tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post6240299061305859724..comments2023-08-24T05:24:51.011-04:00Comments on PURE Reform: Changes at U PrepQuestionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-10153385091327898772016-10-19T21:01:43.350-04:002016-10-19T21:01:43.350-04:00How are things different now then in the 80s or 90...How are things different now then in the 80s or 90s with the African American students ooooooo they weren't babied or labeled in the 80s or 90s so give me a break these kids need tuff love and tuff education that's how we were educated and i am black and well educated thank you to the old school teachers who made you learn even if i didn't want to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-33425341525180625722016-10-14T13:37:44.561-04:002016-10-14T13:37:44.561-04:00Hi folks just wondering how is everything going at...Hi folks just wondering how is everything going at UPREP? Is the school running smoothly? How are the students? Good? Unruly? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-32244125275090166222016-10-06T14:52:23.396-04:002016-10-06T14:52:23.396-04:002:17- Is it not obvious by now that no one is equi...2:17- Is it not obvious by now that no one is equipped to produce the above results except 1:16PM? No one has the knowledge, experience and expertise to improve achievement especially for African American students than 1:16PM.<br /><br />My suggestion to 1:16 is take a child under your wings and do it better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-46620905089237690532016-10-06T14:17:29.340-04:002016-10-06T14:17:29.340-04:00I doubt that there are any Harrisburg officials wh...I doubt that there are any Harrisburg officials who have the exposure, experience, or expertise to come to PPS and develop year long curricula for grades K-12 that are aligned to PA Core Standards, adopt texts that meet the criteria (with equity) as to what should be learned in each content, create formative and summative exams that assess student understanding with reteaching opportunities, and then are able to TEACH students with the ability to connect authentically with kids and also modify the standards-aligned lessons for learning differences without compromising the level of rigor needed to challenge everyone in the class.<br /><br />Now tell those of us on this blog the names of those in Harrisburg who are equipped to produce the above results.<br /><br />Or do we have to also do the work of discovering those people for ourselves???<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-11115470872673701722016-10-06T13:48:39.760-04:002016-10-06T13:48:39.760-04:00There doesn't seem to be any reason to insist ...There doesn't seem to be any reason to insist that each person "do the work" so we have to wonder if such examples actually exist.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-92062065562794330042016-10-06T13:32:21.330-04:002016-10-06T13:32:21.330-04:00Yes, but not going to do that! It is available. D...Yes, but not going to do that! It is available. Do the work! For yourself, its the only way that you will believe it! <br /><br />Few want to believe it. Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-80271215547459831962016-10-06T13:29:09.169-04:002016-10-06T13:29:09.169-04:00Can you provide a few examples- which districts an...Can you provide a few examples- which districts and what years?Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-80891269898525207332016-10-06T13:27:41.202-04:002016-10-06T13:27:41.202-04:00Can ANYONE (District or Other) answer the QUESTION...Can ANYONE (District or Other) answer the QUESTIONS being asked about PPS ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-57870880405663444892016-10-06T13:24:16.415-04:002016-10-06T13:24:16.415-04:00Yes, some are known to have moved forward as much ...Yes, some are known to have moved forward as much as 26 points after much LESS than a year! Not so in PPS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-60374396456206365242016-10-06T13:19:54.205-04:002016-10-06T13:19:54.205-04:00Are there any schools with comparable demographics...Are there any schools with comparable demographics that went to Harrisburg PDE and whose students now show those competency skills?Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-71478812275954655392016-10-06T13:19:48.110-04:002016-10-06T13:19:48.110-04:00The SAS is not a "fixer"---particularly ...The SAS is not a "fixer"---particularly if its to much time, trouble, or energy to use----as a MODEL not a rubber stamp for educators in our schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-78853659790400577702016-10-06T13:16:07.748-04:002016-10-06T13:16:07.748-04:00The ONLY agenda is to improve declining Academic A...The ONLY agenda is to improve declining Academic Achievement, especially for African American students! Are you challenging the fact that the achievement is abysmal??? How so??? Are you blaming the failure of improved achievement on the students?<br /><br />Do schools (not teachers) have the responsibility to educate ALL of its children?<br /><br />Who has done the alignment that you speak about? What is the exposure, experience, expertise that PPS people have acquired to do this? WHY IS IT NOT MOVING ACHIEVEMENT FORWARD AFTER 10 YEARS?<br /><br />Claims at alignment are specious! PPS does NOT attend Harrisburg PDE PD for educators across the state (except for a rare mandate that sent one or two for one day at Focus and Priority Schools overview. These were not the people aligning curriculum?<br /><br />The classrooms visited exhibited very little, if any, alignment to PA Core Standards! Who is supervising and providing the PD for teachers in classrooms across the District? What are their qualifications?