tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.comments2023-05-06T02:27:08.892-07:00Teachers Don't Suck - Most Politicians Dowalt sautterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271157042842858883noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-54256589740595404232021-09-30T03:17:39.696-07:002021-09-30T03:17:39.696-07:00I cannot thank Mr Pedro loan service enough and le...I cannot thank Mr Pedro loan service enough and letting people know how grateful I am for all the assistance that you and your team staff have provided and I look forward to recommending friends and family should they need financial advice or assistance @ 2% Rate for Business Loan .Via Contact : . pedroloanss@gmail.com . 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If you don't want to study, why do you force your parents apply for loans and become slavers?? Hey Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600851223188476692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-77883424496869895402017-05-14T03:50:10.767-07:002017-05-14T03:50:10.767-07:00By the way, if you are a college or high school st...By the way, if you are a college or high school students looking for something or someone to deal with your school assignment, then I’ll be able to help you out. Have you heard of this <a href="http://essaylab.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">online essay writing</a> company? This service is capable to write you a high-quality and unique assignment. Just click the link above you’ll get into one of the most demanded and most professional companies that specialize themselves in this business. 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Hey Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600851223188476692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-70391977540549891692017-02-15T00:11:04.613-08:002017-02-15T00:11:04.613-08:00First of all, I was thrown away by the design of t...First of all, I was thrown away by the design of the blog and the background music. All that can really show how much the author of the blog wants other people to realize the principles of the world they live in. The motto, as I saw it, of the blog is brilliant. But if you look farther you will see some other great topic raised in the blog. I also see the great influence that the technologies have made in the educational methods and the learning process. Some of them may be controversial, but not all of them are bad. I am pro having a chance to <a href="http://essayonlinestore.org/" rel="nofollow">write essay online</a> for isnatnce and I want my students to know this possibility too. Paulina Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798621223206656852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-43115150577413636492014-11-14T08:38:18.171-08:002014-11-14T08:38:18.171-08:00I am sad that you will no longer be posting these....I am sad that you will no longer be posting these. We need a voice like yoursAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-30462843113455643732014-11-07T09:26:54.749-08:002014-11-07T09:26:54.749-08:00This saddens me, Walt. I always left your emails u...This saddens me, Walt. I always left your emails unopened until I had a few minutes in the evening or on a weekend so I could give them my attention. You managed to find and share some gems over the last several months that I shared with others. I agree this last election was a true reflection on the majority's decision to vote against their own interests, primarily because they believe what they're being spoon-fed on conservative news outlets. Thank you for what you're done thus far. I can only anticipate that you will be back, as the Republicans can only hold up their fragile house of cards for so long. Best to you, Laura Harbison ReillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-44670900653389848422014-09-26T07:15:50.878-07:002014-09-26T07:15:50.878-07:00Send to me via email -
You may want to click on an...Send to me via email -<br />You may want to click on and read the entire lead article. I do feel the commission seems to have not focused on the poor investments which have plagued the investment council for, I’m guessing, about 15 yrs ever since it became more ‘aggressive’ and speculative with venture capitol and hedge funds and ... That of course was part of the problem but not the cure. I also point to the end of the article which got into Cadillac health plans. I’m sure the Gov, will stress this. I fear many of his past actions or inactions were designed to weaken the fund thus causing a crisis and necessitating a major change in pensions and benefits.<br />Have a good day!<br />walt sautterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271157042842858883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-60447999467508808892014-09-26T07:10:39.323-07:002014-09-26T07:10:39.323-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.walt sautterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271157042842858883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-13617299520641604722014-08-13T17:09:48.995-07:002014-08-13T17:09:48.995-07:00I just got this email today -
WALT, CHERYL JUST IN...I just got this email today -<br />WALT, CHERYL JUST INFORMED ME THAT 300,000 MILLION OF OUR PENSION FUNDS WERE INVESTED IN REVEL, THE A.C. CASINO, THAT JUST WENT SOUTH. IT WAS DETERMINED BY ? AS A SOUND INVESTMENT BY THOSE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF PENSION FUNDS. WHAT'S THE SCOOP ON THIS. THANKS<br /><br />My answer -<br />That is true. I read about that a week or two ago. And BTW if I remember correctly it was invested through a hedge fund run by one of Christie’s buds!<br />Same old s**t !!walt sautterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271157042842858883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-62115545318755925712014-04-24T05:16:45.646-07:002014-04-24T05:16:45.646-07:00Send to me via email:
