tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34474971.post1064084739344514599..comments2023-09-18T02:20:25.217-07:00Comments on The Running Mind of a Teacher: Pink Friday FactsAdelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16256451142660464796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34474971.post-53441297726968066582009-03-15T14:08:00.000-07:002009-03-15T14:08:00.000-07:00So I was stumbling around various photos in my hou...So I was stumbling around various photos in my house and I saw some pictures of a certain cruise I once took... And then, on a whimsical fancy, I found this wonderfully written blog. <BR/><BR/>That aside, I hope things work out for you both financially and physically. You always were a tough nugget, I have full confidence in you.<BR/><BR/>-Zach Loeser <BR/><BR/>(my dad sometimes still bugs me about having to bang on my cabin wall to get our group to shut up)Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157246226808430985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34474971.post-21502749581354649972009-03-11T16:15:00.000-07:002009-03-11T16:15:00.000-07:00It's absolutely insane the way schools are funded ...It's absolutely insane the way schools are funded in the state. It all started with Prop 13, which made the state responsible for the cost of educating rather than local entitites...maybe good for equalizing spending across all districts (rich and poor alike...but what does it matter if all districts get so little...) <BR/><BR/>My opinion is to do something about the amount of money that is spent on TESTING!!! I was a site testing coordinator last year, and I may never get over the number of boxes, testing booklets, manipulatives (for special ed), answer documents, personnel, shipping, handline, time, administrative overhead costs, etc, etc, etc that goes into the NCLB, federally mandated, state funded, testing boondoggle. It was INSANE...I say: cut testing for a year, that'd save millions, but nobody talks about THAT..(oh don't get me started...)Aka Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691390225208616675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34474971.post-18537317124534360782009-03-11T11:47:00.000-07:002009-03-11T11:47:00.000-07:00Sorry to hear Addy. I hope things workout. Two Mon...Sorry to hear Addy. I hope things workout. Two Mondays ago I went to a town hall meeting about San Francisco's budget cuts and was saddened to hear all about the programs that were affected. I hate hearing about the ones affecting children and the people who take care and educate them, like cuts in education.Rick Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136335498532576460noreply@blogger.com