On Wednesday, November 28th, I was given an ultimatum. I have had them before but they had never been worth shit, to, "Get your license before Friday (mind you it was Wednesday and that only gave me two days!!!) or you will no longer be employed with us." Can you imagine being given such a directive with ONLY two days. The State of Ohio could NEVER be expected to give someone a license in such a short time. In fact, six months would be fast. As I have already told you, I have a license, but they say that an administrative license does not allow someone to go and work in a classroom. The fact that I no longer WANT to work in a classroom is immaterial, I guess. One would think that getting an administrative license would be due to the fact that such a person had wanted to work in, Oh, I don't know, maybe, ADMINISTRATION?????
I used to be quite good in a classroom, that is no longer the truth. Anyway, I was told, after a bit of a melt down, figuring you have read some of this already you know that is SOOOOOOOooooo far from the norm, I was told that I should maybe apply for a "sub" license. How asinine does that sound to you? To me it is ludicrous. How can a person be OK to be an administrator and not OK to work in a classroom?? Does that make sense to you?? I would think not. I am writing way too much about this particular time. I must move on, or back as the book will show.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
The latest things number 3
I have already shown you the way things look for the, "more important," folk. Now let me show some of what it looks like for the majority of the kids. Show are a typical hallway, notice the glaring differences, and a typical classroom complete with its own open hole in the wall containing God knows what. The "company" be damned. Our kids deserve better than this and so the fuck do we. When the hammer comes down, I cannot believe that those who would do this to us could ever be deemed ,"the chosen people." This should in no way reflect on ANY of the kids, it should, though, make one see the differences that are painfully obvious.
Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is this really something that is happening in 2007????????????????????????
Make sure to look at the previous three posts to understand this latest posting. We need to take this country back from the people that care nothing about humanity and care only about the fucking almighty dollar. The dollar will fall eventually, but those who care will always be in great demand.
I have the new blog up and running on
whatswrongwealreadyknowletschangeit.blogspot.com
Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is this really something that is happening in 2007????????????????????????
Make sure to look at the previous three posts to understand this latest posting. We need to take this country back from the people that care nothing about humanity and care only about the fucking almighty dollar. The dollar will fall eventually, but those who care will always be in great demand.
I have the new blog up and running on
whatswrongwealreadyknowletschangeit.blogspot.com
The lates things number 2.
There are many safety issues that I have been writing about for some time, as well as those that just prove where people think, or don't. Here I have have shown you the safety issues regarding possible asbestos and/or lead paint, etc., which is above people who actually occupy this office on a daily basis. Some of them even pregnant. I cannot imagine this could be construed in any manner as healthy. But, it has been blown off many a time.
The next is a railing on the front portico of the school on which the kids lean EVERY day. The possibility of kids falling and getting hurt is immense, but I, a nobody in their eyes, had to be the one to tell them of the problem. AND, when I did, it was treated as, "just one more thing." Again I saved these idiots from a sure lawsuit, though that was surely not my plan. I fear for the safety of our kids and could care no less than I do about what is good for the "company."
The latest things.
Today I decided to take photos to show some of the things of which I had been speaking. The most ridiculous, for the ikds at least, is the bathroom situation. Girls and Boys in high school sharing the same bathroom since August is incomprehensible to me, but this is the proof.
Really, can you even believe this??????
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The shit never stops.
I am beginning, at the behest of un grande cohort, a new book that is far from fiction. This sense of I don't know what that is pervasive throughout our society, and most importantly in my profession of education in the city of Cleveland is awful. I may not be only the city, and I am quite sure it is not, but here is where I am and these are some of the thing I have seen, and continue to see.
I have been making the attempt to put some very disquieting things here-on for about a week. I received some paperwork from our administration outlining the, "requirements," from the Ohio Department of Education regarding Breakfast and Lunch. At the bottom of each, "guideline," paper is a quote, "Note: Students must take a reimbursable meal, even if they do not plan on eating it!" First off, this a grammatical nightmare. Secondly, I cannot begin to imagine that this is what the state means. Are we REALLY supposed to teach our kids to, "go through the motions," just so someone whom cares for them naught can get her reimbursement. "Just throw the stuff away if you don't want it," I was told to say to them.
You guys, meaning the government, really want us to waste food like this and you will pay for it. I find that wholly wrong. Shit, my taxes are paying for this and there is enough pork in our electorate. Why in any one's sake would we teach our kids that waste is good. I hope this was a misprint or that the idiotic administration from my school took things upon themselves and just read part of a directive without taking it in its entirety. I will continue to attempt the download because you must see it to believe it, but I do have it on my email.
