tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post6055012462745356757..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Mediocrity ConfirmedLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35850091359890953132010-12-19T12:39:25.052-05:002010-12-19T12:39:25.052-05:00How low can you go on this blog?How low can you go on this blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-62790735573850909412010-12-18T10:11:16.797-05:002010-12-18T10:11:16.797-05:00anecdotal /an·ec·do·tal/ (an″ek-do´t'l) based ...anecdotal /an·ec·do·tal/ (an″ek-do´t'l) based on case histories rather than on controlled clinical trials.<br />##########################<br />And are you sure no kids from Hopkins Academy or Northampton High School have ever done the same?<br /><br />Because "controlled clinical studies" show their cost to educate was about 25% less than Amherst Regional High School.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-4223813921295365672010-12-18T10:04:37.164-05:002010-12-18T10:04:37.164-05:00What's anecdotal about that post?
Fact 1- the...What's anecdotal about that post? <br />Fact 1- the girls both went from k-12 at Amherst schools. <br />Fact 2- both are outstanding students<br />Fact 3- they will both be attending one of the best colleges in the country next year.<br /> <br />What's anecdotal? Maybe your argument that the schools are mediocre?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-71386971242751316762010-12-18T06:07:33.263-05:002010-12-18T06:07:33.263-05:00Okay. Enought about the girls. I know one of the...Okay. Enought about the girls. I know one of them and she's not only smart, she's a phenomenal athlete. NO ONE is more critical of the public schools than I am. I moved my kids out of them, and still am very angry at the schools and the administration. I just wanted to comment on the fact that one of the girls is really a super star and comes from a very nice family. It isn't an accident she turned out so well. She has caring parents who work their butts off to make sure their kids get whatever they need. AliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34006118757191067032010-12-18T00:13:59.543-05:002010-12-18T00:13:59.543-05:00Yup- yet another two products of our mediocre scho...<i>Yup- yet another two products of our mediocre schools:<br />http://www.gazettenet.com/2010/12/17/arhs-standouts-opt-williams</i><br /><br />It is called Title IX and the rule that for every male athlete they have on campus, they have to have a female athlete playing <i>something</i>. And the two girls are good softball players (we don't know anything much about their schoolwork) and Williams grabbed them and probably can afford to provide enough tutors to prevent them from flunking out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63356335571758674722010-12-18T00:08:18.637-05:002010-12-18T00:08:18.637-05:00Many students are making valuable us of the direct...<i>Many students are making valuable us of the directed study time.</i><br /><br />And nine months later, we all see the results...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-65236907431782603132010-12-17T17:07:54.001-05:002010-12-17T17:07:54.001-05:00Yup. I just love anecdotal evidence.Yup. I just love anecdotal evidence.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-44642926619984782202010-12-17T16:37:30.191-05:002010-12-17T16:37:30.191-05:00Yup- yet another two products of our mediocre scho...Yup- yet another two products of our mediocre schools:<br /><br /> http://www.gazettenet.com/2010/12/17/arhs-standouts-opt-williamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-22924346214296712872010-12-16T15:30:51.213-05:002010-12-16T15:30:51.213-05:00My daughter has no choice--she has to take a study...My daughter has no choice--she has to take a study hall. <br /><br />So if a student chooses to take 3 study halls a day, that would be okay because she could make useful time out of it?<br /><br />The point of the learning hours requirement is that it's not up to students to make questionable decisions like taking 3 study halls (or sorry, I mean "directed study"--ipods and all). Nor is it up to the school to decide how many hours it chooses to teach kids. This is for the protection of the kids! C'mon Mark Jackson, let's be honest here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-83157761519076244192010-12-16T13:58:34.774-05:002010-12-16T13:58:34.774-05:00If Obumba had his way kids would be in school all ...If Obumba had his way kids would be in school all year. Then those study halls would have to count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72228708657373098512010-12-16T12:48:17.524-05:002010-12-16T12:48:17.524-05:00I have a simple question perhaps someone can answe...I have a simple question perhaps someone can answer. Does Hadley or Northampton have any students in study halls? Even optional study halls? <br /><br />Currently, the only students in study halls in Amherst are those who have chosen to have a study hall in their schedule. I watched the regional meeting where this was discussed and it sounds like study halls are useful to many students for a variety of reasons. They are not a time where everyone is sitting twiddling their thumbs. Many students are making valuable us of the directed study time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16174050076271885882010-12-16T11:36:05.968-05:002010-12-16T11:36:05.968-05:00I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned that t...I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned that the private MacDuffie school will be moving to Granby, just a short drive from South Amherst. A very smart move for them to attract more Amherst students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-78020305946609810452010-12-15T20:58:18.505-05:002010-12-15T20:58:18.505-05:00Yeah, I would kinda like to see a second opinion o...Yeah, I would kinda like to see a second opinion on this as well.