tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post115402873963227003..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Thursday 7/27/06Kay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154611004671881552006-08-03T08:16:00.000-05:002006-08-03T08:16:00.000-05:00Very well said anon.Very well said anon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154568189341758992006-08-02T20:23:00.000-05:002006-08-02T20:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for the support, Anonymous. I appreciate it...Thanks for the support, Anonymous. I appreciate it.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154564404813118512006-08-02T19:20:00.000-05:002006-08-02T19:20:00.000-05:00to Jim Collins, Kay Brooks WAS elected to the Boar...to Jim Collins, Kay Brooks WAS elected to the Board by a vote of the Council. You may not like the outcome but it is a fact.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of the outcome tomorrow, Kay Brooks has shown more class than you have and should be proud of her service.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work Kay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154560405931129742006-08-02T18:13:00.000-05:002006-08-02T18:13:00.000-05:00Just remember,Ms.Brooks,you were NEVER elected to ...Just remember,Ms.Brooks,you were NEVER elected to your current position,you were appointed in a most unusual and questionable manner.Maybe tommorrow will be your "judgement day" and a lesson in politics.<BR/><BR/><BR/>KEEP POLITICS OUT OF MY SCHOOLS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154395928916771232006-07-31T20:32:00.000-05:002006-07-31T20:32:00.000-05:00>Do you want our students to fully understand the ...>Do you want our students to fully understand the topic or not?<BR/><BR/>Yes, I want them to fully understand the topic of science, not some religious baloney invented to make science more compatible with fundamentalist Christianity.<BR/><BR/>>Do you believe that even a brief overview of the criticisms of these theories would so taint their impressionable minds that their science education would be ruined for life?<BR/><BR/>No, but I would much rather they spend their time learning more about science than debating Intelligent Design, the Flying Spagetti Monster, or Santa Claus. If any of those topics is deemed scientifically relevent by the National Acedemy of Sciences, I'll gladly support their inclusion in the curriculum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154359502565229452006-07-31T10:25:00.000-05:002006-07-31T10:25:00.000-05:00Don't look now, but I think your straw man is on f...Don't look now, but I think your straw man is on fire...<BR/><BR/><BR/>I think I'd just report all zeros. That way, the scores are directly proportional to the amount of public dollars used -- and to the 'right' of the public to the information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154287371305289472006-07-30T14:22:00.000-05:002006-07-30T14:22:00.000-05:00As a voter in the 5th district, I am also interest...As a voter in the 5th district, I am also interested in the scores of those you've educated. If you hadn't pointed out the grades of Porter's students, this would be an unfair question. However, you have chosen to use that as a reason why district 5 constituents should not vote for Porter, so really it is not only fair that you post your student's progression of scores over the years, it now looks as if you have something to hide. Can you tell us why you refuse to post the scores of your students?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154130494525623252006-07-28T18:48:00.000-05:002006-07-28T18:48:00.000-05:00It's not about posting your children's scores, Kay...It's not about posting your children's scores, Kay. It's about posting the scores of children you are responsible for educating. You are your children's educator same as Gracie Porter was the lead educator at the school she was responsible for. And your point is that she didn't do a very good job. As a voter, I'd like to know how good an aducator you have been and the only way I can know that is to see the scores of the children you are responsible for, who just happen to be your children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154130139140021572006-07-28T18:42:00.000-05:002006-07-28T18:42:00.000-05:00"burrito" said..."...encroach upon our industry ....."burrito" said...<BR/><BR/>"...encroach upon our industry ..."<BR/><BR/>What an interesting choice of words... most revealing I must say.<BR/><BR/>Since 45% is all that is required to pass the Biology gateway exam, I would estimate only "micro" versions of any of the theories would be retained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154126235896323232006-07-28T17:37:00.000-05:002006-07-28T17:37:00.000-05:00I do not have a curricular agenda--to include inte...I do not have a curricular agenda--to include intelligent design.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154125617199097322006-07-28T17:26:00.000-05:002006-07-28T17:26:00.000-05:00Eminent is stretching it. 20 years of experience ...Eminent is stretching it. 20 years of experience in higher ed have made me realize the prof's have discovered perpetual motion machines, cold fusion and that the World Trade Center Tower was a vast right wing conspiracy by the Bush administration. I'll believe what the other 99% attest to thank you.<BR/><BR/>Not getting into a debate about that. Want to know if Kay has a curricular agenda regarding intelligent design. So I can be a well informed voter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154122775763119362006-07-28T16:39:00.000-05:002006-07-28T16:39:00.000-05:00I have already cited several eminent scientists wh...I have already cited several eminent scientists who support intelligent design/reject evolution as not scientifically proven. Kay has not called for accepting intelligent design as proven science; she has called for open debate in a scientific manner of competing hypotheses. Although your assertion, by the rules of logic(which are scientific), need only be refuted by an assertion, how about Francis Crick's rejection of evolution as not scientifically valid? Surely this is scientific evidence enough for the discussion of intelligent design and evolution as competing theories in a science class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154122215964008472006-07-28T16:30:00.000-05:002006-07-28T16:30:00.000-05:00Clarification: Agenda around intelligent design?Clarification: Agenda around intelligent design?