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CLaude Todoroff May 21, 2013 at 01:16 am
You can't improve the education system without making the tough choices like implementing the…Read More Wisconsin reforms. Next you have to stop Common Core in its tracks. Common Core is just a way for the federal government to institute another phase of Agenda 21 by taking over the education system at all levels. The education of our kids must be done at the local level and not in D.C. or Sacramento. There has to be tenure reforms that makes it easier to terminate bad teachers who are tenured. At the same time we have to reward teachers who are doing an excellent job. We also need to recognize that not all students are created equally when it comes to grey cells. We have to stop trying to dumb down the bright kids and give them the opportunity they need to fly to new heights. Some kids are going to end up hamburger flippers while others will be rocket scientists or the next Steve Jobs or perhaps the next Herbert von Karajan. The answer is not to dump more money into this bottom less pit that gives us no results.
Shari Twidwell May 21, 2013 at 10:04 am
Mr. Muratsuchi, thank you for working to communicate with the community this way, letting us know…Read More what your priorities are, and how to give input. I am SO glad that SCROC has an ally in Sacramento, as I truly believe it has been a phenomenal asset to our communities for decades, and it would be a travesty to see it go. I wish you could suggest our Governor come down to take a look at SCROC himself, and to see what other ROCs in other areas do, too.
As for the funding discrepancies for schools state-wide, I'm not sure there's a great solution for that. It does seem to be clear that enormous school districts like LAUSD don't work, and that they encourage huge amounts of fiscal waste. I wish the state would take a look at that along with whatever the legislature decides to do in terms of funding this time around.
Thanks again for keeping us posted, and I hope you will continue to do so, despite the occasional lunacy that ensues in the form of comments. :)
David Mallen May 22, 2013 at 09:07 am
California is near the bottom of spending on education, just ahead of Mississippi.
Of the limited…Read More education funds, the question is always: "Where does the money go?"
The less bureaucracy, the less bloated administration, the better. First thing we can do to free up education funds is to dump "No Child....er....No Testing Service Left Behind" -- an expensive boondoggle that has produced minimal results and encouraged teachers to teach the test or cheat the test.
Second, let kids collaborate more in the classroom, like smart businesses do. We should be educating for the 21st century, not for the industrial revolution.
The South Bay kids will always have enough resources to do just fine. If you want to predict academic success, just look at what is happening in the home. Are parents reading to kids and helping when necessary. Are parents going out of pocket for their kids' education? Here, the answer is yes.
Parents and their hard-working Education Foundations will always take care of the local kids, with or without government social engineering.
The schools with kids from broken homes, with minimal parental involvement, will always under-perform regardless of how much money is spent.
The people criticizing schools and teachers need to remember that education begins and ends at home. That is a statistical fact.
If you are paranoid about kids learning morals and values at school that don't square with your beliefs, then take more time to get involved and be an active parent. Or home school. Or limit what your kids are doing on the internet. (Or wrap them in a protective bubble and never let them leave the house).
Kathy Sena May 6, 2013 at 07:07 pm
Liz, thanks for this awesome article. We are so proud of these kids and the adult team that works…Read More with them!
Laura Inlow April 14, 2013 at 01:04 am
Way to go Costa!! Was an epic battle. So proud of all the boys.
Leslie Chalmers April 15, 2013 at 11:22 am
Awesome match! It was so exciting and I am so proud of all the boys. Way to go Costa!
Vesna Bain April 23, 2013 at 10:55 am
The boys showed true character coming back after a 2 game loss. It was so fun watching them. Go…Read More Costa keep it up!!!!!
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