<br /><br />The AGENDA is providing ALL of PPS students with the minimum competency SKILLS that will allow them to function successfully in the world!! <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-64505398737620589562016-10-06T12:02:58.558-04:002016-10-06T12:02:58.558-04:00To 11:05 PM. This pathway (as you term it) is full...To 11:05 PM. This pathway (as you term it) is fully lined with PA Core Standards aligned curriculum. Aligning the curriculum to PA Core Standards and embedding those skills within content lessons is what you are advocating and that has been the case for YEARS for both PPS curriculum and assessments. Not sure why you refuse to accept this fact. <br /><br />ALL PPS CURRICULA ARE ALIGNED TO THE PA CORE STANDARDS AND SKILLS NEEDED FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN PA. <br /><br />What are you attributing the abysmal PPS academic results to if those standards and skills are addressed daily in classrooms? The wrong approach? The wrong type of professional development? Or the wrong teachers? Surely you don't believe SAS is the "fixer" when PPS curricula is aligned to the standards that are listed on it. <br /><br />What is the actual agenda here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-72390518258051728982016-10-06T08:51:50.202-04:002016-10-06T08:51:50.202-04:00PPS is tweaking it's recipe with new leadershi...<br />PPS is tweaking it's recipe with new leadership. We will see if the ingredients are transformative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-61829302235362815052016-10-06T08:23:53.383-04:002016-10-06T08:23:53.383-04:00So TRUE! Does PPS follow this "recipe"?...So TRUE! Does PPS follow this "recipe"?? Also, most recipes are tweaked by those using them. But the tweaking is done, usually, with purpose and goals in place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-41153361356784716192016-10-06T07:14:08.240-04:002016-10-06T07:14:08.240-04:00No one is dismissing knowledge, experience and exp...<br />No one is dismissing knowledge, experience and expertise. Everyone's needs are different and everyone is at a different stage along the path. But , as with any recipe book, you choose what method will work best for you in your own evolution towards the learning. Teachers and students alike.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-2686951115435371732016-10-05T23:33:48.425-04:002016-10-05T23:33:48.425-04:00Rich Milner is a good man with the right perspecti...Rich Milner is a good man with the right perspectives, BUT he is from South Carolina NOT PA. He will do what is required as CUE moves forward in its process of EDUCATING new, young teachers for PPS and elsewhere.<br /><br />Sometimes it takes time (too often) to know where we need to "get to" and how to "get" there.<br /><br />(It is not a bad thing to consider those who "seemingly" have learned over the last 10 years. Dismissing knowledge, experience and expertise is not the best path as some who post protests to "standards" here on a regular basis.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-84740555426960431022016-10-05T23:05:16.353-04:002016-10-05T23:05:16.353-04:0011:29-N, we should NOT put "all our hopes and...11:29-N, we should NOT put "all our hopes and energies in thePDE SAS website, especially sections that you cite here for your evidence. This is just a resource for those who would like to be informed about embedding relevant SKILLS sets.<br /><br />So sorry that you found no value in the skills/standards/descriptions/examples displayed there and cannot create a culturally relevant VOLUNTARY MODEL for PPS students!<br /><br />Do you think it is better to continue with the abysmal PPS academic results, among the lowest 30 out of 500 PA districts??<br /><br />If so, be BLESSED on this pathway . . . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-80643820597471417312016-10-05T17:23:30.709-04:002016-10-05T17:23:30.709-04:00Good question, 12:11, but then no one in PPS goes ...Good question, 12:11, but then no one in PPS goes to the PDE development sessions or PD sessions in Harrisburt. (For the last 10 years!) Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-6282050335851157642016-10-05T17:20:09.743-04:002016-10-05T17:20:09.743-04:00Yes, Yes, Yes! Agreed, absolutely! But one is gen...Yes, Yes, Yes! Agreed, absolutely! But one is generally delivered and learned through the other. Not always, but ideally in schools.<br /><br />Content MUST be culturally relevant so that skills are not ignored!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-84031185240120159312016-10-05T12:11:30.629-04:002016-10-05T12:11:30.629-04:009:21
Closely examine your thinking about content c...9:21<br />Closely examine your thinking about content consistency vs skill consistency.<br /><br />They're very different. Sorta like uh apples and oranges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-28816680458146084192016-10-05T12:11:25.740-04:002016-10-05T12:11:25.740-04:009:25
Who does have experience and expertise in PA...9:25<br /><br />Who does have experience and expertise in PA Core Standards other than your seemingly self and why aren't they making themselves "useful" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-16113939866443652272016-10-05T11:29:00.202-04:002016-10-05T11:29:00.202-04:00The SAS website in itself is a conglomerate of mul...The SAS website in itself is a conglomerate of multi-content, multi-grade level standards that uses the same assessment samples that repeat over and over for many different standards with minimal questions that are literal in nature and that do not promote thinking. The resources are confusing also. SAS is a disappointing tool that cannot be easily accessed. Recommend not putting all of our hopes and energies into this option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-22956104508910774532016-10-05T11:23:00.415-04:002016-10-05T11:23:00.415-04:009:25-Dr. Richard Milner who according to a previou...9:25-Dr. Richard Milner who according to a previous poster is "well connected and knowledgeable and is working hard at making a difference at PPS through the Center for Urban Education" would be considered to have experience and expertise in PA Core Standards. Does he "get it" and is he an effective messenger for the "standards" ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-53703523130935384412016-10-05T09:25:28.416-04:002016-10-05T09:25:28.416-04:007:42 - Who are the outside consultants? What are ...7:42 - Who are the outside consultants? What are their skills set? Do they have experience and expertise in PA Core Standards?<br /><br />If not, they are relatively useless! PPS needs to catch up to the "standards" assessed with each and every PA/PPS student? --- Not those in other states!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com