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Audits, reports, meetings, waivers, programs, and LOTS of money.
This is the ingredient list for the failed West Virginia Department of Failed Education.
By unbelievable on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'WV Receives Federal Approval on Education Flexibility Waiver (NCLB)'.
This “waiver” would seem to state: Help WV Education—We are NOT up to the job.
By anonymous on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'WV Receives Federal Approval on Education Flexibility Waiver (NCLB)'.
Thank you for the professional way you informed your town council of your actions.
Always nice to learn of a ‘resignation’ or a cop-out on the internet.
By don't let the GC door hit you in the bass on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'Glenville Mayor Allman-Duval Will Not Seek Third Term as Mayor'.
Common Core rather promotes a socialist, communist program. Check the names who claim authorship. Texas dropped Common Core all ready, went on to C-Scope and now are dropping that as well.
By researched on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Rotten to the Common Core'.
This is a great example of two broken and failed systems working in unison.
~Seventy pages of ‘regulation’ from our failed educational system.
~Over a year before a ‘charged’ person gets their day in court.
By travesty for all on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Hoppy's Commentary - Justice Delayed for School Principal'.
Thanks for letting us know. Too bad she didn’t say this before the ballot was printed and it’s too late for anybody else to file.
By Thanks Again on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'Glenville Mayor Allman-Duval Will Not Seek Third Term as Mayor'.
Anonymous
You say that my Internal Evidence is “one of the lamest pieces of sophistry I have ever seen.“ One of the oldest ploys in debate is ridicule. When you cannot deal with the argument, make light of it.
You agree that blood is the evidence, and scientific knowledge is the proof, but you do not say how you get that scientific knowledge. Is it not through testing the blood itself? And we are in agreement as to the white granular substance, the proof is in the lab test.
That’s the point I was making with regard to the inspiration of The Bible. The Bible is evidence. Examining the scriptures is the proof…..if you want to draw a distinction betweeen the two. In my dictionary, proof is listed as a synonym for evidence, and evidence is listed as a synonym for proof.
You say that men have been testing The Bible through higher criticism for a century and a half, and it does not pass the tests. You fail to mention just who these higher critics are, their background and belief, and what tests The Bible has failed. It’s easy to make charges. Can you back them up with proof?
Do we not accept the testimony of eye-witnesses in a court of law, unless there is reason to believe they are not trustworthy? Should we not accept the testimony of these holy men of God who claimed they were speaking the word of God, unless we have reason to believe they were not being truthful? If you do not accept their testimony, then it is up to you to prove they were lying. What ever happened to “innocent until proven guilty”?
If you will take the time to honestly search the scriptures, you will be impressed with their Unity and Harmony, their Beauty and Influence, the Fulfillment of Prophecy, and the Scientific Foreknowledge, all of which we will examine in future articles.
Bringing YOU the Truth in Love.
Gene H Miller (my real name)
By Gene H Miller on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'TRUTH OR TRADITION? – #222'.
What normally happens when organizations fail is a leadership change. One is needed now for Gilmer County, particularly for the high school. There is no evidence that citizens are getting value for their money over there with the disregardful performance scores our students are getting. Then too for the past few years there has been perpetual chaos with all types of problems, but nothing has been done by Ron Blankenship to effectively deal with issues. We have heard allegations about wild parties involving faculty and students, chronic down time with computer systems, low faculty and staff morale caused by fear, bullying, sex between faculty and students, grade changing and other forms of preferential treatment of students from rich and powerful families, wasteful spending, failure to solve the rash of bomb threats, and much more. Blankenship was the wrong person for the job because of his ties to the Butchers who helped achieve the State’s take over of our schools, getting him installed, and keeping him in the County. He needs to be replaced. While at it, why can’t another job be found for the principal so we can get a better one to lead with getting the new Common Core Standards started? Mr. Charles Heinlein, Dr. Phares, and Dr. Linger do you hear us or is it true that none of you care?
By County School Watch on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'Common Core: Not Ready, Somewhat Able, But at Least Willing'.
It would be great if the country could see WV as a ‘education leader’.
By Anonymous on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'Governor Sees WV as Leader in Natural Gas Industry'.
Many will concur with “I Agree”. Was it Einstein who gave us his definition of insanity? ‘Repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results.‘
That was long before we had a Dee-Cee Department of Education.
He would likely apply his definition now to the American education system pretty much in the same fashion.
We have had that Department of Education how long now? and they still can’t get it right?
By They're hopeless on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'Common Core: Not Ready, Somewhat Able, But at Least Willing'.
