Take a look at the following page: http://www.talb.org/elections.htm
Many of the comments therein speak of a new direction for and within TALB (Teacher’s Association of Long Beach), but I’d like to grab the last one for you to look over quickly. (more…)
2005.11.15 - 20:52
This year, LBUSD lost between $9,324,000.00 and $10,635,576.00 because of an enrollment drop of 1,554 students–last year. This year, LBUSD isn’t out any money because of a loss of 2,534 student enrollees; but they’ll lose something between $15,204,00.00 and 17,342,696.00 out of next year’s budget. (more…)
2005.11.02 - 12:39
OK kids. Phillip’s books came to the door yesterday afternoon, along with a microphone for use in his Elluminate! sessions. Nothing worth much note (CAliVA has already proven themselves competent in my book); which is why I didn’t bother mentioning it last night. Phillip has been using his CAliVA-provided computer since it arrived, and catching up on his school year. The girls are waaaay ahead in their respective studies…life is pretty-much normal.
Then the UPS guy showed-up at the door–I mean literally seconds ago. (more…)
I forgot to mention that, back on Thursday, after we got home from signing contracts on the new house, Phillip’s CAliVA computer arrived via FedEx. (more…)
Lia just finished-up her assessment for her semester 1 math. She’s now on semester two math in her 8th week of school, this year.
Robinson would only have held her back from realizing her potential, and I have LBUSD to thank for teaching me that public school is just about the worst way to educate a child (more…)
It’s so cool when district-types leave auto-responders up while they’re on holiday; because it makes confirming the successful receipt of emailed documents a slam-dunker. (more…)
We were treated to a telephone call from a “counselor” at Robert A. Millikan High School–at exactly 14:19 this afternoon.
In a clear-cut case of unintentional mercy to the calling individual, my lovely wife picked-up the phone before I could get to it first.
:::sigh::: It isn’t always a good thing to be slow, folks! (more…)
We received a much-anticipated email, from the wonderful folks at CAliVA@Kern today. Have a look: (more…)
Seeing as the two pieces of district party-line that come our way seem to relate to either the resounding successes of mandatory school uniforms and the value of the socialization children receive in a public school setting; I decided to do a Google search relative to the comparative socialization of home-schooled and public-schooled children–just for kicks.
Taking a wander through the hits obtained from the Google search link above, you’ll discover that there exists a body of research since circa-1994 that refutes the self-serving position, long-held by the public schools in the United States of America, relative to the issue of childhood socialization. (more…)