tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post931906165761469625..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Our Survey Says ...Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34421302400237999482014-10-20T12:37:29.983-04:002014-10-20T12:37:29.983-04:00Anon 7:13
If by "This" you mean "T...Anon 7:13<br /><br />If by "This" you mean "The Town of Amherst," and if by "paranoia" you mean "wild fantasies of imaginary, 'institutionalized' racism," then Well, yeah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-28560072996658979832014-10-20T09:53:07.652-04:002014-10-20T09:53:07.652-04:00Anon 6:17
I could not agree more. They only put ...Anon 6:17<br /><br />I could not agree more. They only put the survey out to give the appearance that they care. Which we all know they do not. If there is Karma in this world the Admin and SC have a whole lots of bad coming their way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-29605957931781188142014-10-19T18:17:01.254-04:002014-10-19T18:17:01.254-04:00anon@518: We can never know why more didn't r...anon@518: We can never know why more didn't respond, probably many factors (no computer, didn't get the request) but I suspect many didn't bother... why would they. It happened, the decisions (and mistakes) happened, no one will be held accountable, and business will go on as usual at ARPS. Surveys have come and gone over the years. Have you ever seen any change in course in response??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-14172902089453856892014-10-19T17:48:49.183-04:002014-10-19T17:48:49.183-04:00You spin it your way, I'll spin it mine.
Diff...You spin it your way, I'll spin it mine.<br /><br />Difference is of course you get paid tax dollars to be such a little suck up.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-4344176917683112142014-10-19T17:18:42.848-04:002014-10-19T17:18:42.848-04:00Just pointing out that "a majority (54%) of t...Just pointing out that "a majority (54%) of the 103 parent/guardians responding had problems with the presentation" is not any kind of analysis of the survey.<br /><br />You have to take into consideration which 54 people (less than 10% of Amherst middle school parents/guardians) felt strongly enough to responded that they had a problem.<br /><br />What I see is that about 90% of middle school parents didn't feel strongly enough to respond or responded positively to the event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-2459079572613567422014-10-19T09:37:05.763-04:002014-10-19T09:37:05.763-04:00What's that you say?
https://www.youtube.com...What's that you say?<br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQJMLWx6og<br /><br /><br />-Squeaky Squeaks<br /><br /><br />p.s. Incubated in Ponziville,<br /><br />~infecting~ the fking planet.<br /><br />Now sing, you sick little chimps.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hO-83CIVKMThey put their sickness inside younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47650634362950151482014-10-18T19:13:05.476-04:002014-10-18T19:13:05.476-04:00This is the place to come to for paranoia of breat...This is the place to come to for paranoia of breath-taking proportions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-69811508584022445762014-10-18T18:23:18.734-04:002014-10-18T18:23:18.734-04:00We celebrate diversity. Lol. I became a Republica...We celebrate diversity. Lol. I became a Republican because Licoln freed the slaves. You'd think that would carry weight in the Amherst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-86458264458191561352014-10-18T12:42:23.105-04:002014-10-18T12:42:23.105-04:00Did everyone see this gem in the Gazette?
"T...Did everyone see this gem in the Gazette?<br /><br /><i>"The “call to warriors” segment comes at the end of the assembly, he said. In that, “students are invited to apologize for transgressions, thank others who have been allies, and make requests to better the climate.” He called it a “public apology component based on the Olweus research on bullying.”"</i><br /><br />Where have we seen such "public apologies" before?<br /><br />Those who fail to learn from the past....Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-58515175300480950252014-10-18T12:27:11.654-04:002014-10-18T12:27:11.654-04:00Did everyone see this gem in the Gazette?
"T...Did everyone see this gem in the Gazette?<br /><br /><i>"The “call to warriors” segment comes at the end of the assembly, he said. In that, “students are invited to apologize for transgressions, thank others who have been allies, and make requests to better the climate.” He called it a “public apology component based on the Olweus research on bullying.”"</i><br /><br />Where have we seen such "public apologies" before?<br /><br />Those who fail to learn from the past....Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-4171110091310041242014-10-18T11:49:08.501-04:002014-10-18T11:49:08.501-04:00So this post is here to point out that this guy is...So this post is here to point out that this guy is more popular than congress and the president....<br /><br />does this mean he should be running the town. Most people we give up our rights to only win a vote by a % or 2. <br /><br />And we all know that once you are in the group that only has 49%, you might as well have coordinated the Blarney blowout, you are just evil. Once you get 51% of a vote you are a saint. <br /><br />That is why we have votes, it is too hard to decide on our own, so we look to our neighbors to tell us how to raise our kids. That is why kids are so much smarter and capable today than when we grew up....trusting the vote. prof r mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35212795462720902242014-10-18T11:15:56.639-04:002014-10-18T11:15:56.639-04:00Larry, do you truly trust Team Maria THAT much?Larry, do you truly trust Team Maria THAT much?Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-11825730350909247142014-10-18T10:48:51.699-04:002014-10-18T10:48:51.699-04:00I would assume Survey Monkey records the IP addres...I would assume Survey Monkey records the IP address of respondents but almost certainly do not routinely provide it to the person creating the survey.<br /><br />Obviously if you threaten the President they could track you down via IP address pretty easily I suppose.<br /><br />The reason Dylan was uncovered so easily is because he posted the alleged "threat" to Facebook. <br /><br />And we know how crappy Facebook is when it comes to privacy.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-43186212869181092642014-10-18T10:31:57.641-04:002014-10-18T10:31:57.641-04:00And coming soon to a high school near you...
http...And coming soon to a high school near you...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmDIHXVnTU#t=33Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85834712741758669782014-10-18T10:30:32.883-04:002014-10-18T10:30:32.883-04:00Larry -- Doesn't Survey Monkey record IP addre...Larry -- Doesn't Survey Monkey record IP addresses of submissions so as to ensure that (a) people don't take the survey twice and (b)only those they want to take it do? (I think that is why you couldn't get the survey the 2nd time.)<br /><br />Well, the IP address is in the header of EVERY email (if you know how to look for it) (remind me, I will tell you what yours is) and hence....<br /><br />After all, they tracked down whats-his-name rather quickly last spring, didn't they?Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-60440605675224357642014-10-18T10:14:27.045-04:002014-10-18T10:14:27.045-04:00Too clever by half Dr. Ed. The survey was on-line...Too clever by half Dr. Ed. The survey was on-line only. No handwriting. Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-59280428868790514472014-10-18T10:10:42.478-04:002014-10-18T10:10:42.478-04:00Larry,
Great work keeping up the pressure on the ...Larry,<br /><br />Great work keeping up the pressure on the administration. It would be nice, for once, to see it have negative consequences for them. It seems this, like everything else, will all blow over. Nothing sticks to Superintendent Maria "Teflon" Geryk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-22170777929448954732014-10-18T09:50:26.867-04:002014-10-18T09:50:26.867-04:00Who says the school wasn't able to recognize t...Who says the school wasn't able to recognize the handwriting?<br /><br />The district I worked for always kept ALL the notes from parents (from Kindergarten on) so when the kids got to Middle/High School, they had handwriting samples to compare alleged notes from parents to.<br /><br />The problem, you see, was students forging letters from parents requesting early dismissal or excuses for having been absent the day before. That's why we had the old ones in the file.<br /><br />So what's to stop Team Maria from figuring out who wrote what response on the survey?Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.com