Jughaid
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From the person who dredged up the Glenn topic after it had been discussed to death.
That's kinda what I was thinking.
Yeah. Because SOMEBODY said that even after the TV news reports and his resigning and all that, she didn't know if he had an affair or not. I was just checking to see if anybody else had been smoking that same stuff. They weren't. Just one person was.
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I see Mr. Stout in here. Good to see you, Mr. Stout.
I don't have a problem with any of that in your past. So what. Doesn't matter to me because that is not what we are talking about with your running for office. I don't agree with you on many issues so that is the point I will use in my decision as to whom to vote. Has nothing to do with this and shouldn't for anybody else either.
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A sin is a sin is a sin, right Jughaid?
We're talking about abuse of office here, not sin.
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Ahhhh......how soon we forget about all the Glenn bashing!
Completely different and you know the difference. Stout is not even elected and this was a personal event. Richardson was using his office to help his Ms Hottie's company and threated his ex with the powers he could weild with his office. Night. Day. Even a blind woman can see that.
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By whom?
By the posters that dominate the political forum.
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I sure hope I'm wrong but had Stout had a DEMOCRAT after his name, would he have gotten the same kid-glove treatment. Just asking.
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Who cares? Honestly, what the hell does that have to do with whether or not he can do the job as a legislature? Not one thing. I don't care if he had an affair, two affairs, or rivaled Tiger Woods in the number of affairs. It doesn't matter. I won't vote for the guy because I disagree with him on the issues but this is totally and completely unfair. Do any of you want to be judged forever for something that happened ten years ago? My God. The guy could have committed all sorts of crimes years ago, spent time in jail, come out as a Conservative and no body would have said a word. Remember Chuck Colson? But this guy does something that is not even a crime and suddenly people start talking as if he us unfit to serve in a political capacity. I don't get conservatives. I just don't.
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I took the President of the GEA at his word, that the teachers were waiting for more details, but I think you are right. Teachers don't want it to see the light of day.
Because it is a terrible idea that doesn't show anything, can't compare teachers and gives those schools in high economic strata the pay advantage over teachers that might be much better and work much harder but the kids are just so far behind that the scores just don't meaure up. That is not the teachers fault.
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Didn't say it was. I said Teacher's unions oppose Merit Pay.
Non-union teachers oppose it too.
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Teacher's unions oppose Merit pay This is where the Georgia Educators Association stands right now on the Governor's proposal and this is why it probably won't happen.
http://jacksonville....erit_pay_option
The Georgia Educators Association is waiting for the details before it decides whether to support or oppose his idea, according to president Jeff Hubbard. For instance, he suggests the achievement be measured by the student's classroom participation and work on projects rather than just on standardized tests.
"If they are going to base it just on a standardized test score, that is going to be a problem with us because a child is more than a standardized-test score and a teacher is more than a standardized-test score," Hubbard said.
Perdue acknowledged that such tests could lead to more allegations of teachers cheating on the tests, something he intends to address with a separate bill that will do more to safeguard the integrity of tests. And he said he'll seek teacher input on how to design the merit-pay legislation to address their concerns.
GEA is not a union.
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:o WOW, some of those drop outs had the nerve to start very successful businesses, even without the sheep skin required to do most anything today. :yahoo: :yahoo:So drop out rates are not all that big of deal, are they?
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One in 5 schools in Georgia is a problem no matter where the schools are. We shall see where the investigation leads. Drop out rates in Georgia is a huge problem and I think you know it is.
Sure drop out rates are bad. They used to be much worse in the 60s and 70s.
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From the AJC article:
Statewide, more than half of elementary and middle schools had at least one classroom where erasure marks were so unusual that cheating may have occurred, the analysis shows. State and local officials will take follow-up steps in the 20 percent of schools with the most classrooms in question.
I think it's more than one school system.
Could be. That's what happens when the test becomes the standard instead of an education. Still, the majority of the problem was in one system, Atlanta.
