tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.comments2024-03-13T02:37:31.463-06:00Education MattersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5884125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-88606142888376376072024-01-24T17:27:06.370-07:002024-01-24T17:27:06.370-07:00Students are allowed to take an entire school day ...Students are allowed to take an entire school day (typically covering 6 class hours) to complete a state test. In my experience, none of them do. Some do utilize additional time, but all are done by lunch. Most of them only take an additional 15 to 30 minutes.Gregory Sampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814516682004470212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-14298180861235870582023-05-21T13:02:22.862-06:002023-05-21T13:02:22.862-06:00She was the principal at Kirby-Smith Middle School...She was the principal at Kirby-Smith Middle School years ago. She worked closely with Teri Stahlman for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-7890970138011878872023-05-18T07:37:10.062-06:002023-05-18T07:37:10.062-06:00I warned your school board commissioner Mr. Dave M...I warned your school board commissioner Mr. Dave Miners about Diana Greene I provided him documents of the her discrimination, The federal findings of Discriminations, the Federal lawsuit including her named and finding illegal activity in Marion County. Since she was allowed to continue I guess Dave Miner failed the children and the tax payers as he ignored the legal documents. Hmmmm.... Good thing she took our IT director who helped her in her endeavors and Sanders with her. Peas in a Pod. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-52279248863976389212023-05-11T03:49:40.101-06:002023-05-11T03:49:40.101-06:00To answer your question, like with most things, in...To answer your question, like with most things, inexplicably DCPS feels the need to be extra, you know because hings aren't already challenging enough.ChrisGuerrierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200461704984560238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-91700059174991505592023-05-11T03:48:24.792-06:002023-05-11T03:48:24.792-06:00I am sure I have covered it before, but if you wou...I am sure I have covered it before, but if you would like to do something i can share it. Send it to cpgbonjovi@gmail.com ChrisGuerrierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200461704984560238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-72645546457156520962023-05-10T20:13:28.796-06:002023-05-10T20:13:28.796-06:00Have you ever thought about doing a story about dc...Have you ever thought about doing a story about dcps’s method for ‘out of field’ teachers?<br /><br />When you get tagged out of a field, Dcps gives you only the school year to do 120 hours. This means a district with a massive teacher shortage expects teachers to work for free during the school year to complete a huge amount of work. And if they don’t, they get fired. Even if they are great teachers. <br /><br />Other districts let their teachers do classes over the summer to add endorsements to their certificate. Why does Duval think it’s okay to pile on more work during the school year??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-17009270846860743692023-05-06T21:50:46.931-06:002023-05-06T21:50:46.931-06:00Being proud to be Teacher and Educator for over 45...Being proud to be Teacher and Educator for over 45 years from all levels including being President of 3 Colleges and enjoyed being a Substitute Teacher at a number of Duval County Public Schools, I was shocked at a call I received about a year ago. I was told that I could continue assisting our Public Schools if I supported that racism never existed, gay students don’t exist, only books approved by Governor DeSantis are to be in he classrooms, etc. I politely but strongly said NO! As long as this fascist-like policy is being implemented across the State, I fear for the teachers and students and hope those politicians<br />supporting this policy are strongly voted out of office!!!<br />Dr. RMAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-70496235893695081532023-05-03T20:49:57.010-06:002023-05-03T20:49:57.010-06:00Your issue with Dr. Greene seems very personal. Yo...Your issue with Dr. Greene seems very personal. You have written an entire article attacking Dr. Greene instead of focusing on the legislation that Desantis has passed, along with ignoring the school board members who will remain on the board following Dr. Greene’s departure who are clearly in agreement with Desantis’ policies. As you stated in your post these policies have been in place 10 years. If it was indeed Dr. Greene’s goal to attack the LGBTQ community, I’m sure these issues would have started when she became superintendent instead of when a manipulative governor took office. Who’s side are you really on? You appear to be pro LGBTQ and anti Desantis’ policies but most of your posts lately have been hyper focused on Dr. Greene. Meanwhile we had a school board member say out of her mouth that said she saw nothing wrong with Desantis’ policies and thought he was doing a good job. Why not send all this attention her way? Dr. Greene didn’t even speak at the board meeting where the future of her job was being discussed, while other board members passionately sought to defend her and were outvoted. You simply don’t agree with Dr. Greene’s leadership style, and there is nothing wrong with that. She is more acquiescent, and doesn’t seem to have a “fight back” energy about her; but attempting to paint her as someone who is an enemy of the LGBTQ community on the same level as Desantis doesn’t seem appropriate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-31321143131932451902023-05-03T20:29:27.673-06:002023-05-03T20:29:27.673-06:00It’s a pity that all of those who share common dis...It’s a pity that all of those who share common discrimination can’t come together. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-55787927405645516312023-04-30T13:20:10.849-06:002023-04-30T13:20:10.849-06:00It's the Board's fault for extending Green...It's the Board's fault for extending Greene & giving her a raise. If not for them she'd already be gone. Why not let her play out the string til her retirement? It's 2 more years & we'll have a new board by then any way. Whoever replaces Greene is gonna be worse so what's the rush?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-5555271500017268992023-04-29T17:13:00.407-06:002023-04-29T17:13:00.407-06:00I don’t necessarily support her, but it seems that...I don’t necessarily support her, but it seems that you are blaming Dr. Greene for things connected to Desantis and the bills that he is passing. I think her actions show that she was attempting to avoid being targeted like many of the other superintendents in Florida who have left or are at risk of being replaced. As we can see by this whole DA situation, it was inevitable anyways. Not everyone is strong enough to take a stand especially when they are the person with less power in the situation, when it’s possible that doing so will affect their life and circumstances. I also think that you are making many posts opposing Dr. Greene, but 9 times out of 10 her replacement will be someone much worst. