Shitting in their pants Wrote: > It looked like Dale, Storck and the rest of the SB > was shitting in their pants with thousands of > Fairgrade people at the meeting last night. But that doesn't mean they can't ignore them. They've ignored thousands of parents many times in the past and done what they wanted to do.
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stu gibson makes no sense Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > When FCPS put in the 6 point scale I doubt the > courses were as rigorous. Not all these AP's, > honors, etc. Gibson is an ass and his South Lakes > IB is a drain on the cash. Standrad level IB gets > more so why not standrad regualr ed courses at AP > schools? > > Stu se
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So true. I am on my final semester at Virginia > Tech, and while their are smart kids, their are a > lot of dumb kids that get in from rural parts of > Virginia, and other parts. In general the kids I > went to school with in Chantilly were much smarter > as a whole then the students at Tech. > > One positive out of this, is being a fcps grad you > do not have to try ne
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It was covered by the Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/08/AR2009010804269.html Moon will vote with parents, against staff, for the first time in his long tenure on the school board. Why now? Because he believes he will soon be running for the Board of Supervisors when Sharon Bulova wins the chair in February. Moon won't want to anger any voters by voting agai
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It's not Dale's house. He lives in a Condo in Reston.
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TomMadison Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > You are not at the > > schools where you should be because of the > > inferior grading scale of FCPS. > > > Are you implying that students with higher GPAs > should be at specific schools? I always
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Why would anyone believe that a university, with thousands of applicants, takes the time to redo every GPA before they make their first cut? Of course they don't. Please wake up folks, Dale and the school board are costing you thousands of dollars in scholarship money by refusing to do this very simple thing, change the grading scale so that our kids have the same deal as every other student
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Gee, how compassionate you are westfield mom. What a shame that not every parent can afford private school and the politicians won't allow us to have school choice.
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One of the saddest stories I've read. His mother was home in bed, leaving a 4 year old and a 6 year old to fend for themselves, with nothing to eat. Of course he probably cannot tell time and had no idea when to go to the bus stop, when to stop waiting for it to appear. It's just so sad. I hope that he and his brother can be placed in a loving home where he can get the care and parenting that
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stormcenter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen, when were you released, and did your Doctor > say you could post on FU? My many, many, fans petitioned the director of Happy Hills for my immediate release so that I could return to post on these vitally important matters. You know that I wouldn't hurt a fly.............Where is Mother?!!!
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interesting issue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Westfield Dad - coming from a small, very > competitive and competent school district in the > northern region of this country, I have been > surprised at the dearth of interest in supporting > attendance at schools beyond the public schools in > Virginia. Of course, one explanation might be that
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interesting issue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am not sure this is the highest priority issue > in our schools. This does not mean that one side > or the other may not have solid claims; but it > strikes me that given both the fiscal and academic > challenges before this school system that it is of > a lower priority nature. > > Th
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NoVAFxCO. Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sharon Bulova is a fantastic person. She is a > moderate democrat, and has been doing good work in > the county for years. Like what? Bigger taxes, bigger bureaucracies, and bigger class sizes?
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If staff recommends it, the school board will pass it. I am totally surprised. This is the first time, in over 20 years, that the schools have done something that parents wanted. The SLEEP people who got this done are to be congratulated. I never thought that they would get staff to go along with their ideas, but they did! Kudos to SLEEP and to staff for finally doing something for student
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Very cool! Thanks for the link.
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Mozart Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Why Floris? Because Stu lets it happen. It's > so > > much easier for staff to redistrict a school > when > > their school board rep doesn't care. > > I agree with Neen fairly often, but not on this > one.
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FCPSschoolboardSupporter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Travis Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Agreed from an FCPS senior who has done 12 > years > > in FCPS that this is just an excuse for under > > achieving children. > > > Agreed from another FCPS grad aswell. Colleges > will
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FCPSschoolboardSupporter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > A 'decent' school? Some people have slightly > > higher standards. And, believe it or not, some > > people want to send their kids to schools > outside > > of the Old Dominion, where there
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barack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Welcome back, Neen! > > This is such a relief, I was very concerned that > you may have done something rash after my election > on Nov 4. Hahaha, thank you! I survived the election, just hope that we all survive the next 4 years. So far, Harry Reid and Governor Blago are making it a lot of fun.
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Why Floris? Because Stu lets it happen. It's so much easier for staff to redistrict a school when their school board rep doesn't care.
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Dude, Was that mini cooper who you kept boxed in? Only women drive those cute little cars, so it might have been her.
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info Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ExportYourJobsAndImportYourProducts Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > anyone know the scale at Dale's previous school > > system? > > > Dale was with Frederick, MD. Here is something I > just found: > http://fcps.schoolwires.com/15291011616376173/lib/ &
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Unfortunately the School Board works for staff, and not the parents. While I agree that parents and students should let the school board know how they feel, it never matters. The Board always votes for whatever staff recommends. The amazing thing is that staff took the time, and money, to do a rather extensive study only to ignore the results. The report said that the grading scale hurts our
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FCPS School board supporter, I heard that there was one! Wow! Awesome that you came here! It's always fun to meet a famous person!
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Short Seller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not Sure Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If Neen is so worried that FCPS is screwing her > > kids, then she should move to another county. > > Problem solved. Oh wait, FCPS is actually one > of > > the better school systems around. She can't
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FCPSschoolboardSupporter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not Sure Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If Neen is so worried that FCPS is screwing her > > kids, then she should move to another county. > > Problem solved. Oh wait, FCPS is actually one > of > > the better school systems around.
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For those you who don't read the Post, which appears to be the majority here, you might want to read today's front page. Your little anecdotal stories conflict with the facts as FCPS's own study demonstrated. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/02/AR2009010202430.html?hpid=topnews Don't you love it when staff spends tens of thousands of dollars on a study and then ign
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The principal decides who is in the Level 4, smart class. In some schools only 4 students in the smart class qualified for the GT center placement, the rest are filled in by the principal. Some schools with smart classes have already abandoned them for obvious reasons. They aren't really taught at the level of GT center classes since not all kids are GT kids, and the classes cause a lot of pro
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Once again, FCPS fails to do the right thing for our students. Even though the research shows that our grading scale is hurting our students in college admissions, and college scholarships, Dr.Dale is recommending that it not be changed. Since our school board works for Dale and staff, they will support this no change policy. Read Fairgrades excellent response here, the fist pdf file: http:/
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How would McCain know who they hired to set up the stage? He wouldn't. That's a job done by the local people, not the campaign.
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