Be prepared for something else, soon. I have witnessed, FIRST HAND, for the first time in my life, what it must have been like in the fifties and sixties. Within this organization we mistakenly call a public school, there is BLATANT segregation going on. In fact, the Orthodox Jewish kids, who are being educated in the very same building, are getting perks such as carpeted rooms, etc, as show in an earlier blog, never have any contact with the rest of us. My students are of much darker complexion than they and are, as it would seem by the way we are treated, of a lower social standing. We don't even have a separate girls' and boys' restroom in some areas. Another thing that brings things to light is this quote from one of the teachers who works with my kids in the AM then "his kids" in the afternoon. I had made mention that since they had so many more computers and such plush carpeted room, maybe his morning kids should follow him to his afternoon gig. (Mind you it is in the same building and same floor just in the front rather than in the rear.) He said, "I bet they would like that. They are curious." I was speechless. What are my kids, specimens for the Jewish kids to study? I can only hope he mis-spoke, but I highly doubt it as he has made many such statements that I had never put together until that point. If you can't handle those for whom you work, get away.
My kids need no pity, but they do need understanding. I do not wish to coddle them. On the other hand, I do not, and never will, believe there is no hope and that each and every one of them has some niche. Rock on my children and FUCK those who put you down.
More photos will follow. One of the door showing the boy/girl bathroom as well as the disgusting shape of same. AND one of the ceiling in one of the offices housing up to six people of whom two or more are pregnant. This is an old building remember!!! Until then......
I have been making the attempt to put some very disquieting things here-on for about a week. I received some paperwork from our administration outlining the, "requirements," from the Ohio Department of Education regarding Breakfast and Lunch. At the bottom of each, "guideline," paper is a quote, "Note: Students must take a reimbursable meal, even if they do not plan on eating it!" First off, this a grammatical nightmare. Secondly, I cannot begin to imagine that this is what the state means. Are we REALLY supposed to teach our kids to, "go through the motions," just so someone whom cares for them naught can get her reimbursement. "Just throw the stuff away if you don't want it," I was told to say to them.
You guys, meaning the government, really want us to waste food like this and you will pay for it. I find that wholly wrong. Shit, my taxes are paying for this and there is enough pork in our electorate. Why in any one's sake would we teach our kids that waste is good. I hope this was a misprint or that the idiotic administration from my school took things upon themselves and just read part of a directive without taking it in its entirety. I will continue to attempt the download because you must see it to believe it, but I do have it on my email.
Be prepared for something else, soon. I have witnessed, FIRST HAND, for the first time in my life, what it must have been like in the fifties and sixties. Within this organization we mistakenly call a public school, there is BLATANT segregation going on. In fact, the Orthodox Jewish kids, who are being educated in the very same building, are getting perks such as carpeted rooms, etc, as show in an earlier blog, never have any contact with the rest of us. My students are of much darker complexion than they and are, as it would seem by the way we are treated, of a lower social standing. We don't even have a separate girls' and boys' restroom in some areas. Another thing that brings things to light is this quote from one of the teachers who works with my kids in the AM then "his kids" in the afternoon. I had made mention that since they had so many more computers and such plush carpeted room, maybe his morning kids should follow him to his afternoon gig. (Mind you it is in the same building and same floor just in the front rather than in the rear.) He said, "I bet they would like that. They are curious." I was speechless. What are my kids, specimens for the Jewish kids to study? I can only hope he mis-spoke, but I highly doubt it as he has made many such statements that I had never put together until that point. If you can't handle those for whom you work, get away.
My kids need no pity, but they do need understanding. I do not wish to coddle them. On the other hand, I do not, and never will, believe there is no hope and that each and every one of them has some niche. Rock on my children and FUCK those who put you down.
More photos will follow. One of the door showing the boy/girl bathroom as well as the disgusting shape of same. AND one of the ceiling in one of the offices housing up to six people of whom two or more are pregnant. This is an old building remember!!! Until then......
Friday, November 9, 2007
One more fucking thing!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do I even fucking try to help these idiots? (Honestly, I believe that word is not far from the truth regarding their collective intelligence so the word "idiot" is used clinically as well as figuratively.) There can be no people nearly as lacking in sense as those running this fucking place. I have, and will again, attempted to post a portion of the law from the Ohio Revised Code but am currently having some difficulty. Once you see it you will understand, but I digress.
