Comments on: Leading Off (8/20/08): Overreaction Edition

By: Louisa Meyer, Dallas ISD parent since 1993

Louisa Meyer, Dallas ISD parent since 1993 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:09:52 +0000

andg. I put this on the wrong page. sorry.

By: Louisa Meyer, Dallas ISD parent since 1993

Louisa Meyer, Dallas ISD parent since 1993 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:35:56 +0000

Let’s set the policy aside for the moment.

The district said, “These procedures were developed as directed by Board policy by a committee of teachers, principals, and instructional support staff. Teachers were recommended by learning community executive directors, volunteered, or were nominated by the Coordinating Teacher Organization (CTO). The Board approved a new grading policy in March 2008, and the committee began its work in May after TAKS testing was completed. The work continued over the summer in preparation for Fall 2008 teacher training and implementation.”

A Google of Diane Birdwell reveals she’s a high school history teacher.

The lesson here is, when you don’t get your way, call the media and damn the representative process.

Every issue deserves due process afforded by the representative system including an appeal component – from textbook adoption to teacher termination.

By: LakeWWWooder

LakeWWWooder — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:01:32 +0000

Towski, in differentiating between Lakewood and Lake Highlands, there’s any easy question to ask: Are you a Wildcat or a Copycat?

By: Proud Dallasite

Proud Dallasite — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:15:40 +0000

Gosh, Tim. How come you haven’t picked up on the church in Plano that was struck by lightening last night? There’s a jab at Plano just waiting for you to take it.
Come on, your up… batta, batta, batta …

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:05:34 +0000

I saw this on TV on Monday. I used to live in that apartment. The building they showed on TV was the one I lived in. I moved after they turned the apartments in to section 8 and Dominos refused to deliver anymore because of robberies. It was sad because I really liked living there. Nice apt. Good neighbors. Then it was all gone.

There was a big story about the complex in the Observer about the sketchy arrangement about how the apartments went low income.

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2006-07-13/news/a-taxing-situation/#end

By: TLS

TLS — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:12:13 +0000

Julie -
I’m already using Firefox but didn’t know about the Adblock Plus…Thanks! Eff Ewe Dillards!

By: DM

DM — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:10:28 +0000

Just as long as the Sheriff’s office does not manage the schools…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:37:35 +0000

Public school in the U.S.A. caters to the lowest common denominator, period. It’s true you can move to Plano and have a less low lowest common denominator. It’s still going to be lower than your kid’s level. (Places like HP are, as everyone knows, de facto private schools with local property values presenting a considerable barrier to entry.)

Damn, I guess there’s just no getting out of this “parenting” stuff.

By: julie

julie — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:24:49 +0000

Banish the popups forever. Use the Mozilla Firefox browser, and add the “AdBlock Plus” software to it. It’s great to be able to actually read DMN articles without fighting with popups.

By: Sky Masterson

Sky Masterson — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:22:41 +0000

DMN’s website has always been the worst in intrusive advertising, but that Dillard’s ad goes beyond annoying and into the realm of “do not visit”.