tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post8738635854540367628..comments2024-03-28T20:15:14.484-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Bill Crawford: High School Market-Based Testing Makes SenseKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-21408360511429184962019-01-28T10:36:48.699-06:002019-01-28T10:36:48.699-06:00We can complain until the cows come home, but litt...We can complain until the cows come home, but little progress will be made until we can break the stranglehold that the educators have on their own profession. Law enforcement could learn a thing or two from educators who have turned protecting their own into an art form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-86800840112930624262019-01-28T10:12:57.967-06:002019-01-28T10:12:57.967-06:00Hey Rod, there is a sale on victim suits this week...Hey Rod, there is a sale on victim suits this weekend. Bet you vote democrat. The democrat plantation is brutal place. Do not have children out of wedlock, before age 20 and graduate high school- then poverty is virtually non existent. Dems block school vouchers to help keep the plantation gate locked. Seems like you are justifying mediocrity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-6048058461850853962019-01-28T07:47:31.304-06:002019-01-28T07:47:31.304-06:00Mississippi - corruption is as corruption does. Mississippi - corruption is as corruption does. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-83703876891052491662019-01-28T06:30:44.598-06:002019-01-28T06:30:44.598-06:00Rumor is the reason never will pass is bc Butler S...Rumor is the reason never will pass is bc Butler Snow has the testing company contract and the Chairman of Education in the Senates wife work works for Butler Snow that has the $110 million contract. Follow the money. Senator Angela Hill busted them out on the Paul Gallo show over a week ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-27879715356195924502019-01-27T21:50:10.333-06:002019-01-27T21:50:10.333-06:00The English teacher (10th grade) at Provine H.S. t...The English teacher (10th grade) at Provine H.S. testified at Tom's hearing this week.<br /><br />Her students are reading at a 4th grade level.<br /><br />BUT they will pass nevertheless, and Tate Reeves will gladly tout Mississippi's 84% graduation rate, fastest growing increase in the U.S.A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-58204292700021546872019-01-27T19:28:34.907-06:002019-01-27T19:28:34.907-06:00Rod
Could you please share with our group your tho...Rod<br />Could you please share with our group your thoughts about teenage pregnancies and fatherless homes and irresponsibility in the African American populace,<br />Including a description of those who are responsible.Thank you in advance,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-74417049724126679862019-01-27T18:00:10.760-06:002019-01-27T18:00:10.760-06:0011:03 - You are exactly right. Expensive daycare w...11:03 - You are exactly right. Expensive daycare where teachers spend all of their time on problem kids. The teachers are attempting to do what the parents do not. <br /><br />Unfortunately for the teachers they cannot discipline children because the admin will do nothing and neither will the parents. No school superintendent wants reports that shows a high rate of discipline action or issues in their school. So their solution is to allow disruptive kids to rule the school.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-64508719221308555052019-01-27T16:30:39.490-06:002019-01-27T16:30:39.490-06:00@9:48 AM - Outstanding. I graduated HS in 1965 an...@9:48 AM - Outstanding. I graduated HS in 1965 and that is the way it was done back then. We had "college-prep" and technical categories, along with excellent shop classes (carpentry and auto). IQ tests were given to classify incoming students, and it worked great.<br /><br />Colleges, propped up by student loans, are big business.<br /><br />@10:09 AM thank you.Cynical Samhttp://www.ourschoolsaredoomed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-44407921343079731202019-01-27T15:09:05.632-06:002019-01-27T15:09:05.632-06:00And what might be the solution to that situation @...And what might be the solution to that situation @11:03? We find ourselves in the current poor situation for minorities as the result of decades of exclusion, denigration, derision and economic isolation by those who feel entitled to political control of the state by virtue of their fair complexion. And your apparent membership in that group seems to make you feel entitled to blaming the failure of those who have for so long been cheated and to continue to denigrate them for their poor performance under less than adequate conditions and imply that reducing support might induce a spirit of appreciation. And you would demand that even the pittance you might offer require a groveling show of appreciation I'm sure. Mississippi's Christian generosity continues to be racially prorated. Rod Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028117522559695331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-38095325623334078032019-01-27T11:03:58.369-06:002019-01-27T11:03:58.369-06:00People keep coming up with new ways to somehow gra...People keep coming up with new ways to somehow graduate kids that cannot or refuse to learn. School is a high priced day care center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-12998284541983317702019-01-27T10:39:06.020-06:002019-01-27T10:39:06.020-06:00The real problem concerning testing is the dynamic...The real problem concerning testing is the dynamics of any test, or testing protocol.<br /><br />These practices always end up being "dumbed down" for the students that can't achieve what the majority of other students obtain. <br /><br />What you end up with is another huge expensive effort that gives the education "kingdom" another argument for more "resources".<br /><br />It never ends with the desired result of a high school graduate being more prepared for life. Only more money being thrown at kids, many of whom don't want anything more than to have the government send them a check for doing nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-56380095856566997102019-01-27T10:09:28.800-06:002019-01-27T10:09:28.800-06:00Trump I am, Cynical Sam
I like your views, just wa...Trump I am, Cynical Sam<br />I like your views, just watch the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-37369066836260490902019-01-27T09:48:56.097-06:002019-01-27T09:48:56.097-06:00If anyone really wanted each child to be "all...If anyone really wanted each child to be "all that they can be" there would a cognitive (IQ) test given after the sophomore year in highschool. At that point realistic career and educational goals could be discussed for the kids individually. Failed white collar want-to-be's are a dime a dozen but good plumbers, electricians, truck drivers, mechanics etc etc etc are hard to find and making excellent money. Somehow getting into college has become the end-all, be-all, cure-all for EVERYBODY..... memo: IT'S NOT ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72989763298953139132019-01-27T09:43:58.958-06:002019-01-27T09:43:58.958-06:00The ACT rewards memorization while the SAT rewards...The ACT rewards memorization while the SAT rewards comprehension.<br /><br />It's bad enough that most test are objective and thus reward those who can recall and recognize words without having any notion of their relevance in a larger context.<br /><br />Let's not make it worse by shortchanging our children.<br /><br />Most jobs require being able to make decisions and decisions require the ability to think,reason, and prioritize information accurately.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-46056163910546013412019-01-27T09:04:43.316-06:002019-01-27T09:04:43.316-06:00Here's a solution with a bonus of reducing the...Here's a solution with a bonus of reducing the national debt:<br /><br />Shut down the U.S. Dept. of Education!Cynical Samhttp://www.statesrights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-91166598850024224392019-01-27T08:27:47.561-06:002019-01-27T08:27:47.561-06:00You explained in the next to last paragraph why it...You explained in the next to last paragraph why it won’t pass.Common sensenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39696056322268545242019-01-27T08:13:35.731-06:002019-01-27T08:13:35.731-06:00It's a good idea (and high time) the eggheads ...It's a good idea (and high time) the eggheads who run our education systems realize they need to respond to the needs/demands of business and industry instead of expecting the rest of society to go along with the experimental demands of eggheads. <br /><br />We are (forced) customers of the education bureaucracy. Keyword - customers. We need to either demand that they respond to customer needs or we look elsewhere for customer service. Grab Your Pitchforks Peoplenoreply@blogger.com