Today, 11/09/2007, the IDIOTS made another arbitrary decision based upon something that made no sense except to them. I will get in to it in a moment, but now I must take a break. I just want to say that they asked for it and now they really need to accept things as they asking for them to be. I am going to try everything in my power to do just as they wish and that means:
No more IEPs (PERIOD).
No more discipline.
No more parental contact.
No more meetings.
No more assistance toward the other staff.
No more students coming to my room asking for help.
No more using my pencil sharpener.
No more asking me for pencils and pens.
No more paper.
No more use of my microwave or fridge.
The above list is not exhaustive but is all I can think of specifically at the moment. Just wait, you will get yours and don't come crying to me when you need some help.
Today, 11/09/2007, the IDIOTS made another arbitrary decision based upon something that made no sense except to them. I will get in to it in a moment, but now I must take a break. I just want to say that they asked for it and now they really need to accept things as they asking for them to be. I am going to try everything in my power to do just as they wish and that means:
No more IEPs (PERIOD).
No more discipline.
No more parental contact.
No more meetings.
No more assistance toward the other staff.
No more students coming to my room asking for help.
No more using my pencil sharpener.
No more asking me for pencils and pens.
No more paper.
No more use of my microwave or fridge.
The above list is not exhaustive but is all I can think of specifically at the moment. Just wait, you will get yours and don't come crying to me when you need some help.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Some of the things in print from other sources.
This is something that has come from the Ohio Revised Code in recent months, which has a direct affiliation with everything I have written.
ORC Section 3314.35
Ohio's Value-Added System and Community School Closures due toPoor Academic Performance
Background:
Expected gains has been replaced by the value-added system.
Language and Impact: Valued-added performance measures and state designations (ratings) will be used to determine which community schools will be required to permanently close and applies to any community school that meets ONE of the following sets of criteria after July 1, 2008.
A school will permanently close at the end of the school year during which the school first becomes subject to 3314.35 as a result of meeting ONE of the following sets of criteria:
SET ONE
• The school meets ALL of the following conditions:
» Offers any grade level between 4 and 8 but not higher than 9.
» The school has been rated in Academic Emergency for 3 consecutive sdhool years.
» For 2 of the 3 consecutive school years that the school was rated in Academic Emergency, the school made less than one standard year of academic growth in either reading or
,
math under the state of Ohio's Value-added system.
OR
SET TWO
• The school meets ALL of the following conditions:
;, Offers any grade level between 10 and 12.
;, The school has been rated in Academic Emergency for 3 consecutive school years.
;, For 2 of the 3 consecutive school years that the school was rated in Academic Emergency, the school made less than two standard years of academic growth in either reading or math under the state of Ohio's Value-added system.
Or
• The school does not offer any of grades 4 through 12 and has been rated in Academic Emergency for four consecutive school years.
The sponsor and governing authority will be required to comply with the community school closing procedures. Additionally, the governing authority will not be allowed to enter into a contract with any other sponsor.
Caveat:
The Ohio Department of Education is tasked with determining the feasibility of using the valued-added performance measure in assessing the academic performance of schools meeting the second set of criteria, i.e. offering any grade level between 10 and 12. If ODE determines that it is not feasible to use the value-added performance measure in this manner, such a school will be required to permanently close only if it has been rated in Academic Emergency for four consecutive school years. Drop-out/prevention and recovery program waiver from valueadded/ school closure
ORC Section 3314.36
This new section defines community schools which serve a majority of students who are enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery program and may be granted a "waiver" from permanent closure conditions described in Section 3314.35
Background: New legislative requirements describe conditions under which poor-performing community schools are closed. New Section 3314.36 clarifies conditions specific to drop-out recovery schools. Language and Impact: Section 3314.35 defines conditions under which community schools shall be permanently closed and cites schools which qualify for a waiver by the department under Section 3314.36
as the exception to these conditions. Section 3314.36 specifies the conditions under which such a waiver may be granted:
D Firstl the majority of students in the school must be enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery program.
D SecondlYI the program must serve students not younger than sixteen years of age and not older than twenty-one years of age.
D The program must also enroll students who are (either or
both): at least one grade level behind their cohort age groups or; experience crises that significantly interfere with their academic progress such that they are prevented from continuing their traditional programs.
o The school's educational program requires students to attain
at least the applicable score designated for each of the tests prescribed under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.
D The program develops an individual career plan for the
student that specifies the student's 90a1s to either enter a two-year degree programl acquire a business and industry credential or to enter an apprenticeship.
