tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post115289326660857738..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Early voting beginsKay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153254278792127552006-07-18T15:24:00.000-05:002006-07-18T15:24:00.000-05:00What - and give up the gig as neighborhood organiz...What - and give up the gig as neighborhood organizer? Why that would cut into the time available to snipe about Kay Brooks, Mike Jameson, the latest conspiracy theories, and touting how he was the first to tell us all about gangs and the impending supernova of our sun.<BR/><BR/>Im betting S-Town Mike will have none of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153184364232103322006-07-17T19:59:00.000-05:002006-07-17T19:59:00.000-05:00Heh, heh. I hear The Onion has some really ground-...Heh, heh. I hear The Onion has some really ground-breaking stuff.<BR/><BR/>This could be a job for s_town...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153170973875935412006-07-17T16:16:00.000-05:002006-07-17T16:16:00.000-05:00My sources tell me the spelling bee lawsuit is the...My sources tell me the spelling bee lawsuit is the result of a fertile imagination.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/05/12/a_swift_kick_phony_news_hits_home?mode=PF" REL="nofollow">http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/05/12/a_swift_kick_phony_news_hits_home?mode=PF</A><BR/><BR/>"The Swift Report flows mainly from the pen of Arlington's own Jennifer Berkshire. Ms. B is a freelance journalist who has been plowing the fertile ground of fake news with her Chicago-based Web partner, Matt Howard, since November. Berkshire writes under the nom de plume ''Deanna Swift," the fictional wife of Jonathan Swift, himself something of a wit and hoaxster in the pre-Internet era."Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153152199929186882006-07-17T11:03:00.000-05:002006-07-17T11:03:00.000-05:00to anonymous2Alternatively, maybe the success home...to anonymous2<BR/><BR/>Alternatively, maybe the success home schoolers have in spelling bees is due to an education that insists on a mastery of the fundamentals. <BR/><BR/>We expect children to learn multiplication and division before progressing to higher levels of math. Is it wrong to expect them to to spell as a part of their foundation in the language? Or are you a proponent of ebonics?<BR/><BR/>And yes I could see how a parent could be upset at the inclusion of an age inappropriate word in a spelling bee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153113018552241652006-07-17T00:10:00.000-05:002006-07-17T00:10:00.000-05:00btw, ever notice the high proportion of home schoo...<I>btw, ever notice the high proportion of home schooled kids in the champion spelling bees? </I><BR/><BR/>Perhaps it has to do with an education that compensates for the lack of ideas and analysis by focusing on rote tasks (which spelling is)and quantifiable assessment (which is important but not everything.)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://swiftreport.blogs.com/news/2006/05/homeschooler_mi.html" REL="nofollow"> This article</A> shows some litigious homeschooling parents even upset at the practice of spelling words that convey ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153107657562655712006-07-16T22:40:00.000-05:002006-07-16T22:40:00.000-05:00okay Jim Collins, along with whining, add solacebt...okay Jim Collins, along with whining, add solace<BR/><BR/>btw, ever notice the high proportion of home schooled kids in the champion spelling bees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153102386334269582006-07-16T21:13:00.000-05:002006-07-16T21:13:00.000-05:00Sniping is such a waste of time and too many of th...Sniping is such a waste of time and too many of these children don't have any to waste.<BR/><BR/>I understand that it will take some time to show folks I am not the political pawn they assumed and feared I was and that I really do have the abilities to improve the system for the benefit of the children.<BR/><BR/>However, the children need you and others to put aside assumptions and prejudices long enough to at least listen to what I'm saying and look at my track record of community involvement. You'll find no 'political pawn' in any of that. You'll find a woman who works hard encouraging folks to participate, enhances communication, and has helped get things done that have been of benefit to the communities she's been involved in. I know all that's not a chili supper--but it's been pretty effective.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153087998669851282006-07-16T17:13:00.000-05:002006-07-16T17:13:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153078264529713472006-07-16T14:31:00.000-05:002006-07-16T14:31:00.000-05:00Excuse me,but I resent the "_______" methods [you ...Excuse me,but I resent the "_______" methods [you fill in the blank] used to get you appointed to the board.You may or may not be a positive addition to the board,that remains to be seen.I don't disagree that there are many things that need to be fixed in the way our schools are being run.I know this because I spent eight years working as a parent with a local High School on a number of boards and as an officer of two parental organizations.Metro public schools educated all three of my children.Someone very close to me works at a Metro school.I think I have "some" practical knowledge of the situation.I AM NOT SITTING OUTSIDE THE TENT! <BR/>It is a shame this has become a situation where a persons political leanings trump their qualifications.However,you and your "advisors" seem to have made it such.Therefore I FEAR your motivations and methods.If the education of the children,ALL THE CHILDREN,is not paramount,then we are in trouble.Are changes needed,the answer is obvious,but the welfare of the educational process should never be slave to a politician's agenda.