Posted by Ssgoldurs on Dec. 10, 2011 at 10:46 AM
This was a spam Email that I received. “Make a difference in schools by becoming a teacher.” “There are many teaching programs available.” Who wants to become a teacher today? Public education is under fire and under scrutiny. People think that teachers are overpaid and underproductive. These same so called...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Dec. 10, 2011 at 10:44 AM
If another American League team signs Yoenis Cespedes, the Cleveland Indians can counter by signing Orlando Cepeda. They need a first baseman and Cepeda could probably fall out of bed and get an extra base hit. Did anyone notice that the lowly Los Angeles Dodgers have taken a page out...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Nov. 28, 2011 at 9:49 PM
Today, Ohio State University hired Urban Meyer as its head football coach. "The contract includes $4 million in base salary, bonuses — for everything from players’ graduation rates to playing in a national championship, up to $700,000 annually — and lump payments in 2014, 2016 and 2018" Public School teachers...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Nov. 15, 2011 at 6:23 PM
Existing schools in LAUSD could be renamed after musical performers: Evelyn Champagne King Middle School Paul Revere and the Raiders Middle School Lee Dorsey High Hollywood Flames High Tito Jackson High Aretha Franklin High Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds High Jefferson Airplane High Dion and the Belmonts High Clarence Frogman...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Nov. 8, 2011 at 3:46 PM
It is November of 2011 and the Expo line has been running successfully from downtown to Culver City for 1 and 1/2 years. It opened on time as promised and ridership continues to grow as Westside traffic problems have diminished. Phase 2 from Culver City to Santa Monica is well...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Nov. 4, 2011 at 9:02 AM
Frank McCourt owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers is paying his estranged wife Jamie McCourt $637,159 a month. LAUSD continues to pay staff members no longer under contract and instead of firing lemon principals shifts them around or gives them cushy, better paying jobs downtown. The McCourts took money from...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Nov. 1, 2011 at 1:58 PM
"Daily is 573,000 for the six months ended Sept. 30, down more than 5 percent from the prior six-month period, and Sunday is 906,000, down more than 4 percent." Twenty years ago or less the Times daily circulation was greater than 1 million readers. You alienate LAUSD teachers by posting...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 31, 2011 at 1:12 PM
For all he was and for all he could have been. I hate to see Grady Sizemore leave the Indians! For his speed and power and defense. I hate to see Grady Sizemore leave the Indians! For his ability when healthy to drive a contending team. I hate to see...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM
I don’t like it! How about you? It is 4 times more than the next agency receives from me. I am paying for: Cars and drivers, Downtown administrators who never go to schools, Test preparation materials, Rental offices throughout the district, Assistants to the politicians (school board members), Maintaining the...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 19, 2011 at 8:58 AM
The students. California is 46th in K-12 spending per student. “California Watch” reported the new analysis by the “California Budget Project”. “California ranked last in the nation in the number of students per teacher (20.5) and per librarian (5,489), 49th in the number of students per guidance counselor (810) and...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 14, 2011 at 8:54 AM
I don’t. I care about the need for jobs and our failing infrastructure. I care about the traffic problems in Los Angeles, and the delays in phase one of the Expo Line. I care about MLB forcing the Dodgers owner to sell to someone with money. I care about the...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 10, 2011 at 3:53 PM
They are too busy sending American jobs to Asia in order to increase their bottom line. They are too busy to care about the working and middle classes. They are too busy trying to unseat the Democratic President to care about the country and its people. Money and power is...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 6, 2011 at 3:40 PM
I teach Language Arts at the same exact time as the other teachers on the grade level at the school and for the same period of time. We all teach the same skill. I follow the scripted step-by-step lessons in the book. No creativity. No fun or personalization in the...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 2, 2011 at 4:31 PM
(The following is fictional.) SnortingNews, Cleveland, Ohio, December 1, 2011. To the shock of the baseball world the Cleveland Indians signed Albert Pujols. He contract is rumored to be $34 million a year for 7 years with a personal services contract for another 10 years. Chris Antonetti, General Manager of...
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Posted by Ssgoldurs on Oct. 1, 2011 at 8:41 PM
If you Google failure it should show up. I have seen the Overland onramp to the westbound Santa Monica Freeway so totally full, so gridlocked that drivers could not turn with a green light and the Northbound lanes approaching the onramp were backed up beyond the onramp to the eastbound...
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