Lee,Cindy,Gary and Family so sorry to hear of Ray’s passing…as time goes by I hope you find comfort and healing your hearts all need,Bless each of you…
Brad, Kristie,Olivia
Mark & Makahla
By KristieCollins on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'Ray Earl Everts'.
Price for rides please? per ride or bands?
By KC on 05.21.2013
From the entry: 'Glenville: Lions Club Carnival May 22 - 25, 2013 - Famous Hot Dogs, Starting Today'.
Skip looking for the coin. Charleston gang all ready bought them all.
By no surprise on 05.20.2013
From the entry: 'WV Unveils Silver Coin to Mark 150th Anniversary of Statehood; Online Sales Begin Today'.
Hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars spent on boards and task forces, studies and reports (not to mention a Governor’s Audit). Given massive and repeated failure the money would have been better spent on text books and Teachers.
Consolidation was NOT the answer. It’s been going on longer than most can remember with no real savings or educational improvement to show for it.
A moratorium on any consequences related to new and unproven programs is the right thing to do. It’s not as though there’s a history of getting much right when it comes to education.
By I Agree on 05.20.2013
From the entry: 'Common Core: Not Ready, Somewhat Able, But at Least Willing'.
Congratulations to Hunter Ashley for getting a 2nd place in the Discus throw. He may be a Freshman, but he can definately out throw a lot of sophmores, Juniors and seniors. Way to go Hunter. Practice always pays off. Proud of you.
Aunt Carol
By Carol Beam on 05.20.2013
From the entry: 'WV HIGH SCHOOL STATE TRACK MEET - Boys - Class A - 05.17.2013 - 05.18.2013'.
West Virginia “is a full-fledged participant in the Common Core Standards program” according to >WVDOE Watcher<.
West Virginia is also a nearly, full-fledged failure incomparison to most other states. We have the reports that prove it too.
By nothing changes in WV on 05.20.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Hoppy's Commentary - Musical Chairs Among House Democrats'.
This is so simple. Even the writers of articles are blind or don’t wish to see it.
The State Board of Ed…..IF…...they were doing their job, the Governor would NOT need to be writing executive orders.
Clean out the BOE and employ people who have the knowledge to do the job.
We have how many years now of political appointees that are incompetent, poor or no result in progress?
By watching on 05.20.2013
From the entry: 'Tomblin’s Three-Pronged Approach to Education'.
There is no “one size fits all” educational model that will ever work because all people are unique individuals who learn a variety of ways. For the US to be a leader in education, the students need to be motivated to learn - not pigeon holed into groups and treated like a herd of cattle!
By Karen Pennebaker on 05.20.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Rotten to the Common Core'.
Ideas like Common Core have been percolating in the country for many years. It wasn’t until 2009 when the National Governors Association’s Center on Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers convinced their members to support an initiative to develop what they deemed to be voluntary, state-led standards, that it took root. The idea, however, that Common Core bubbled up from the states has shifted. A nonprofit group called “Achieve, Inc.“ stocked with federal standards advocates who’ve been around since many years, has been pointed to as designing the materials and the program’s progress has been spurred on by funding from, among others, the Gates Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. For an undertaking that claims to be state-generated and largely free of federal involvement Common Core twisted, becoming a foot in the door for federal Race to the Top dollars.
Here is the header of a neat little report by the WV BOE you might want to google. The Machiavellian quote is so true. As long as this State BOE retains control and keeps remodeling more of the same we will see the same results. When will the Legislature do the research necessary to make something new happen? Global 21, 21st Century, Next Gen, Common Core,at least eight years documented as more of the same.
A Chronicle of West Virginia’s Global21 Initiative
(2004-2011)
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.” Machiavelli
By Common S on 05.19.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Rotten to the Common Core'.
The boil advisory was lifted on Friday. Today, Sunday in Stouts Mills Area the water is brown and muddy! Is it safe to drink it? Should the advisory have been lifted so soon?
By Concerned Resident on 05.19.2013
From the entry: 'GCPSD: Boil Water Advisory for Sand Fork, Dusk Camp Area Has Been Lifted'.
The writer’s “Internal Evidence” is one of the lamest pieces of sophistry I have ever seen.
To us the bible as proof of its own inspiration is, in logic, a classic example of circular reasoning. It is like saying “I’m right because I say I am”.
The writer confuses evidence with proof.
In the case of the blood, the blood is only the evidence; it is the scientific knowledge of blood that is the proof. The white granular substance is only the evidence; the lab test is the proof.
With regard to the bible, we have been testing the “thing itself’ through higher criticism for a century and a half and the “thing itself” does not pass the tests.
Bringing you the truth in love.
By Anonymous on 05.19.2013
From the entry: 'TRUTH OR TRADITION? – #222'.
