Comments for NovoMetro http://novometro.wordpress.com Education in Oakland Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on What do you want to ask Tony Smith? by Alex Gronke http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/what-do-you-want-to-ask-tony-smith/#comment-6162 Alex Gronke Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:50:16 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-6162 City of Dope, I talked to Smith yesterday. He definitely wants to engage high school students with programs that will keep them in school (some of them he imagines will be outside of a traditional campus), but I heard a lot about accountability for all of us - parents, teachers, staff, students. The video will be on OakBook next week and on KDOL sometime later. Alex City of Dope, I talked to Smith yesterday. He definitely wants to engage high school students with programs that will keep them in school (some of them he imagines will be outside of a traditional campus), but I heard a lot about accountability for all of us – parents, teachers, staff, students. The video will be on OakBook next week and on KDOL sometime later. Alex

]]> Comment on What do you want to ask Tony Smith? by cityofdope http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/what-do-you-want-to-ask-tony-smith/#comment-6161 cityofdope Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:36:42 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-6161 I recently heard him speak and I've got to be honest with you, I think OUSd will move backwards. I mean he is saying things like more hands on learning, priject based learning, etc. We have been hearing that stuff sine the 70's and it has not worked. What I did not hear himsay is how he will hold schools accountable, parents and staff accountability. He instead says that high schools are not connecting and therefore need to engage kids. What this means in a district with a high murder rate, a dropout rate exceeding 50%, and and excuse making attitude is a major crisis! Get ready for the drop! I recently heard him speak and I’ve got to be honest with you, I think OUSd will move backwards. I mean he is saying things like more hands on learning, priject based learning, etc. We have been hearing that stuff sine the 70’s and it has not worked.

What I did not hear himsay is how he will hold schools accountable, parents and staff accountability.

He instead says that high schools are not connecting and therefore need to engage kids. What this means in a district with a high murder rate, a dropout rate exceeding 50%, and and excuse making attitude is a major crisis!

Get ready for the drop!

]]> Comment on Oakland Students Forced to Study and Eat with Rats by sandrar http://novometro.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/oakland-students-forced-to-study-and-eat-with-rats/#comment-6160 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:07:28 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/oakland-students-forced-to-study-and-eat-with-rats/#comment-6160 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on What do you think about punishing parents for truant children? by Mrs. Snow http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-do-you-think-about-punishing-parents-for-truant-children/#comment-6155 Mrs. Snow Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:42:12 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-6155 I think that parents should be 100% responsible for their children's actions! If the parents are too lazy to force them to go to school, then yes they should have to pay for their laziness. I've been a mother since I was 16-years old and, although I was young, I knew that I wasn't going to be lazy like my mother and let my child get away with everything. I kept on fighting and trying and yes, I've lost some of the battles and given up at times but I kept pressing on. At times, I had to have "tough love" and get the law involved in a few situations but now that my daughter looks back she appreciates me being tough on her. She sees her friends parents who are lazy and she tells me that "their parents must not care because if they did they would get up and do something about it". I'm tired of these lazy parents (Here in America!) and I do want to see these parents be held responsible for the actions of their children-not just for truancy but for all of their law-breaking habits! I think that parents should be 100% responsible for their children’s actions! If the parents are too lazy to force them to go to school, then yes they should have to pay for their laziness. I’ve been a mother since I was 16-years old and, although I was young, I knew that I wasn’t going to be lazy like my mother and let my child get away with everything. I kept on fighting and trying and yes, I’ve lost some of the battles and given up at times but I kept pressing on. At times, I had to have “tough love” and get the law involved in a few situations but now that my daughter looks back she appreciates me being tough on her. She sees her friends parents who are lazy and she tells me that “their parents must not care because if they did they would get up and do something about it”. I’m tired of these lazy parents (Here in America!) and I do want to see these parents be held responsible for the actions of their children-not just for truancy but for all of their law-breaking habits!

]]> Comment on The Union Answers O’Connell by Ray Rey http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/the-union-answers-oconnell/#comment-6141 Ray Rey Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:03:40 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=203#comment-6141 Thismlasy was my little brother's teacher at Sequoia. The epitome of weak teachers who care nothing about student progress. Ms. Jones-glad you're on the union now and got out-my nephew would be going to your 4th grade one day perhaps. Keep using kids-least you're' not teaching anymore! Thismlasy was my little brother’s teacher at Sequoia. The epitome of weak teachers who care nothing about student progress. Ms. Jones-glad you’re on the union now and got out-my nephew would be going to your 4th grade one day perhaps.

Keep using kids-least you’re’ not teaching anymore!

]]> Comment on What do you think about punishing parents for truant children? by Ray Rey http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-do-you-think-about-punishing-parents-for-truant-children/#comment-6140 Ray Rey Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:56:34 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-6140 Get theui A** Later we will pay for their miseducation. Im sick of all the excuses. If they are immigrants- base their residency on lazy parents and kids Get theui A** Later we will pay for their miseducation. Im sick of all the excuses. If they are immigrants- base their residency on lazy parents and kids

]]> Comment on What do you think about punishing parents for truant children? by Ralph http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-do-you-think-about-punishing-parents-for-truant-children/#comment-6132 Ralph Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:44:53 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-6132 They have been doing this in cities on the other coast for forever and a day. I do not know if it works. I think you get the most bang for your buck by targeting younger students and having a center closer to their home school. Really Bjorn, if these parents were actually rearing these kids, we wouldn't have the social problem that we do. Probably the best approach is to strip the ineffectual parents of both the ability to reproduce and their children but that is probably a non-starter. They have been doing this in cities on the other coast for forever and a day. I do not know if it works. I think you get the most bang for your buck by targeting younger students and having a center closer to their home school.

Really Bjorn, if these parents were actually rearing these kids, we wouldn’t have the social problem that we do. Probably the best approach is to strip the ineffectual parents of both the ability to reproduce and their children but that is probably a non-starter.

]]> Comment on What do you think about punishing parents for truant children? by blackie http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-do-you-think-about-punishing-parents-for-truant-children/#comment-6131 blackie Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:18:55 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-6131 You go, girl! You go, girl!

]]> Comment on What do you think about punishing parents for truant children? by Bjorn Tipling http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-do-you-think-about-punishing-parents-for-truant-children/#comment-6130 Bjorn Tipling Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:28:35 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-6130 I'll vote and campaign against any politician that pursues this. I’ll vote and campaign against any politician that pursues this.

]]> Comment on What do you think about punishing parents for truant children? by blackie http://novometro.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-do-you-think-about-punishing-parents-for-truant-children/#comment-6129 blackie Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:51:27 +0000 http://novometro.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-6129 Punishing parents for truant children is a great first step in invovling parents in the lives of their children. Punishing parents for truant children is a great first step in invovling parents in the lives of their children.

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