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-54218569920563429092010-12-15T20:44:00.168-05:002010-12-15T20:44:00.168-05:00a directed study can count toward time in learning...<i>a directed study can count toward time in learning so long as a teacher is present, and “where the teacher is available to assist students academically”.</i><br /><br />And when I had a student who was interested in learning and was struggling, I would eat my lunch with the students, sitting next to this student and trying to help the kid not so badly mangle the English language.<br /><br />Hence there was "a teacher present" in the cafeteria (albeit eating my lunch) who was "available to assist students academically" -- and I usually did this just before something was due and other kids would ask for help too.<br /><br />Likewise when I had cafeteria supervisory duty, I would "assist students academically" -- much easier to do this with the peer pressure from the assisted students to their buddies to not cause trouble when I was helping them than to play cop. <br /><br />With all due respect to this attorney, her answer does not add up. Taken to its logical extreme, a teacher with IPhone or laptop may "assist students academically" during the bus ride to an away game, so we include that as instruction time?Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35874422528527697902010-12-15T20:41:29.148-05:002010-12-15T20:41:29.148-05:00And in some cases, even those who work in the scho...And in some cases, even those who work in the schools.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-75394284955991938762010-12-15T20:23:12.745-05:002010-12-15T20:23:12.745-05:00Yep. The amherst schools suffer miserably from med...Yep. The amherst schools suffer miserably from mediocrity. They get beat out by the Hadley and Noho schools every year.<br /><br />That's why people with kids in the amherst schools are running from town, for their very lives, to get their kids into schools anywhere but here.<br /><br />God help us!Checking out the roadkill:noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-59675052250389357222010-12-15T20:16:28.998-05:002010-12-15T20:16:28.998-05:00IF the teacher is "interactive" then the...<b>IF</b> the teacher is "interactive" then there is documentation of that. And the teacher's contract specifies this as a TEACHING duty -- and not something else.<br /><br /><b>What does the contract say? Is study hall listed as a teaching duty for which the teacher's contract is reviewed?</b>Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-88589930048168800942010-12-15T20:12:54.178-05:002010-12-15T20:12:54.178-05:00Larry --
Do me a favor - post the lawyer's o...Larry -- <br /><br />Do me a favor - post the lawyer's opinion. It is finals, I am busy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-20234471066077407682010-12-15T20:12:19.478-05:002010-12-15T20:12:19.478-05:00Hmmmm....
Someone will have to check and see what...Hmmmm....<br /><br />Someone will have to check and see what DESE has to say on all of this.<br /><br />Wonder who might be drafting that email as we speak....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-51072037071963352242010-12-15T19:42:04.885-05:002010-12-15T19:42:04.885-05:00What does Hood bring to the table?
A mirror?What does Hood bring to the table?<br />A mirror?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60522673277608870672010-12-15T16:32:39.040-05:002010-12-15T16:32:39.040-05:00Agree with you Larry.Agree with you Larry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-23146219621693165962010-12-15T15:29:55.410-05:002010-12-15T15:29:55.410-05:00Unfortunately for us he's a lousy navigator, a...Unfortunately for us he's a lousy navigator, and is currently steaming full-speed-ahead in frigid North Atlantic waters. <br /><br />But like a good captain, he will go down with his ship.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-21110216129924341682010-12-15T15:10:32.311-05:002010-12-15T15:10:32.311-05:00Cap'n R.H.
Useless as predicted.Cap'n R.H.<br /><br /><br /><br />Useless as predicted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-80152658511371361142010-12-15T13:28:11.485-05:002010-12-15T13:28:11.485-05:00Membership has its' privileges. Even when you ...Membership has its' privileges. Even when you move to another town. <br /><br />Gus Sayer, for example.Mazur lobbied hard to save Gus.noreply@blogger.com