Comments on: Nevada Ed Spending Ranks 37th http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/ Fiscal Responsiblity For Nevada Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:51:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bob Beers’ Blog » Blog Archive » Where’s the Pea? http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-13319 Bob Beers’ Blog » Blog Archive » Where’s the Pea? Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:34:05 +0000 http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-13319 [...] public schools are funded 37th, not [...] [...] public schools are funded 37th, not [...]

]]> By: Jerry http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-12076 Jerry Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:56:10 +0000 http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-12076 I am troubled by the fact that Nevada does not have a very high achievement record in our school system. Some will argue that point of course, but the fact is there are some very visible problems here. I believe out native children are being slowed down by the large influx of non English speaking children. While the law requires all children to attend school it does not necessarily mention specific times. I would like to see English speaking and non English speaking children separated. English speaking in the morning at regular times. Non English speaking in the afternoon. As the non English speakers become proficient in English they would be absorbed back into the English speaking classes. There are a lot of questions and answers that cannot be undertaken in an email but here are a few thoughts. 1. Teachers would not have to teach to the lowest common denominator 2. Students would have a better learning environment 3. Classroom sizes would be smaller 4. Fewer new facilities would have to be built easing the strain on the system 5. CCSD should adopt a year around system. The summer vacation was originally devised to allow kids to help harvest crops. We don’t have any of that around here. On the downside there would be one more bus run and the need for more teachers. Many government offices work a 10 hour day. I am sure there are teachers that would like that also. Substitutes and even student teachers might qualify if you were to make the step into cyber school. Classes would be instructed by computer with the teacher there to augment but with out the burden of normal teacher duties. The program could be played repeatedly until the student absorbs it each at their own speed. I realize there will be hundreds of hurdles to jump but the end result could be worth it. I don’t want to see America become second to any country. It will, if the kids keep getting further behind other countries in technical education. I am troubled by the fact that Nevada does not have a very high achievement record in our school system. Some will argue that point of course, but the fact is there are some very visible problems here. I believe out native children are being slowed down by the large influx of non English speaking children. While the law requires all children to attend school it does not necessarily mention specific times.
I would like to see English speaking and non English speaking children separated. English speaking in the morning at regular times. Non English speaking in the afternoon. As the non English speakers become proficient in English they would be absorbed back into the English speaking classes. There are a lot of questions and answers that cannot be undertaken in an email but here are a few thoughts.
1. Teachers would not have to teach to the lowest common denominator 2. Students would have a better learning environment 3. Classroom sizes would be smaller 4. Fewer new facilities would have to be built easing the strain on the system 5. CCSD should adopt a year around system. The summer vacation was originally devised to allow kids to help harvest crops. We don’t have any of that around here.
On the downside there would be one more bus run and the need for more teachers. Many government offices work a 10 hour day. I am sure there are teachers that would like that also. Substitutes and even student teachers might qualify if you were to make the step into cyber school. Classes would be instructed by computer with the teacher there to augment but with out the burden of normal teacher duties. The program could be played repeatedly until the student absorbs it each at their own speed. I realize there will be hundreds of hurdles to jump but the end result could be worth it. I don’t want to see America become second to any country. It will, if the kids keep getting further behind other countries in technical education.

]]> By: Bob Beers’ Blog » Blog Archive » Nevada Schools Rank #1 In Deception Index http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-11962 Bob Beers’ Blog » Blog Archive » Nevada Schools Rank #1 In Deception Index Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:44:16 +0000 http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-11962 [...] Nevada Ed Spending Ranks 37th [...] [...] Nevada Ed Spending Ranks 37th [...]

]]> By: Bob Beers http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-11902 Bob Beers Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:48:34 +0000 http://www.beers4nevada.org/wordpress/11/04/nevada-ed-spending-ranks-37th/#comment-11902 The opposition's cheerleader - LV Review Journal editorial opinion writer Erin Neff - got the story above <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/11044961.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">profoundly wrong today</a>. Total spending = "current" plus "non-current." When our educrats use "current" they do not mean "more timely." (and, by the way, the 2005 data says our "current" rank is 46, not 49, Ms. Neff. The spreadsheet is <a href="http://www.beers4nevada.org/statesummaries.xls" rel="nofollow">just a download away</a>. The opposition’s cheerleader - LV Review Journal editorial opinion writer Erin Neff - got the story above profoundly wrong today.

Total spending = “current” plus “non-current.” When our educrats use “current” they do not mean “more timely.” (and, by the way, the 2005 data says our “current” rank is 46, not 49, Ms. Neff. The spreadsheet is just a download away.

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