Archive for October, 2006
Now there’s an idea
At the risk of being accused of beating a dead horse: Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Education Columnist Scott Parks: School board members, especially in the suburbs, are not wily politicos. Most are community volunteers with busy lives and jobs. What they know about district affairs comes from the superintendent and [...]
Best practices for learning
I realize that the quality of higher education has recently been cast in doubt by Spelling and company, but nonetheless, I think my post-secondary education has provided me with some valuable lessons for homeschooling. I took the basic US History Before 1865 in a general freshman class at the University of Texas at El Paso. [...]
Dr. Phil disses homeschoolers
Just in case anyone relies exclusively on Dr. Phil for information on homeschooling. The Homeschool Scuttle: The Great School Debate – Local Homeschool.com: The Great School Debate The Dr. Phil Show, “The Great School Debate” (Proposed Air Date: October 27, 2006) begins with a couple that calls themselves “Radical Unschoolers.” During a recent discussion on [...]
If it’s all McGee’s fault, why are they settling?
So it looks like we’ll never know after all. I still think that the principal’s handling of this situation warrants a “growth plan”equal to that of McGee’s. Lawson had already collected her data/evaluation before the museum trip but they weren’t revealed to McGee until after the trip. That, in of itself, is no big deal. [...]
McGee says “no but…”
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: FRISCO – The elementary school art teacher entangled in a fight with the Frisco school district turned down the district’s settlement offer Thursday morning. Sydney McGee’s lawyer said he submitted a counter-proposal to the district, but he declined to discuss the proposal. Maybe we’ll [...]
More on SBOE races
Actually, I guess “less” would be more appropriate: Dig Deeper Texas – Sometimes you have dig deeper to get past the bs: I have spent the last two days looking for anything on these candidates and have found nothing. You have to wonder, if we the people think education is a top issue why isn’t [...]
Quiet money
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: FRISCO – The elementary school art teacher embroiled in a public fight with Frisco ISD has until noon Thursday to approve a settlement deal or the district will start the process to fire her, Superintendent Rick Reedy said Monday night.The proposed agreement calls for [...]
Texas Parent PAC
For those interested in a new and growing force in Texas politics. Texas Parent PAC – Home – Standing Up for Texas Children: Texas Parent PAC is a newly formed political action committee for parents, grandparents, parents-to-be, and anyone who loves children and supports high-quality public education. The future of Texas rests in the children [...]
Moral High Ground
There seem to be quite a few people who were willing to give Sydney McGee the benefit of the doubt until she posed for a photograph at the Dallas Museum of Art. Because of this, many people seem to believe she has lost the moral high ground. I’ve been thinking about this and trying to [...]
Partial Exposure
Frisco ISD has provided their version of the McGee timeline. Timeline Regarding Proposed Non-renewal Of Art Teacher Contract (October 12, 2006) Due to constraints imposed under State law, public school districts in Texas are at an extreme disadvantage in publicly discussing personnel matters that may involve employee privacy and ethical considerations. However, since an employee [...]