<BR/>People will continue to snipe at you until you prove to them you are not a "puppet" of certain political brokers.Expect it,get over it.<BR/><BR/>To anonymous,I am so sorry about the spelling,but I am happy you take solice in driving people crazy.So very sad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153052922986741912006-07-16T07:28:00.000-05:002006-07-16T07:28:00.000-05:00Give em heck Kay!Since Jim Collins "is not alone t...Give em heck Kay!<BR/><BR/>Since Jim Collins "is not alone this well founded opinion" I can take solace in the fact that you are driving a boat load of people crazy. The system - not the kids - has gotten us abysmal graduation rates, attendance and discipline problems, and schools that aren't safe. And they squeal like a stuck pig when any one dares question them.<BR/><BR/>Keep questioning the status quo and demand accountability. Work for change and improvement and be willing to embrace new ideas.<BR/><BR/>and please teach Jim Collins to spell "whining".<BR/><BR/>Good luck in the electionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153021476482101272006-07-15T22:44:00.000-05:002006-07-15T22:44:00.000-05:00No, the system is NOT the children. The system is ...No, the system is NOT the children. <BR/><BR/>The system is the behemoth jobs program for adults that despite having over half a billion dollars at its disposal still manages to fail 60% of the students in my local high school, insists that children spend their days in unhealthy buildings, refuses to pay the best wages to the best teachers and gets very defensive when a mom dares to stand up and question it.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153019884741181412006-07-15T22:18:00.000-05:002006-07-15T22:18:00.000-05:00"I'm in it for the benefit of the children the sys..."I'm in it for the benefit of the children the system was originally designed to serve." <BR/><BR/>Way to avoid the point,Ms.Brooks.The system is the children,and you know it.Another example of political rhetoric,words with no real value.<BR/><BR/>Get used to the rough treatment.Try though you will,you can not avoid the association with "cheap" politics.It will be a long election season,and I fear a not very enjoyable one.This is a situation of your own making,so quit your whinning.This is politics,WEAR A CUP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153002301303963862006-07-15T17:25:00.000-05:002006-07-15T17:25:00.000-05:00Well, you got one part right. I'm not in this "for...Well, you got one part right. I'm not in this "for the benefit of the school system". I'm in it for the benefit of the children the system was originally designed to serve.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1153000398351284792006-07-15T16:53:00.000-05:002006-07-15T16:53:00.000-05:00Deny all you wish,Ms.Brooks,I am certainly not alo...Deny all you wish,Ms.Brooks,I am certainly not alone in this well founded opinion.Your vain attempt at history revisionism is weak to say the least.You were placed in this postion not by your qualifications,but by the direction of your political slant,and the belief of some of the more conservative members of the council that you would be an effective tool for their,and maybe even your political agenda.Because of the questionable nature of your coronation,I am of the belief that you entered into this "deal with the devil",not for the benefit of the school system as a whole,but for an agenda that is contrary to the public interest.YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HAS MADE THIS "POLITICS",stop your whinning about the backlash!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1152989270274803922006-07-15T13:47:00.000-05:002006-07-15T13:47:00.000-05:00There was nothing 'morally questionable' about my ...There was nothing 'morally questionable' about my actions in asking councilmembers for their votes. I was introduced to them and asked for their support in the council chambers, in public during three different public occasions. It can't get any less 'backroom' than that. <BR/><BR/>Frankly, I was amazed at how unobservent the press and other councilpeople were at the time. Perhaps no one noticed me because I am active in my neighborhood and it didn't seem odd for me to be there.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1152988060615928812006-07-15T13:27:00.000-05:002006-07-15T13:27:00.000-05:00For some foolish reason,you expect the public to t...For some foolish reason,you expect the public to treat you with respect when you arrogantly slither your way into office by morally questionable means and "backroom politics".You must believe the end justifies the means.Can't stand the heat,well,you know the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com