D The program provides counseling and support for the student related to the plan developed above during the remainder of the student's high school experience.
D Prior to receiving the waiverl the program must submit an instructional plan that demonstrates how the academic content standards will be taught and assessed.
If the school meets all of the above conditionsl the department must grant the waiver within sixty days after the school applies for the waiver. If the department does not aC( to either grant or deny the waiver within sixty daysl the waiver shall be considered granted. The department shall not grant a waiver to any community school that did not qualify for such a waiver when it initially began operationsl unless the state board of education approves the waiver.
ORC Section 3314.35
Ohio's Value-Added System and Community School Closures due toPoor Academic Performance
Background:
Expected gains has been replaced by the value-added system.
Language and Impact: Valued-added performance measures and state designations (ratings) will be used to determine which community schools will be required to permanently close and applies to any community school that meets ONE of the following sets of criteria after July 1, 2008.
A school will permanently close at the end of the school year during which the school first becomes subject to 3314.35 as a result of meeting ONE of the following sets of criteria:
SET ONE
• The school meets ALL of the following conditions:
» Offers any grade level between 4 and 8 but not higher than 9.
» The school has been rated in Academic Emergency for 3 consecutive sdhool years.
» For 2 of the 3 consecutive school years that the school was rated in Academic Emergency, the school made less than one standard year of academic growth in either reading or
,
math under the state of Ohio's Value-added system.
OR
SET TWO
• The school meets ALL of the following conditions:
;, Offers any grade level between 10 and 12.
;, The school has been rated in Academic Emergency for 3 consecutive school years.
;, For 2 of the 3 consecutive school years that the school was rated in Academic Emergency, the school made less than two standard years of academic growth in either reading or math under the state of Ohio's Value-added system.
Or
• The school does not offer any of grades 4 through 12 and has been rated in Academic Emergency for four consecutive school years.
The sponsor and governing authority will be required to comply with the community school closing procedures. Additionally, the governing authority will not be allowed to enter into a contract with any other sponsor.
Caveat:
The Ohio Department of Education is tasked with determining the feasibility of using the valued-added performance measure in assessing the academic performance of schools meeting the second set of criteria, i.e. offering any grade level between 10 and 12. If ODE determines that it is not feasible to use the value-added performance measure in this manner, such a school will be required to permanently close only if it has been rated in Academic Emergency for four consecutive school years. Drop-out/prevention and recovery program waiver from valueadded/ school closure
ORC Section 3314.36
This new section defines community schools which serve a majority of students who are enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery program and may be granted a "waiver" from permanent closure conditions described in Section 3314.35
Background: New legislative requirements describe conditions under which poor-performing community schools are closed. New Section 3314.36 clarifies conditions specific to drop-out recovery schools. Language and Impact: Section 3314.35 defines conditions under which community schools shall be permanently closed and cites schools which qualify for a waiver by the department under Section 3314.36
as the exception to these conditions. Section 3314.36 specifies the conditions under which such a waiver may be granted:
D Firstl the majority of students in the school must be enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery program.
D SecondlYI the program must serve students not younger than sixteen years of age and not older than twenty-one years of age.
D The program must also enroll students who are (either or
both): at least one grade level behind their cohort age groups or; experience crises that significantly interfere with their academic progress such that they are prevented from continuing their traditional programs.
o The school's educational program requires students to attain
at least the applicable score designated for each of the tests prescribed under division (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.
D The program develops an individual career plan for the
student that specifies the student's 90a1s to either enter a two-year degree programl acquire a business and industry credential or to enter an apprenticeship.
D The program provides counseling and support for the student related to the plan developed above during the remainder of the student's high school experience.
D Prior to receiving the waiverl the program must submit an instructional plan that demonstrates how the academic content standards will be taught and assessed.
If the school meets all of the above conditionsl the department must grant the waiver within sixty days after the school applies for the waiver. If the department does not aC( to either grant or deny the waiver within sixty daysl the waiver shall be considered granted. The department shall not grant a waiver to any community school that did not qualify for such a waiver when it initially began operationsl unless the state board of education approves the waiver.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Let us re-visit September
Look back, my friends, at September 18th of this year. There was a post regarding the negotiations I was going through. I asked them fro extra money to run this program more correctly but they refused. Well... as I thought would happen, I have two kids now to tutor which will in truth allow me to make more moeny from them than I had originally asked. Good going you fucking idiots. It is so easy.... You all do this to yourselves at each and verey turn but think no one is watching. Guess what??????????????????????????
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