WV is a full-fledged participant in the new national Common Core Standards program. The confusion is caused by the State’s reference to the Next Generation program that is actually the Common Core Standards program for K-12 English learning arts and math. One advantage of joining the national program is that there will be on-line testing to determine how individual schools, and county school systems in WV compare with education outcomes, and the State’s overall performance can be compared to other states. The objective for Common Core is to strive to establish the USA as a world leader in education, something we lag badly with now.
By WVDOE Watcher on 05.19.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Rotten to the Common Core'.
Wonder if the poll numbers would be that good in GC?
By doubt it on 05.18.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Hoppy's Commentary - Tomblin’s Window of Opportunity'.
Where are all you War Protesters that were so vocal when Bush was President?
Barry got your tongue? You give your politics away with your silence.
By Obama's War on 05.18.2013
From the entry: 'Where are the Nonviolent Alternatives to the Nine Proposed Military Bases in Afghanistan?'.
Your government ‘sells’ this sort of stuff to make you feel good, when in actuality, its just more invasion into your life, causes bigger government, and in the end you have less input and they have more control?
By anonymous on 05.18.2013
From the entry: 'HHS Announces Actions to Improve Safety and Quality of Child Care'.
Some store already have them on premises. All they have to do it to capitalize.
By LOL LOL on 05.18.2013
From the entry: 'OddlyEnough™: Eating Insects Could Help Fight Obesity'.
I can just picture pans of them in the showcase at the local grocery store.
Not sure the effect it would have on this community. Doubt the store would have to reorder often.
By lol on 05.18.2013
From the entry: 'OddlyEnough™: Eating Insects Could Help Fight Obesity'.
“Insanity: Doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results.” — Albert Einstein
By We're Livin' It on 05.17.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Rotten to the Common Core'.
It is the job of the Principal to make sure the drinking fountains are covered, water to the sinks turned off while providing hand-sanitizer and drinking water plus make sure any water used for meals or dishes has been boiled. Did they do it? Last time someone was too busy looking down their nose with a do what I want attitude. Last time they had no water at all.
By Reason for Concern on 05.17.2013
From the entry: 'GCPSD: Boil Water Advisory for Sand Fork, Dusk Camp Area Has Been Lifted'.
Imagine the EPA getting this ‘wrong’ ?
By lol on 05.17.2013
From the entry: 'University of Delaware-Led Study: EPA Standards Overestimate Poultry Pollution'.
Can we be certain that the children at Sand Fork are NOT drinking and washing their hands in the bad water?
By the way—-
What is the status/outcome of Superintendent Blankenship standing in defiance of the Health Department Order to close the Sand Fork School in April when there was not water, and the unsanitary conditions that resulted?
Has there been any testing of students and staff to determine if any hepatitis or other disease issues have resulted in the defiance of Health Department Order?
By GC citizen on 05.17.2013
From the entry: 'GCPSD: Boil Water Advisory for Sand Fork, Dusk Camp Area Has Been Lifted'.
Next Generation CSO Crosswalk to 21st Century CSOs.
You can find this link on the WVDE web site.
“The Crosswalks Documents were created by the work groups in English Language Arts and Mathematics who studied the Common Core State Standards and then placed these standards into the West Virginia Framework for Next Generation Standards.“
WV does not plan to comply with Common Core.That was revealed from RESA at the last Gilmer County BOE meeting. They will institute Next Generation standards. RESA now has their own consortium. We are aware WV has joined multiple consortia that were funded by federal grant monies.
When all is said and done, the WV BOE must be the ones held accountable for passing or failing to meet national standards. Right now deferral from meeting NCLB requirements another year is pending. Nothing shows it will ever happen.
Does any of this improve the educational future of WV children? Westest results in Gilmer County declined during the past two years ofintervention.
You can spend a lifetime following the political money trail,never be bored and often upset.That can only be changed at the ballot box. One of the most fundamentally important questions on the table right now should be, are the children getting true value for tax dollars spent on education today?
By Coalition Facilitator on 05.17.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Rotten to the Common Core'.
I thought Robert E. Carpenter was working for GSC?
By Mary Lee K on 05.17.2013
From the entry: 'Gilmer and Lewis County Men Sought by WV State Police'.
Anyone know if there is a relationship in these cases to the rise in meth usage?
By anonymous on 05.17.2013
From the entry: 'Child Abuse Cases Rising in WV after Brief Decline'.
It appears after doing some web searches, that some states have all ready bailed out of the common core education. Must be finding out problems?
By anonymous on 05.16.2013
From the entry: 'G-Comm™: Rotten to the Common Core'.