Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
If I could vote...
I'd vote for Jerry Brown.
Meg Whitman's spending too much money on a job that's not going to pay a third of it back.
With all the money she's spending, we could pull California out of the hole, couldn't we?
That is all (:
Meg Whitman's spending too much money on a job that's not going to pay a third of it back.
With all the money she's spending, we could pull California out of the hole, couldn't we?
That is all (:
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Teacher Interview.
With Mr. Ramaswamy.
1. What do you feel your impact is on the student body?
Quite a bit, I think: I influence their attitudes, their work-ethic, their careers.
2. Do you think the school spends its money wisely?
Too generic a Q! The school COULD be wiser: Id like more to be spent on academics, less on sports.
3. Is there any specific way you think the school can improve?
Keep the library open longer; make it easier it fire bad teachers; make the school year and day longer.
4. Do you think the school should be stricter with their graduation requirements?
Yes, students rise to the higher expectations made of them.
5. Do you think seniority is a good basis for cutting teachers?
No, merit should be! The worst should be dismissed.
6. How do you feel about “No Child Left Behind”?
Positive: it had brought accountability to the centre of the debate.
7. In your opinion, how should a teacher be evaluated?
Examine the IMPROVEMENT in TEST SCORES the students make, relative to students of comparable demographics.
8. Do you think money is the answer to schools improving?
A higher pay shall attract a better quality of teachers: Norway, Sweden and Singapore recruit teachers from the TOP of their class and pay them VERY well; the U.S. from the bottom [really!].
9. Do you think the number of kids in a classroom positively or negatively affects a student’s learning abilities, and why?
Depends on the level: for a good teacher teaching an upper-level class, numbers are irrelevant. To be true, individual ATTENTION shall suffer...but teaching quality shouldnt!
10. Do you think your students’ standardized test scores reflect you as a teacher?
Yes! The CSTs measure the minimum basic requirement for students to know before they progress.
1. What do you feel your impact is on the student body?
Quite a bit, I think: I influence their attitudes, their work-ethic, their careers.
2. Do you think the school spends its money wisely?
Too generic a Q! The school COULD be wiser: Id like more to be spent on academics, less on sports.
3. Is there any specific way you think the school can improve?
Keep the library open longer; make it easier it fire bad teachers; make the school year and day longer.
4. Do you think the school should be stricter with their graduation requirements?
Yes, students rise to the higher expectations made of them.
5. Do you think seniority is a good basis for cutting teachers?
No, merit should be! The worst should be dismissed.
6. How do you feel about “No Child Left Behind”?
Positive: it had brought accountability to the centre of the debate.
7. In your opinion, how should a teacher be evaluated?
Examine the IMPROVEMENT in TEST SCORES the students make, relative to students of comparable demographics.
8. Do you think money is the answer to schools improving?
A higher pay shall attract a better quality of teachers: Norway, Sweden and Singapore recruit teachers from the TOP of their class and pay them VERY well; the U.S. from the bottom [really!].
9. Do you think the number of kids in a classroom positively or negatively affects a student’s learning abilities, and why?
Depends on the level: for a good teacher teaching an upper-level class, numbers are irrelevant. To be true, individual ATTENTION shall suffer...but teaching quality shouldnt!
10. Do you think your students’ standardized test scores reflect you as a teacher?
Yes! The CSTs measure the minimum basic requirement for students to know before they progress.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Healthcare Compromises Education.
http://dailytrojan.com/2010/10/05/new-healthcare-compromises-education/
The budget crisis in the state of California is not only affecting the topic of healthcare, but also education, public and institutional.
The budget crisis in the state of California is not only affecting the topic of healthcare, but also education, public and institutional.
Friday, September 24, 2010
SB 1070 Discussion Refliection.
As much as I thought I would be screaming at people across the room, pointing out facts and disagreeing with their opinions about the Arizona Immigration Law, I didn't. Everything everyone said had a valid point, whether their specific comment took off onto a tangent topic or not; everything made me think. I only spoke a few times, but when I did, I felt like I made completely calid arguments that either supported something one person said, or correctly contradicted what someone else did. With the stories told about how people in the Latin American countries live, I definitely felt bad, and I could see why they want to come to our country- I mean, who wouldn't? -but, unfortunately, most people don't think with their hearts, they think with their brain, which tells them that coming here with no papers or authorization is illegal. I still stand by my argument of being both for and against the bill- I like that it's starting to address the issue of illegal immigration, but I don't like the way it's being brought about. This whole issue is something I can't even talk to my friends about, because we have either the same views, or something completely opposite. The only question I have left: What would happen to me if I went to one of the countries South of the border illegally?
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