"If I had been prosecu...Send to me via email: <br />"If I had been prosecuted by this guy I would demand my case be reopened in light of recent developments. C.H."walt sautterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271157042842858883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-84406648836263626322014-02-23T13:35:04.971-08:002014-02-23T13:35:04.971-08:00I saw this yesterday. It was on page 3. On page on...I saw this yesterday. It was on page 3. On page one there was a story about the NJ budget shortfall of $565,000,000<br /><br />I immediately emailed my state senator and both assemblyman asking them where they stand on this bill. No reply yet.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-57142350680368453042013-12-09T11:20:14.521-08:002013-12-09T11:20:14.521-08:00Here we go again - Today's news:
Ex-Rutgers b...Here we go again - Today's news:<br /><br />Ex-Rutgers basketball player Derrick Randall sues school for Mike Rice incident<br /><br />Derrick Randall, a former Rutgers basketball player who transferred out of the school this spring, is suing the school relating to the incidents that ultimately led to basketball coach Mike Rice being fired.<br /><br />The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Trenton and names Rice, Rutgers president Robert Barchi, former athletic director Tim Pernetti, former assistant coach James Martelli, CFO Janine Purcaro, and Mark Hershhorn, then chairman of board of governors' committee on intercollegiate athletics, as defendants.<br /><br />For the rest of the story:<br />http://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketball/index.ssf/2013/12/ex-rutgers_basketball_player_derrick_randall_sues_school_for_mike_rice_incident.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead<br />walt sautterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271157042842858883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-60773768824713058802013-09-02T07:37:39.324-07:002013-09-02T07:37:39.324-07:00I received this comment today. It says a lot as to...I received this comment today. It says a lot as to how teaching is being sanitized in to an assembly line process. The concern is only for the product and how that product is being made is of little importance!<br /> <br />Walt, what was our way of doing things is no longer existent and I do not believe this is one of those cyclical happenings. Truly sad. A couple of months ago at a retirement of a teacher with whom I had hired and worked for twenty or thirty years I was asked by the principal to say a few words. I said ok and completely, with out a prior thought given to preparation, spoke of happenings over the period of time that she and I and so many of her retired friends who were in attendance had experienced and with whom I had worked as well for some length of time. Cheryl told me I spoke for at least 45 minutes and I was amazed I had gone on that long. People were laughing and listening intently and the new young staff was truly into our time. I was told by many that the new staff was amazed at our friendships, and fun times, while maintaining sound educationally exciting and motivating programs as well as truly positive relationships with parents and students. When I related some of my interactions with kids such as having kids fall asleep in my arms or sitting and crying on my lap over a fall or a bruise or some other matter or having my arm around them while walking down the hall or that we were a hugging school and the kids and parents loved it, the look in their eyes told me tons. We were not staff and community we were, with out using clichés, a family. But our way was not permitted anymore and when I told them they would have to get across their love and compassion with their eyes and their smile and a soft voice they understood completely. We utilized our sense organs, as well, Walt, but kids need more than that. On an other issue I loved my autonomy, not total of course, but in many, many areas the staff and I called the shots. I came to see, however, near my retirement time that our educational programs, methodology and human relationships were changing. You may not want to hear this but the teachers' union as well as administration and boards of education all played their part in ruining a family. I believe in a holistic approach to education which I pray can exist in what is coming but I doubt it. I see the need for STEM approaches but without compassion where will it all lead especially when society becomes more and more relative to individual needs. I/me then you. That's ass backwards as far as I am concerned. I do not know if I mentioned to you guys the low esteem, high esteem eras and how little one thought of oneself or how much one thought of oneself played such a huge role in education and psychology when in fact what one should be doing is thinking of oneself less and that is as close as I can get to the journey I have been traveling for the past 3 decades and I have yet to travel so very far. Sorry for the ramblings but I truly believe the last few sentences if agreed to by all parties, would solve the Syrian and world debacles in a moment. But that won't happen in this world so I will continue to look deeply into myself and pray for correction of all that I find antithetical to the ways of the God I have come to believe in and love so that I may in some little way become an instrument of that love.<br />C______walt sautterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271157042842858883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-41893269197738528922013-08-12T20:14:47.080-07:002013-08-12T20:14:47.080-07:00Today I noticed that a gallon of milk and a gallon...Today I noticed that a gallon of milk and a gallon of gasoline are about the same price. My best recollection from the 60s is that milk was about four times the price of gasoline.<br /><br />When I started NCE in 1968 the tuition was around $400/year. I just looked at the NJIT web site and the current in-state tuition is $13,370, an increase of over 3000%. Milk and gasoline has been a better bargain over the past 5 decades. So, what's going on here? Are the colleges a lot better now? I don't know.