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Started this discussion. Last reply by Cathy McCaughan Oct 28.
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The "Annie, Jr!" play was a summer theater camp that was advertised as/offered to any children in the community who wished to register in the two week camp and participate. It was reported, very clearly, that kids and families whose only relation to…
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That would be a nice feature to have in the WYSIWYG editor. Unfortunately, all I can do is request that feature from Ning. If you use Firefox, spell check should apply to all of your Internet usage.
Please add spell check to School Matters. Also, please tell me if I'm mistaken and it already exists.Thank you.
Will there be a full report posted for those who can't attend tonight?
I agree that academics, sports, SOMETHING extracurricular should be a consideration, especially when it's handled as a popularity contest (which is what student body votes is). And, I think the teachers should agree the student is worthy of represen…
Ours was a straight up popularity contest. And, the court was the same girls, all four years. I do disagree with fund raising, though. Too many were able to buy the title with a parent's donation. Morristown East High School chose a queen with down…
Thank you, Debi, for making that point better than I. I understand the slippery slope of having cameras "just so we can see what the teacher is doing." That's not what I'm wishing would happen. I wrote about a particular nasty teacher and the studen…
Where does it stop? Anywhere that I send my child by choice (and yes, you have a choice in school, it's called homeschooling) such as the mall, friend's home, etc. If I felt the need to see what's going on in your home while my kid is there, well, I…
My husband has been saying this for years, Debi. We have had some pretty interesting debates about this with teacher friends of ours. All the teachers strongly disagree. I say, "If you've got nothing to hide, why do you care? If you are the authorit…
The scenario you describe is sad, but true. My son struggled to stay focused in 1st grade and was never able to complete is "morning work" in class. So, the teacher required him to miss recess and sit and complete his work. Everyday. Obviously, it d…
That's interesting. Our elementary school principal said, "The short notice has made
it difficult to get permission slips to parents that may or may not have
wanted their child to view it."What a bright child you have, Indya.
Wow. Just, wow.
West Valley Middle didn't show it. At least, not in any of my child's classes. And, I received no response from the admin/teachers regarding their plans to/not to show it.
Thanks for clarifying the ratios. I missed your initial statement "will have a better student to teacher ratio than last year."
I have also emailed all my children's teachers and administrators to make sure they know I DO want my children to participate in the great civics lesson that will come from an address from the President. I hope others, in agreement, will do the same…
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- At 9:40pm on September 1, 2009,
Cathy McCaughan said…
- Sorry about that. You should be able to access each school tour more easily from HERE.
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