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I would say one in five is a high number! This is really disgraceful and I hope it does not prove to be true.
http://www.ajc.com/news/suspicious-test-scores-widespread-296490.html
One in five Georgia public schools faces accusations of tampering with student answers on last spring’s state standardized tests, officials said Wednesday, throwing the state’s main academic measure into turmoil.
The Atlanta district is home to 58 of the 191 schools statewide that are likely to undergo investigations into potential cheating. Another 178 schools will probably see new test security mandates, such as stepped-up monitoring during testing.
Do the Jr. High math. 58 of that 191 was from one system. One. That means the overwhelming problem is with one system. You're going to make that a statewide thing?
Let me say one last thing as well. When the counselors and administration tell a student there is absolutely no sense in staying in school, grades are horrible, attendance is horrible-you'll never make it, so why don't you just drop out, I guess there has to be someone to blame other than the school system. At that point it becomes the sole responsibility of the parent??
I work with the kids and have for over 20 years, it's a shame they feel they won't "amount to anything". Ever have everyone give up on you???
You're going to extrapolate that extreme example to every drop out situation?
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Nope, haven't checked the foreclosure info for Paulding lately, how does it compare to the drop out rate?? Inquiring minds would like to know.
:rofl: :rofl: Sure. That kinda makes my point. The higher the drop out rate, the lower the scores of those kids in the future.
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There are schools in much more rural areas that rank far above Paulding County schools.
Has nothing to do with being rural but with parental education, household income, work drive time for parents, recreational facilities, non school sports programs and a ginormous amount of other info. Checked the foreclosure information for Paulding lately?
You left out the fact that a good many of Georgia's schools are being looked at for (possibly) erasing and changing answers to make AYP. Thank goodness Paulding does not have that problem.
Did you say "a good many." What percentage of schhols would you say is a "good many?" Let's do some Jr High math here.
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SAT scores have nothing to do with where Paulding County elementary schools rank compared to the rest of the state.
Think that might have something to do with the demographics of our county? What about all that personal responsibility I keep hearing? Shouldn't the parents take the blame for this instead of the government?
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Why do you believe this? Exactly what about education is not working?
After you watch Stossel, I highly recommend you (and anyone who may be stuck on the idea of 'nostalgic' public education) to read Gerald Bracey's books--such as The War on Public Education. Much of what we 'believe' about public education is based on rhetoric and emotion, and not so much on facts.
Shhhh. Don't say any of that too loudly. It let's them score political points, which is more important than the education of children. The facts getting in the way is not good for their politics. Shhhh.
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I think this is more a teacher "want" than an education "need". I assure you my public school education was much better than our kids get in Georgia today. Even with our 11 weeks off in the summer. We didn't have the money for me to go to summer camp and I don't appreciate the reference to lower income kids "missing out".
I think it should be up to the parents and taxpayers that are footing the bills for the extra heating and cooling required for this calendar, not for the teacher's convenience.
That being said, I like the concept I just don't want it legislated.
Oh yea, in case you forgot...........these are our children not the teachers' or the Board of Educations'
Can you back up that claim with test scores? You're going to have a hard time proving that assine statement since test scores have gone UP over the last 40 years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/26/sat-scores-stay-at-lowest_n_121611.html
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Great food there!
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Funny. Just about all those choices in poll were about cutting the budget but not cutting the services. If we don't have the money, how can we provide the services?
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Sweet dreams Jughaid.
And a wonderful good night to you, too Beachy!
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This from the person that said that I "irked" them in another thread.
Good night J'haid. (Even though I simply responded to BB's generic good night.)
That's the spirit! Good night to you, Madea! You totally piss me off with your bullcheeze you post on here but we can still be friends. Sleep tight!
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Nope - still here. If you will note, my last post and Pubby's were both at the very same time so if you are insinuating I am leaving because of Pubby, you are very wrong.
I wasn't insinuating anything. Pubby posted and then you posted that you were signing off because it was past your bed time. You are ASSuming a whole lot there. Guess that humor remark about my fam reunion just didn't sink in.
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