 

So if you have a shortage of students and a shortage of teachers, what does that tell you about the system? That the system sucks. And who is responsible for the system sucking? Something called the teachers union, which prohibits competition with their system. Because that's the only way the rot can be maintained.

 

Which is why what's happening in Arizona is so amazing. I think that it was Governor Ducey…signed a bill in which parents can fund students and not systems. So that allows for choice and competition. And it's an experiment. And if they do it well, then other states are going to follow suit, and you're going to see a huge change.

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Pretty harsh mandates for the Covid-19 virus, that burned itself out 2 years ago 

but keep promoting those jabs and boosters

 

bet you can't guess which states are enacting this nonsense

 

 

Public school districts implementing COVID restrictions meet ferocious community pushback (msn.com)

 

School districts have re-implemented mandates for children for the 2022-2023 academic year, against the wishes of many parents across the U.S., who have been fighting it tooth and nail at board of education meetings.

 

 

In California, the Los Angeles County canceled plans to reimpose a mask mandate after one of its counties, Beverly Hills, voted unanimously not to obey it if it were to become adopted. 

"I believe masking mandates are polarizing and are unenforceable," Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse said. "I’ve heard loud and clear from parents and caregivers who are witnessing the social emotional toll our county’s children are shouldering. Their anxiety and depression are palpable."

Parents in another California district, San Diego Unified, criticized their district's "audacity" to re-implement a mask mandate.

 

The epidemiologist cited "a trial in Denmark called DANMASK [which] showed the recommendation to wear surgical masks did not reduce infections" and another from Bangladesh which "showed reusable cloth masks did not reduce infections."

 

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It's all about the kids!

 

since the kids are not learning anything anyways,

fire the 94% and start over

 

how hot is it in OHO to requrie A/C is all buildings?

 

 

Teachers in state's largest school district vote to strike days before school year (msn.com)

 

The Columbus Education Association, with 4,000 members, reached a 94% majority on the vote Sunday.

 

 

According to the board, by the end of the contract, a teacher with a current average salary of $74,000 will earn more than $91,000.

 

The board's last offer also stated that it committed funds to install air conditioning in every school, with the exception of one that already has central air in about 50% of the building and is slated to be replaced by a new school in a proposed facilities master plan, the board said.

 

 

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Traditional public schools deserve all the blame for their own enrollment crisis (msn.com)

 

But the argument raised by "critics" today is just intolerably weak — that online charter schools are somehow the problem, and causing an enrollment problem for the traditional public schools.

 

No, sorry, but those public schools caused their own problem. If they were any good, then parents would not be clamoring for alternatives. If the argument is that these charter schools perform poorly (probably some do and most do not), then we should be asking why parents are clamoring to get their children into them anyway. And certainly the solution is to find a way to make them work better, not to shut them down and reward the malicious union drones who have ruined the traditional public school system.

 

Traditional public schools are not just lousy for reading and math. In many states and counties, they are teaching children to hate themselves and believe they are evil because they're white. In some states, their disgusting school employees attempt to push children with signs of slight gender confusion into irreversible medical treatments such as puberty blockers and even surgery. Why would any conscientious parent place his or her children within the grasp of horrible people who would commit such overt acts of child abuse?

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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/chicago-public-schools-radical-agenda-gets-uglier-equity-video-promotes-looting-burning

 

Looting and burning is a pathway to social justice. That’s the message from a video recently added by Chicago Public Schools to its website as a response to perceived economic injustice for blacks. The district calls the video an “equity tool,” but the reality is it promotes hopelessness. Titled “How Can We Win?,” the video’s message is clear: there is no way. Better to riot, loot, and burn. It sounds unbelievable, but in Chicago’s schools, it’s not.

 

 

Endorsing theft, arson, and criminal damage to property cannot in any way advance either “equity” or academics. And there is little question that most CPS students are not getting educated. That is what opportunistic anger masks. A look at the official measures shows the depth of the miseducation of CPS students.

 

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On 8/22/2022 at 1:33 PM, Spartacus said:

It's all about the kids!

 

since the kids are not learning anything anyways,

fire the 94% and start over

 

how hot is it in OHO to requrie A/C is all buildings?

 

 

Teachers in state's largest school district vote to strike days before school year (msn.com)

 

The Columbus Education Association, with 4,000 members, reached a 94% majority on the vote Sunday.

 

 

According to the board, by the end of the contract, a teacher with a current average salary of $74,000 will earn more than $91,000.

 

The board's last offer also stated that it committed funds to install air conditioning in every school, with the exception of one that already has central air in about 50% of the building and is slated to be replaced by a new school in a proposed facilities master plan, the board said.

 

 

 

strange , how this article left out the 94k ave salary included in the new agreement

 

Ohio teachers, school system reach agreement, potentially ending strike (msn.com)

 

The labor dispute was over several issues including smaller class sizes, full-time art, music and physical education teachers in elementary schools and functional heating and air-conditioning in classrooms.

