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What were you before 26?
I agree wit the ethics thing. I remember in school being told, "Lying is wrong." I would think, "Who says?" According to the school system, it was a value created by men for men. I would always wonder who is one man to tell me what to do. Then I b...
Thanks Cath. But I cannot think of any picture or diagram. Well, I am using a character called Marvin and a few cute "talking pandas" at my Web site toward the end at knoxedu.info . Check it out and tell me what you think.
Bob, the first point applies to us individually, so I cant use that. I will have to see if I can come up with some easy-to-understand logic to convince parents in the lower 50% of high school performance.
Your second one is becoming more and more ...
Vic - I DO like your charts. I was saying that without charts and numbers, the point you are trying to make looks more like an opinion than a reality.
You raised a very good point. What I called "dumbing down" of kids started more than 3 decades ago. That means that there are parents out there who managed to get through HS only or less, who have been dumbed down but not as much as today's kids. ...
Vic, you are right in that parents really can't be held accountable...perhaps persuaded would have been the better word for me to have used.
For the record, I really like charts and stats. I know that probably puts me in the "nerd" minority
If a...
Vic,
SB knows I didn't like his reference but I do agree with most of his thoughts about parents needing to step up. Like Cathy I don't like the stereotypes you presented but in reality they are probbaly pretty close on. Debi's comment about teach...
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- My favorite thought: "I love this place" and "The education system needs a lot of help. I mean action, not just words as in the past. They must improve our children's high school education significantly. After all, the US being 34th of all countries, and TN being 38th in the USA is not exactly outstanding accomplishment. WE don't need any more talk. We need ACTION.". My favorite food: Indian chicken tikka and Mexican frijoles refritos grande, all mixed together. Just kidding.
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- At 10:36pm on June 24, 2009, Seely Booth said…
- Vic...plan to visit that kville web site you referenced in the thread tomorrow before work. These photos on your page are dynamite! Outstanding! The colors are so sharp. Great talent displayed.
Seely Booth
- At 9:01pm on June 23, 2009, cathymccaughan said…
- Another one for the number cruncher: http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1507939/researchers_propose_new_school_achievement_measurements/
- At 10:12pm on April 14, 2009,
Laura Mynatt Reynolds said… - Vic,
I will have to ask Corey for a copy of that letter. My work on the case was finished at this point, so I did not receive a copy of the actual dismissal. I was in court on the day it was dismissed but do not remember there being a specific reason other than the DA stating that there was not enough evidence to proceed. I am enclosing a link to one of the media reports that has the media response from the DA's office.
http://boards.library.trutv.com/showthread.php?t=291683
I'll look through my box of evidence and see if I have a copy of the dismissal, but I don't think I do.
- At 9:08pm on April 14, 2009, Laura Mynatt Reynolds said…
- Thank you Vic,
I will forward the information to Corey. He earned tenure several years ago, so it's not a matter of being re-hired. They will not reinstate him due to his case being "under review". TEA has given him representation and his attorney is going through the steps, but this shouldn't even be necessary at this point. Thank you for your help.
- At 4:59pm on April 14, 2009, Laura Mynatt Reynolds said…
- Hi Vic, I replied using my pda so I'm not sure if it went through. I did contact Indya and she did respond promptly, but stated that until it goes before the board there was nothing she could do. There is not any outstanding legal issues with this case. The criminal charges were dropped by the DA in November. We ( I actually worked on the case with his attorney on a freelance basis) came as close to proving his accuser falsely accused him as we possibly could without an admission from her that she lied. DCS concluded it's investigation in February and determined that the allegations were unsubstantiated. Corey was falsely accused and Knox Co. Schools refuses to do the right thing. They have no standing for delaying his reinstatement and in my personal opinion, are attempting to starve him out. He has been on unpaid leave since December of 2007. It just upsets me to no end that no one seems to care about the injustice of it all. I was raised to believe differently - that speaking out for the truth and what's right does make a difference...I just didn't realize until I became an adult that people have to care enough to do it in order for it to work. The public complains about the TEA and the "evils of a union", but if there wasn't an advocacy for the teachers they would have absolutely no protection and there is very little as it is. When an allegation is made (true or not) the teacher is assumed guilty until they are proven innocent and apparently proving innocence isn't even enough to save their reputations or careers. Sorry for rambling, I'm just really upset over the whole situation.
- At 3:43pm on April 13, 2009, Laura Mynatt Reynolds said…
- As of today, Corey DeHart still has not been reinstated to his previous position. He has not been taken off of unpaid leave. He has been without pay for 16 months. He has been cleared by DCS, which was a separate investigation from the District Attorney. Yet Knox County Schools still refuses to reinstate his pay and teaching position, without reason. The community has been made aware of this with relatively little response. It seems few care that his life has been devastated. Everyone wants to jump to the defense of the child (not really a child in this case, but a troubled, unsupervised, and ignored older teen), but when the child is pretty much proven a liar, very few want to help restore this man who was falsely accused. The apathy in this community and our society in general is depressing and the refusal of the school district to do the right thing is even sadder still.
- At 5:51pm on March 24, 2009, cathymccaughan said…
- Different formulas for your detective work: http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/site/c.kjJXJ5MPIwE/b.1806639/k.C4FD/Ataglance_Calculating_high_school_graduation_rates.htm
- At 4:08pm on March 1, 2009, Laura Mynatt Reynolds said…
- Hi Vic,
I tried to copy you on the email but it came back returned.
- At 7:51pm on February 27, 2009, Laura Mynatt Reynolds said…
- Thank you Vic and I will on both.
- At 2:50pm on February 27, 2009, Laura Mynatt Reynolds said…
- I am a resident of Kingsport, Tennessee,but I grew up in Halls and graduated from HHS in 1985. I am writing to you regarding Corey DeHart. As you may well know, Mr. DeHart was accused of sexually assaulting a student in September of 2007. He was arrested in April of 2008 and arraigned on six charges relating to those allegations. Those charges were dismissed on November 17, 2008. This dismissal was well covered by the News Sentinel and WBIR so I will not bother you will the details, but the evidence against him was so soundly contradicted with actual evidence of his innocence, the DA decided not to pursue the matter. The Department of Children's Services has also cleared him in the matter and they have closed their case file regarding the allegations. I have just learned that Knox County Schools is
delaying his reinstatment without much explanation as to why. The
charges were investigated by the Knox County Sheriff's Department, The
Knox County D istrict Attorney's Office and the Department of
Children's Services and all of these investigations found the charges to
be unsubstantiated. This man has been on unpaid administrative leave
for over a year. Since you are familiar with the school administration and their policies, is there anything that you can suggest the community can do to express their dissatisfaction with their delay? This family has been through a nightmare.
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