<br /><br />Matt<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-76000616100909087002013-07-27T18:01:55.500-07:002013-07-27T18:01:55.500-07:00Many teachers I know let their kids listen to musi...Many teachers I know let their kids listen to music during class. They are tired of fighting the students. The attention span is very short (5 minutes max!) In Korea they teach students to focus on a dot on the wall for 40 minutes before they start teaching. American students are terrible, and now they are blaming the teachers for failing grades, etc. It isn't fun being a teacher now, is it? It was fun when I started 13 years ago. It's only going to get worse. Don't take it personally. America is in a period of steep decline, and this whole civilization won't last too much longer. This is the end phase. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-34655445022792581872013-07-08T08:07:59.306-07:002013-07-08T08:07:59.306-07:00Christie is working mightily to slash the cost of ...Christie is working mightily to slash the cost of educating NJ children by slashing the salaries and benefits of the biggest line item in school budgets, personnel. Quality of education has nothing to do with it. Just make parents think that they are choosing a better deal for their kids.<br /><br />I see a bleak future. Teachers will not be professionals, but rather a college-educated workforce that makes a brief stop in public service as "teachers." As three-year public service workers (perhaps to achieve partial amnesty on their school loans)they will not expect tenure, will be paid less and have no opportunity to vest in the pension. As many of them will be young, the healthcare pool for the state benefits plan will save many dollars. And, most of all, all teachers will be young and capable of sprinkling that technology fairy dust on kids. You know, the dust that makes ALL kids eager to learn, computer literate, and excited about school. <br /><br />Parents will be ecstatic. Their kids will have lots of free technology bells and whistles and they will have FUN, right? Parents will escape the work of sending kids to school ready to learn and supervising homework (the kids will be anxious to do homework utilizing their new technologies). <br /><br />The State can transfer the whole education headache to private and non-profit charter schools and then make them bid for "public" education contracts thus further guaranteeing the lowest costs. The State can pocket a windfall of cash without raising taxes.<br /><br />Companies that sell "canned" curricula and tests will thrive on the public dollar. Buy stock in them.<br /><br />This is a big win for the free market enthusiasts, politicians and others who have "theirs" and can pay out of pocket to send their kids to better schools. It is also a big win for those who strive to divert that huge education budget line to other purposes.<br /><br />JoAnn Tropianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001695816029519349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-35850883508352297082013-07-04T09:28:27.467-07:002013-07-04T09:28:27.467-07:00The amount of money districts throw at Pearson (an...The amount of money districts throw at Pearson (and other testing companies) is disgusting. Unconscionable to spend so much when districts are laying off teachers and counselors, cutting programs, and closing schools. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185372933488651017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-91604682314214321442013-06-09T05:21:04.542-07:002013-06-09T05:21:04.542-07:00I heard about this on the radio, 1010 WINS. I agre...I heard about this on the radio, 1010 WINS. I agree it probably would have been on page 1 of the newspapers if it had been a public school.J. Tropianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-18735302518355458692013-05-26T12:04:38.558-07:002013-05-26T12:04:38.558-07:00On The Front Line for Education
Teachers as ch...On The Front Line for Education <br /><br /> Teachers as change agentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-49274670255175103972013-04-08T09:06:48.707-07:002013-04-08T09:06:48.707-07:00Additionally, I failed to comment on the inserted ...Additionally, I failed to comment on the inserted article by John Mooney. It appears to me that the point of this article refers to the imposing of punishment for bullying by the state. So, let’s take a look at the issue.<br /><br />Bully: NOUN: (From the American Heritage Dictionary) pl. bul•lies <br />1. A person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller or weaker people.<br /><br />As we can see by the above definition, the keyword is habitually.<br /><br />Bully: VERB: (From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary) bul•lied bul•ly•ing <br />1. To treat abusively.<br />2. To affect by means of force or coercion <br /><br />Is there a dilemma with the law system concerning bullying? Yes.<br /> <br />When we pay attention to the definitions of bully, we notice that there are some specifics that must apply before accusing any student of bullying others. We must ask:<br />1. Did this type of act happen more than once? This would satisfy the prospect of a student acting habitually.<br />2. Would the student(s) who were attacked be considered smaller or weaker than the one accused of bullying? Again, this is by perception. (When I was a young teacher’s assistant, we had a classroom in which there was smaller yet highly intelligent twelve year old boy who would loudly call the other students idiots whenever they could not figure out answers to any of the school work. He was definitely intellectually superior to ALL of the other students. Would he fit the definition of a bully?)<br />3. Was there any abusive treatment? I have to agree that in each case there was “verbal” abuse and possibly “emotional” abuse as well. Nothing “physical” to boot, however. Of course, “spiritual” abuse would have to be recognized in these cases also.<br />4. Was there any type of force or coercion enacted against any of the abused? Laughing at a student about how a boy dances like a girl could be an act of coercion. This behavior could coerce the student to react differently to satisfy the offender.<br /><br />Making a statement one time should not constitute a person acting as a bully, even if the statement is hurtful or degrading. Repetition of hurtful or degrading remarks would signify a bully. So, the dilemma appears to be the difference of a one-time act versus multiple acts. The student who made fun of the young girl for having lice and changing her hair color may have done this more than once and therefore fits the definition of bully. The student calling another gay for dancing like a girl may not necessarily be a bully, he just made mean statement and should have been corrected for just that.