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Chula Vista parents protest switch to Common Core State Standards
The only difference is that in education nobody is shown the door. They just wait for the new "new and improved" method, books, or technology, (With the corresponding price tag) Meanwhile the educators are not asked to report what worked and what didn't work, what could be tweaked. Talk to your children's teachers privately and they will be candid about their frustrations with the never-ending pendulum swings. I'd love for the common core to work. I just want the teachers and parents involved and, big and, some measurement of success that's not attached to the teacher's livelihood. When teachers fear for their jobs, our kids lose. As stated below, there's something to be said for rote memorization of times tables. We had this debate with phonics. Let's not make it an either/or proposition. Seasoned teachers know what works. Let's ask them.— September 20, 2013 12:18 p.m.
Chula Vista parents protest switch to Common Core State Standards
Why do corporations and politicians feel they have the right to fiddle with education? By the same token should educators dictate how business should be run? I can't imagine a CEO telling his managers to forget the way things have been done in the past and to implement a "new and improved" **yet untested** business model which will require spending capital on retraining and all new materials. And if that doesn't bring the desired results, no worries, the CEO will find a newer "new and improved idea" every few years. It's Orwellian! Project-based learning gets my vote. And let's teach higher order thinking skills, by all means, but don't swing the pendulum to another extreme. Don't get rid of fiction! Reading the classics is valuable in countless ways. I'd like to go back to the way of teaching that produced eastlaker's thoughtful and articulate commentary. Who were your teachers? Question: Can districts opt out or do whole states have to do that? It doesn't make sense to spend money on all new tests unless they are better. How about letting other states pilot them and then compare. Finally, I'm very concerned about having more student information available. Will names be attached to the data or only identifying numbers?— September 19, 2013 11:28 p.m.
Sweetwater underwriters reel in the big one — a grand jury indictment
It's so sad to read that the district is so dysfunctional. Maybe that's why Arne D. is coming. He may have heard about SUHSD and may want to see for himself. Nobody has posted anything about Alliant lately. Did they pack up and go back north? Ms. Luzzaro, do you know anything?— September 1, 2013 11:37 p.m.
Water rates hike proposed for some South County residents
Has anyone heard anything about the desalination plant recently? Is it running? I wonder if that's adding to the cost of business?— August 27, 2013 10:16 p.m.
Hugh Tech High alum Nico D’Amico-Barbour says no thanks to college
I love biographies so, for the record- Rosa Parks was educated although, technically, also a drop out: Rosa's mother Leona McCauley, "a teacher, taught Rosa at home until 1924, when at the age of 11, she was sent to live with her aunt in Montgomery, Alabama, to continue her education. Rosa attended the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, an all-black private school where Rosa performed janitorial work in exchange for tuition. She began high school at Booker T. Washington High, but was forced to drop out to help take care of her ailing mother and grandmother. In 1932, Rosa met and married Raymond Parks, a local barber and civil rights activist. Raymond was a self-educated man with a desire to gain as much knowledge as he could. With his support, Rosa returned to school, and in 1934, received her high school diploma." (US History.com)— August 16, 2013 2:22 p.m.
National City Planning Commission prodded to decide on making space for Alliant Int'l University
What I still don't understand is how you can offer a 4-year degree in 10 classrooms. I'm told that to get some types of financial aid you need to be taking a full-time course load. Are there any counselors out there that can shed some light? Another question: Where will the students take the Introduction to Biology Lab class? Adult schools only have computer labs? Then there's their Cancellation Policy: *The University makes a every reasonable effort to offer courses as announced. However, the University reserves the right to modify the class schedule ( fair enough) or to cancel courses if necessary.* Hmm, if classes aren't filled and are canceled, where does that leave students who need a full-time schedule (12 or 15 units) to get their scholarships?— August 16, 2013 10:39 a.m.
Alliant University leaves Sweetwater school district property in National City…sets up at Southwestern College?
More and more of us are coming to the same conclusion. I, too, was ignorant for many years. Now I tell everyone that's willing to listen what's going on in the hopes that they'll want to get more involved.— August 13, 2013 11:09 p.m.
Alliant University leaves Sweetwater school district property in National City…sets up at Southwestern College?
Thank you for the list! I'd love to see it on the front page of the UT ! (I know, I'm not holding my breath.) We need to somehow get all the local media to start writing hard-hitting articles so that the sleeping masses wake up.— August 12, 2013 3:16 p.m.
Week in review: Sweetwater Union High School District
She's fine. She's working on a story. Did everyone read the Alliant MOU? It's on the district website. Some Alliant classes seem to overlap with what's offered at South Western. On of the many questions that was not answered was whether another university will accept Alliant credits if students choose to transfer. Also, in the MOU it states that Sweetwater will be responsible for getting a permit from the City of National City. I think the city will meet the first week in August to make that decision. Can someone fact check?— July 19, 2013 12:04 p.m.
Week in review: Sweetwater Union High School District
Bbq - I went to Castle Park High for the Alliant meeting, but it had been canceled. If they had mentioned the cancellation on their website, I would have saved myself the trip.— July 12, 2013 4:28 p.m.