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-22838740804279856432023-02-14T16:29:48.205-07:002023-02-14T16:29:48.205-07:00I'm going to go broke buying all the DCPS bann...I'm going to go broke buying all the DCPS banned books to see if DCPS made the right decision. I'm thinking about applying for the reconsideration committee to keep up the good fight and hey, let the district buy me the book. The one condition for membership is to agree to read the entire work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-17742218622403030652023-02-14T11:46:27.760-07:002023-02-14T11:46:27.760-07:00brought to you by "small government conservat...brought to you by "small government conservatives" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-44295681555129142752023-02-09T17:26:05.727-07:002023-02-09T17:26:05.727-07:00I questioned her sincerity from the start in that ...I questioned her sincerity from the start in that she made the rounds of media and power brokers, but didn't think she needed to address teachers. Once she did, every email sent out came with an ask. She only talked to us when she wanted something from us.<br /><br />But I've been giving her the benefit of the doubt since then in the many issues that have arisen, seeing much of the response of the Superintendent and the Board as institutional responses focused on the #1 need of an institution--survival.<br /><br />But her latest defense of a poor decision--that she ordered bookshelves emptied and classroom libraries boxed or covered because the district was concerned about donated books from the community, that they had found in an elementary classroom a book that should be in high school, not on the shelf but in a box--is ridiculous.<br /><br />Only two districts in Florida have gone to these extremes: Manatee and Duval. Anyone catch the connection?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-14910204395287402532023-02-04T14:36:54.449-07:002023-02-04T14:36:54.449-07:00This is not all rightThis is not all rightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-38818680412576357752023-01-24T00:33:44.884-07:002023-01-24T00:33:44.884-07:00At first this school year we the media specialists...At first this school year we the media specialists were told that we couldn't have Book Fairs. Now we can have them but there are all kinds of contradictory instructions about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-3682517257691672482023-01-22T15:44:57.063-07:002023-01-22T15:44:57.063-07:00It probably goes without saying but most middle &a...It probably goes without saying but most middle & high schools have eliminated media specialists in favor of testing coordinators. And this was pre-Covid. Since then these <br />library collections have been gutted to make way for laptop stations and furniture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-69548608436731826132023-01-20T20:01:54.800-07:002023-01-20T20:01:54.800-07:00Media specialists will be held legally responsible...Media specialists will be held legally responsible if "pornography" is found in their collections. Seems like a no brainer until you ask what constitutes pornographic materials. While there is no legal definition for something so subjective media specialists are referred to the Merriam Webster definition for the word:<br /><br />the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement<br /><br />Are you serious? We'd be better off going with the Supreme Court Justice "I know it when I see it" nebulous definition of the word. Media specialists are encouraged to err on the side of caution when it comes to selecting materials thus self censoring themselves much like the district has been doing since the passage of this law. Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543728085900576908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-27848430132485037632023-01-19T15:22:53.829-07:002023-01-19T15:22:53.829-07:00People like Ronnie love to take random quotes from...People like Ronnie love to take random quotes from MLK to support whatever batshit position they're taking. They fail to take into account the context these quotes were made in which might explain why they love to play revisionist historiana. If you only look at a piece of the puzzle without looking at the larger whole you're going to be lost. "Conservatives" love to wrap themselves in the flag when they might as well be taking a dump in it.<br /><br />I find it hilarious that the FLDOE thinks it is the final arbiter of what is "historically accurate" given its track record.<br /><br />"In the future, should College Board be willing to come back to the table with lawful, historically accurate content, FDOE will always be willing to reopen the discussion,” the letter stated.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543728085900576908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-27700732356335107092023-01-19T09:14:03.209-07:002023-01-19T09:14:03.209-07:00piss poor, being sent from one district to another...piss poor, being sent from one district to another. Satan has a true follower in Ms. Wright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-62695345015742691092023-01-11T19:57:51.748-07:002023-01-11T19:57:51.748-07:00I went to a book signing event at the main library...I went to a book signing event at the main library downtown on Tuesday night. Kwame Alexander wrote "An American Story" so that elementary school teachers could introduce a difficult subject to their students: slavery. Sadly I do not believe DCPS will allow this book to be read to students under their new guidelines and any teacher that does so could be fired or worse. How did we get here? When did we get so triggered by ideas and conversations? Which sjde is really woke?Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543728085900576908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-81204438336908853942023-01-09T21:04:41.512-07:002023-01-09T21:04:41.512-07:00DA recently put on a production of Chicago. They&#...DA recently put on a production of Chicago. They've also done Rent in the not too distant past. How are these musicals less offensive than Indecent. Is it just the title or is dcps more concerned about the proud boys showing up?Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543728085900576908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-76892382571473800382023-01-05T03:21:16.090-07:002023-01-05T03:21:16.090-07:00A coward to the lastA coward to the lastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-63839013073267025152022-11-30T17:45:11.134-07:002022-11-30T17:45:11.134-07:00Sounds like the powers-that-be could benefit from ...Sounds like the powers-that-be could benefit from professional development courses in media literacy. Maybe skip the holiday parties next early release day in favor of much needed training.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543728085900576908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-8125433213434774242022-10-06T14:28:39.629-06:002022-10-06T14:28:39.629-06:00Wow! Still relevant almost a decade later Wow! Still relevant almost a decade later Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com