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Watch A Teacher Say Her Classroom Is Built For Non-White Students (msn.com)

 

The video finds the Utah teacher chattering on about the start of her first school year at the elementary school, saying that it will be the first time she's teaching in a "majority-white school." She exclaims that she is interested to see how parents and students react to her class, as it is built for "non-white students." She states that her room is adorned with faces of minorities, and even her class library and coloring pages are filled with materials that are not about "straight, CIS white men." The young teacher also notes that she predicts "posh white parents" – whom she has dealt with in the past – will disapprove of how she sets her classroom up.

 

Confirming that her suspension was due to her testimony in the video, a spokesperson for the Granite School District made a statement asserting that the Utah teacher's comments were "very disconcerting." Additionally, the district insinuated that the educator may be in violation of district and state education policies regarding discrimination. The spokesperson also noted that the district strives to serve the best interest of both students and parents, adding that every student should feel welcome in their classroom.

 

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That'll be a lawsuit.  And given the time it'll take to hear the case, and the nearness of the school year, this decision should be stayed almost immediately.

 

And how does this impact DC school vouchers?  You withholding them from unvaccinated students?

 

Moron.

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'Largest score decline' in reading for nation's 9-year-olds, first-ever drop in math (msn.com)

 

“It’s clear that COVID-19 shocked American education and stunted the academic growth of this age group of children,” Carr said. “We don’t make this statement lightly."

 

Her agency's experts agreed that "no other factor could have had such a dramatic influence on student achievement in a relatively short time period,” Carr said.

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This administration... 
 

 

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1 hour ago, Ann said:

This administration... 
 

 

 

 

 

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Kansas Teacher Who Refused To Use Student's Preferred Pronouns Awarded $95,000 In Suit (msn.com)

 

Ricard said the district denied her request for a religious exemption to its policy that teachers use students’ preferred names and pronouns in school. Teachers also were told to conceal a student’s preference by using legal names when addressing parents, if that was the student’s wish, according to the lawsuit.

 

Ricard, who taught at the school since 2005, addressed a student as “miss” to avoid using the student’s preferred first name after Picard was told that the student used he/him pronouns.

 

Ricard believed addressing the student as “Miss (legal/enrolled last name)” respected the student while also upholding Ricard’s religious convictions, according to the lawsuit.

 

Ricard believes God assigns gender at birth and any policy requiring her to use language that is different from the student’s biological sex “actively violates Ms. Ricard’s religious beliefs,” the lawsuit says

 

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The strike is all for the kids.

You know, the same kids that we dicked over the last 2 years

and are now using to extort more money from the District on the 1st day of class, for god knows how long

 

Seattle teachers on strike over pay and staffing issues (msn.com)

 

Striking teachers stressed their main concern was educational and emotional help for students, especially those with special needs or learning difficulties.

 

Red-shirted teachers and staff in Seattle Public Schools took to the picket line instead of the classroom on what was supposed to be the first day of school Wednesday, striking for the first time since 2015 over issues that include pay and educational support for students who have struggled with years of pandemic learning.

 

It was unclear how long the walkout would last, leaving many parents scrambling for alternative childcare.

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“White Privilege” Cards Lead High School Students to Stage Walk Out in Frustration (msn.com)

 

The cards read, “White Privilege Trumps Everything. Member since birth. Good thru death. Card holder, Scott Free.”

 

She said the district’s students “are really good at reporting to us, so it wasn’t long before they let us know what was going on,” adding that she has no idea what the student’s intended purpose was in distributing the cards. 

 

Trump-supporting parents are raising their children in hateful households, then sending them off to school with kids they were taught to disrespect. Let’s say it once again, for the umpteenth time, for the people in the back: Racism is taught.

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Florida Attorney General, school boards, including Duval, fire back on education law (msn.com)

 

The plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction contended that the law, passed this year by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, “was enacted with the purpose to discriminate and has the effect of discriminating against LGBTQ+ students and those with LGBTQ+ family members.” It alleged violations of speech, equal-protection and due-process rights.

 

“HB 1557, by design, deters speech by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people in schools,” the motion said. “To achieve this end, the law employs undefined terms that restrict an absurdly broad scope of speech and activity, casting a broad chilling effect and leaving school officials to draw arbitrary and discriminatory lines in their attempts to implement the law.”

 

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include Jen and Matt Cousins, the parents of four children in Orange County schools; Will Larkins, a senior at Orange County’s Winter Park High School who is president of the school’s Queer Student Union; David Dinan and Vik Gongidi, a married same-sex couple who have two children in Indian River County schools; and the non-profit CenterLink, Inc., which has members including LGTBQ community centers in Orange, Duval and Palm Beach counties.