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154121584482613542006-07-28T16:19:00.000-05:002006-07-28T16:19:00.000-05:00Put it in sociology, psychology, constitutional la...Put it in sociology, psychology, constitutional law no prob...where it can be challenged as social theory - not scientific. But it is not science and cannot stand up to validity. And if you think it can then you have not read enough on the issue. It falls apart day by day as more of Darwin is reconfirmed and validated by discovery.<BR/><BR/>But the more important question is this: Do you have a curricular agenda?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154120920466881862006-07-28T16:08:00.000-05:002006-07-28T16:08:00.000-05:00Anonymous wrote: "Given that it is not science, I ...Anonymous wrote: "Given that it is not science, I have a serious problem with it."<BR/><BR/>I understand that's your position. <BR/><BR/>Do you understand my position? <BR/><BR/>Again:<BR/><BR/>Do you want our students to fully understand the topic or not? Do you believe that even a brief overview of the criticisms of these theories would so taint their impressionable minds that their science education would be ruined for life?Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154115408351799582006-07-28T14:36:00.000-05:002006-07-28T14:36:00.000-05:00re:uniformsOur kids have attended public and priva...re:uniforms<BR/><BR/>Our kids have attended public and private schools. Uniforms were a wonderful part of the private school experience. They are a great leveler in the sense that no one feels out of place because they arent wearing the latest fashion. They were economical, sturdy, able to take the worst abuse a student could dish out. And it made getting ready for the school day so much easier not having to decide what to wear or argue about the appropriateness of certain attire. <BR/><BR/>Uniforms would mean one less thing for a parent to worry about, for the student to fret over, and one less distraction from the learning experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154115015829318192006-07-28T14:30:00.000-05:002006-07-28T14:30:00.000-05:00Your answer implies a yes then? Given that it is ...Your answer implies a yes then? <BR/><BR/>Given that it is not science, I have a serious problem with it.<BR/><BR/>Now if you want to put it into a Constitutional law class, I have absolutely no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154114057330462842006-07-28T14:14:00.000-05:002006-07-28T14:14:00.000-05:00Anonymous: Is this the question you want a very sp...Anonymous: <BR/><BR/>Is this the question you want a very specific answer to?<BR/><BR/>"But do you believe that Intelligent Design should be presented in our science curriculum?"<BR/><BR/>Do you want our students to fully understand the topic or not? Do you believe that even a brief overview of the criticisms of these theories would so taint their impressionable minds that their science education would be ruined for life? It is possible that a legitimate discussion of the theories might actually be enlightening and helpful to their understanding of science--which I thought was the goal.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154110771882255932006-07-28T13:19:00.000-05:002006-07-28T13:19:00.000-05:00Still no answer to intelligent design question.......Still no answer to intelligent design question....waitingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154108945342209892006-07-28T12:49:00.000-05:002006-07-28T12:49:00.000-05:00Clothing children can be expensive no matter what ...Clothing children can be expensive no matter what we provide. Poor parents will do what we've done for years--be thankful for hand-me-downs, shop the thrift stores, take advantage of clothing swaps and budget the purchase. What I know about uniforms is that they are usually very hard wearing and able to suffer the abuse of several children. Going out of fashion isn't an issue that parents will have to deal with--a biggie for many of them, I assure you. And they are certainly modest. Not much to distract from the job of learning.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154108532096827362006-07-28T12:42:00.000-05:002006-07-28T12:42:00.000-05:00Looks like rank politics,Kay.I would think that so...Looks like rank politics,Kay.I would think that someone singing the blues about political flack a couple of days ago,would steer clear of poltical games.Unless,it's to your advantage,huh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154108217235268582006-07-28T12:36:00.000-05:002006-07-28T12:36:00.000-05:00No, that wouldn't be fair. Fair would be requiring...No, that wouldn't be fair. Fair would be requiring both Ms. Porter and I to reveal OUR children's scores. I'm not asking for that. <BR/><BR/>I'm asking her to account for the failing scores of other people's children that she was charged with overseeing. She was principal of Alex Green. During her time as principal the scores were heading down. She said the whole city had scores trending down. That's context and not an explanation.<BR/><BR/>As a school board representative will she excuse a continued downward trend for her friends and associates?Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154107484466277552006-07-28T12:24:00.000-05:002006-07-28T12:24:00.000-05:00Kay, since you repeatedly call out Gracie Porter's...Kay, since you repeatedly call out Gracie Porter's scores, we'd all like to see your children's scores. Fair is fair, after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154051847192541922006-07-27T20:57:00.000-05:002006-07-27T20:57:00.000-05:00Other than the lack of 'self-expression' that may ...<I>Other than the lack of 'self-expression' that may be involved in having to wear uniforms, what might the downsides be?<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>The downside would be that you'd have administrators with an additional "discipline" issue to deal with and enforce. They'd be with kids in the office more rather than observing teachers, helping their classroom management and instructional effectiveness, and accumulating evidence for the dismissal hearings before the board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154041615735787272006-07-27T18:06:00.000-05:002006-07-27T18:06:00.000-05:00I'm sorry that you don't feel capable of giving a ...I'm sorry that you don't feel capable of giving a direct answer to my question Kay. I'm afriad that I won't be able to vote for you without some kind of real answer on that question. Obviously we want to teach children critical thinking skills, that is not at issue. But do you believe that Intelligent Design should be presented in our science curriculum? It's a pretty striaghtforward question, really.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the issue of school uniforms, there is also a financial burden on low-income families. Do you believe that Metro would benefit from a mandatory school uniform policy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com