ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 24, 2013 9:33am
I'd say playing soccer would be the first embarrassmentsportchampps;1522607 wrote:In soccer we used to play keep away when we got up by a lot. I always found that to be more embarrassing the. Getting scored on.
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Oct 24, 2013 9:36am
justincredible;1522493 wrote:Unless there are some pretty drastic changes by the time we have kids that are of schooling age they will not step foot in a public school. Especially if Common Core sticks around.
It could takes some work to find a private school that isn't functioning based on Common Core State Standards....especially if State funds are tied to such practices. Many private schools already carry out a variety of specified tasks in order to receive State funds for doing so.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 24, 2013 9:36am
What cracks me up about ECOT is that it gets so much state praise, yet test scores are toward the bottom!se-alum;1523038 wrote:Yea, I don't know how much ECOT costs, but it is getting very popular.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Oct 24, 2013 9:40am
Live in or around the Canton area?1_beast;1523041 wrote:I like golf
Note: BRF is not that bad of a golfer at time, good advice giver if you care to listen, I however should be band from owning clubs.
I'm getting back into golf after a 35 year golf retirement (maybe once or twice a season outing at best) over the past 35 years. Good news I look good, leave the gun in the truck and have fun...
Anyone wanting to have a group golf outing with Belly and BRF before the season over PM Belly or BRF
balls, fees, cart, drinks and meal not included ...
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Oct 24, 2013 9:55am
Homeschooling. Or we just won't have kids.Con_Alma;1523127 wrote:It could takes some work to find a private school that isn't functioning based on Common Core State Standards....especially if State funds are tied to such practices. Many private schools already carry out a variety of specified tasks in order to receive State funds for doing so.
redstreak one
Posts: 1,152
Oct 24, 2013 10:43am
Common Core came about thanks to your state and federal public servants! If you dont like it, start with them! A fellow teacher put it very well about common core, the students knowledge is going to be a mile wide and an inch deep!
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Oct 24, 2013 11:42am
Really?ernest_t_bass;1523128 wrote:What cracks me up about ECOT is that it gets so much state praise, yet test scores are toward the bottom!
I've seen a lot of studies on this, and most of them seem to come down in favor if homeschooled students doing slightly to moderately better than publicly educated students.
Examples cited elsewhere:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/30/home-schooling-outstanding-results-national-tests/
http://learnthingsweb.hubpages.com/hub/Do-Homeschoolers-Really-Do-Better-on-Tests
http://www.mackinac.org/11559
This article draws the distinction between structured homeschooling and unstructured homeschooling, which finished above and below publicly educated students, respectively, in the test in question:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/study-of-the-day-home-schooled-children-score-higher-on-tests/245036/
I was never homeschooled, but from anecdotal experience (which got me looking into it ... not what formed my conclusions), it always appeared to me that the homeschooled kids who transferred to my middle school or high school were always smarter than the average student in class ... substantially, in some cases.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 24, 2013 11:49am
I did a very quick search, and couldn't find their report card. Not on ODE, which is a sham.O-Trap;1523216 wrote:Really?
I've seen a lot of studies on this, and most of them seem to come down in favor if homeschooled students doing slightly to moderately better than publicly educated students.
Examples cited elsewhere:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/30/home-schooling-outstanding-results-national-tests/
http://learnthingsweb.hubpages.com/hub/Do-Homeschoolers-Really-Do-Better-on-Tests
http://www.mackinac.org/11559
This article draws the distinction between structured homeschooling and unstructured homeschooling, which finished above and below publicly educated students, respectively, in the test in question:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/study-of-the-day-home-schooled-children-score-higher-on-tests/245036/
I was never homeschooled, but from anecdotal experience (which got me looking into it ... not what formed my conclusions), it always appeared to me that the homeschooled kids who transferred to my middle school or high school were always smarter than the average student in class ... substantially, in some cases.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Oct 24, 2013 11:51am
Whose report card?ernest_t_bass;1523220 wrote:I did a very quick search, and couldn't find their report card. Not on ODE, which is a sham.
Also, forgive my unfamiliarity with the educational system (which is inexcusable, having a teacher for a wife), but what does ODE mean?
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wkfan
Posts: 1,641
Oct 24, 2013 11:52am
Ohio Department of EducationO-Trap;1523221 wrote:Whose report card?
Also, forgive my unfamiliarity with the educational system (which is inexcusable, having a teacher for a wife), but what does ODE mean?
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Oct 24, 2013 11:52am
Much obliged.wkfan;1523222 wrote:Ohio Department of Education
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Oct 24, 2013 11:52am
What does Ohio Department of Education mean?wkfan;1523222 wrote:Ohio Department of Education
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wkfan
Posts: 1,641
Oct 24, 2013 11:54am
ODE stands for Ohio Department of Education.cruiser_96;1523224 wrote:What does Ohio Department of Education mean?
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Oct 24, 2013 11:56am
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Oct 24, 2013 11:56am
cruiser_96;1523224 wrote:What does Ohio Department of Education mean?
Am I high, or did this exchange make no sense?wkfan;1523226 wrote:ODE stands for Ohio Department of Education.
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Oct 24, 2013 11:57am
He he he...
Just being silly, my man.
Just being silly, my man.
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Gblock
Oct 24, 2013 12:02pm
common core > better than what at least 30+ states currently had as their standards...as far as a mile wide and an inch deep comment i couldnt disagree more. i feel like if used properly it uses more of an application of the knowlege and focuses more on relationships between subjects. i have found increased depth and a lot of project based learning based on common core activiites than we had before. it will still be about two years before we get fully aligned as a state. I must note ohio was one of the leaders in curriculum imo...not like places such as florida
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MontyBrunswick
Oct 24, 2013 12:02pm
I think it's unfair to compare big school districts (Cleveland, Columbus, etc) with the hundreds of other districts around the state... There's a pretty sizable gap between city schools and random public schools in podunk towns, usually favoring the podunk schools
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Gblock
Oct 24, 2013 12:06pm
ernest_t_bass;1523128 wrote:What cracks me up about ECOT is that it gets so much state praise, yet test scores are toward the bottom!
ECOT as with 99% of charter schools in ohio is a joke
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 24, 2013 1:42pm
The district report card.O-Trap;1523221 wrote:Whose report card?
Also, forgive my unfamiliarity with the educational system (which is inexcusable, having a teacher for a wife), but what does ODE mean?
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 24, 2013 1:43pm
Milton Union is a whore.dlazz;1523234 wrote:I think it's unfair to compare big school districts (Cleveland, Columbus, etc) with the hundreds of other districts around the state... There's a pretty sizable gap between city schools and random public schools in podunk towns, usually favoring the podunk schools
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
Oct 24, 2013 1:46pm
FIFYernest_t_bass;1523325 wrote:Ann Arbor is a whore.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Oct 24, 2013 1:54pm
Ah, I was unclear to what you were referring.ernest_t_bass;1523323 wrote:The district report card.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Oct 24, 2013 5:00pm
please stay on topic.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Oct 25, 2013 3:38pm
C'mon man...there's not really a district called Milton Union is there? My god how po-dunk must the place be?