<br /><br />Again, we must look at responsibility. What are we teaching our children? A child knowing the definition of gay would have had to learn this from someone. There are times when children create words to explain something that they would not know the REAL word for. I remember saying the word, “PADUMPSCUMP” when I was young. It looks like a variation of saying, “dump scum.” This is what children do when they want to place a label without knowing the Real word to use instead. As an adult, the correct word I would use is, “S#!t…” (I will leave that to be figured.)<br /><br />I think a simple apology letter written by the offender and read to the offended in the presence of EVERYBODY would work just fine. The letter should address how the feelings of the offended were not considered when offenses were made. That letter would then be posted as a reminder to the offender and all students that if these things ever happen again, there may be harsher punishment.<br /><br />This is America. No one should be in fear of exercising their Right to speech. However, it does not hurt to teach AWARENESS of the responsibility of our speech or actions toward others.<br /><br />Thank you again.<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392624745395627418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-50764334569682437152013-04-07T09:18:47.472-07:002013-04-07T09:18:47.472-07:00I remember saying, "Your mama wears combat bo...I remember saying, "Your mama wears combat boots." Then one day, when Punk Rock and New Wave became very popular, combat boots began to be worn along with the stiffest Mohawks that implanted nails in the scalp could produce. We all can remember those teens and adults who were out to make a statement of fearless rebellion. Yeah, I even had a girlfriend at that time who wore combat boots and she shaved the sides of her head as a precursor to the Mohawk. (By the way, I got to wear combat boots with my twelve years of military service but, that's another story.) Anyway, whenever I read these types of articles, I cannot help to ask... Does the American citizen understand what Rights are and that all Rights are protected by the Constitution?<br /><br />It goes like this. Everyone has the right to do or say anything that they want as long as the three basic fundamentals of exercising Rights are always met. So to have a Right, these three things must always happen:<br /><br />1. All human Rights have an equal responsibility. If you chose to act or speak without being responsible then you have chosen NOT to exercise your Right.<br /><br />2. All human Rights are associated by property. If you own it then you are responsible for it which means that you can do with it whatever you want without permission.<br /><br />3. All human Rights that may be exercised, cannot violate the Rights of others because others may choose to violate your Rights. Violation of the Rights of others is not a Right. It is plainly a Violation of Rights.<br /><br />* As Thomas Jefferson stated, "You only have the freedoms you are willing to fight and die for."<br /><br />So, how does this tie in with bullying?<br /><br />If you are working with commonsense, you have already figured it out. However, I will still explain. <br /><br />When a person speaks, they own the words of their thoughts. Yes, we all have the Right to say whatever we want as long as we all take responsibility for whatever is being said. A bully may not necessarily take responsibility and therefore "does not" have the right to say anything. Why? Everyone has the Right to happiness. A bully is usually trying to impose the opposite of happiness on another. If one person has not given permission to have their Right to happiness violated, then no one has the Right to bully. It is that simple. <br /><br />We as Americans do not generally understand the theory of how Rights are to be used in this country. Many will not act responsible and other will violate the Rights of others without permission. When viewed from another angle, what we are actually witnessing here is Disrespect. Yes, a student can disrespect peers as well as teachers. Likewise, teachers can disrespect students as well as their own peers. Disrespect is both a violation of the Rights of others as well as irresponsibility in both words and action. <br /><br />Do those who bully others intend to do so? Absolutely. We expect that teachers for instance, will show by example how to properly speak and behave for the student to learn and follow. The burden is on the teacher because of their age and experience in life. Plainly, teachers SHOULD "know better" just from experience alone. The children must be taught to know and understand the principles of how to get along with others. Students should be taught that they must give and show respect so that they can get and even demand respect in return. Often, a bully is demanding some sort of respect WITHOUT giving any respect in the first place. This paragraph describes what is meant whenever someone says that respect must be earned. <br /><br />More laws are not needed to control behavior. Proper education in the exercise of Rights with a strong emphasis on RESPONSIBILITY will do the job just fine. Don't get me wrong, parents need to teach this to their children as well as teachers.<br /><br />I would like to close by saying, this is an excellent article Walt. <br /><br />I hope my comment helps to shed more light so that others may learn.<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392624745395627418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862406058815606662.post-38290728022211553402013-04-05T06:49:01.383-07:002013-04-05T06:49:01.383-07:00"Oh, and let's not forget the Merit Pay F..."Oh, and let's not forget the Merit Pay Fairy. Christie still won't tell us exactly how he's going to make her appear, but...." -Tom Moran, April 2012.<br /><br />Merit Pay Fairy = Merit Pay causes cheating so it will be eliminated from the grand plan.<br /><br />Result: Reformers have their cake and eat it too!J. Tropianonoreply@blogger.com