tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post1739488809736340658..comments2023-05-10T06:19:33.953-04:00Comments on Today I'm Grumpy About: Scott signs Florida teacher pay, tenure billGrumpyelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564199754847966303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-66439560256070986602011-03-24T22:00:23.599-04:002011-03-24T22:00:23.599-04:00I's a result of Obama's RTTT, it should te...I's a result of Obama's RTTT, it should tell you something when Jeb Bush and Obama act like old friends..<br /><br />Then there is the little matter of using Federal Funds to harvest kids personal information for commercial uses.. That seems to have been a Bill Gates, Barack Obama idea..Grumpyelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564199754847966303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-11360758002913707032011-03-24T21:22:33.452-04:002011-03-24T21:22:33.452-04:00I think that the point of this bill has more to do...I think that the point of this bill has more to do with ideology than practicality. It ends tenure for teachers and reduces their collective bargaining rights. Aren't these both treasured objectives of "conservatives"?<br /><br />So what's not to like?<br /><br />(I'm pretty sure I read that Scott owns a testing company that stands to profit from this measure. Surely not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-42829200492092356292011-03-24T19:52:24.193-04:002011-03-24T19:52:24.193-04:00SOL: Good question. If you want to read, go the th...SOL: Good question. If you want to read, go the the legislation itself. SB736 is explicit that the algorithm will be adjusted for teachers of exceptional education students and for students who are learning English. What precisely this means is unknown. No other adjustments are permitted. You can find the legislation on the Florida gov't website.<br /><br />There was an effort to include an Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257929350887078341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-85897052035063383452011-03-24T19:32:14.996-04:002011-03-24T19:32:14.996-04:00I don't understand how a teacher can control t...I don't understand how a teacher can control the quality of students that walk through their door. Students from certain areas where parents are more well to do and one parent stays home and spends time with their kids will benefit a teacher. Where a child from the next zip code down the road comes to school with no parental supervision, help or motivation. Where would I go to read how theSonsOfLiberty4evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131415886818233764noreply@blogger.com