tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608791052504293266.post5743381151773951775..comments2023-06-21T06:42:38.301-07:00Comments on Jorge Rodriguez' GCISD Blog: GCISD eliminates on-level course track at the middle schoolsJorge Rodriguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14987660185133610097noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608791052504293266.post-50977275369477385942012-02-14T19:30:50.739-08:002012-02-14T19:30:50.739-08:00Anonymous,
Please take this fundraising issue to ...Anonymous,<br /><br />Please take this fundraising issue to your school principal. Students should not be forced to participate in fundraising activities.<br /><br />(I answered other questions/comments on the middle school curriculum changes on a new Blog post).Jorge Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987660185133610097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608791052504293266.post-65709319935361487922012-02-03T06:38:44.453-08:002012-02-03T06:38:44.453-08:00Would you please use our tax dollars to prepare ou...Would you please use our tax dollars to prepare our children for a college education, and quit USING THEM them to solicit funding for the school system by prodding and threatening them (yes some of your teachers are threatening students) to participate in fund-raising activities. These children are NOT your employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608791052504293266.post-37508710788656147222012-02-01T19:33:37.918-08:002012-02-01T19:33:37.918-08:00The district and the board should be ashamed of th...The district and the board should be ashamed of themselves. This is a huge sweeping change that affects students at every educational level. To implement such a change with no input from the parents and voters of this district was a big mistake! You make it clear when you want help passing a bond, fighting the state on funding, making a calendar change, etc. The only reason people know about this is because of parents at one elementary school spreading the word. <br /><br />Putting the cart before the horse is something that this district has a history of. Making this change before you took the steps to prepare students and teachers for this change is incredulous. The students that were on level will now be placed in larger classes with a more rigorous curriculum. The Pre-ap type student will be in a class where even though material will be the same, it will often be repeated, losing out on valuable time for hands on "deeper" learning. Teachers that are used to teaching similar students figuring out what makes each group tick, now will have to diversify their lesson plans. Because the classes will still be diversified to teach to the indivual potential, why would it not make more sense to keep the classes homogenous.stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784745265774687031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608791052504293266.post-32338842909522826832012-01-31T04:23:26.629-08:002012-01-31T04:23:26.629-08:00Wouldn't it have been wise to change the eleme...Wouldn't it have been wise to change the elementary curriculum FIRST before putting the incoming 6th graders into a more rigorous curriculum set? You are putting the cart before the hourse. I am not impressed how little thought appears to have gone into this. Your one minded goal of assuring that EVERY child goes to college is impractical and it's premise is unsound. Not all children need or even should go to college. In today's word a college degree will simply mean more debt with little return. Learning a skilled trade will often pay more with less resulting debt than a degree for a four year college. So telling everyone they are now taking college readiness courses is foolish. Perhaps EVERYONE should be given the OPTION of taking college readiness courses or a track you could call "life readiness".<br />You all jumped the gun on this one with little to not input from those you affect most.Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608791052504293266.post-53733689164216800902012-01-30T14:15:57.159-08:002012-01-30T14:15:57.159-08:00"The key strategic goal of LEAD 2021 is to en..."The key strategic goal of LEAD 2021 is to ensure that all students have a "personalized learning plan that leads to college and career readiness"<br /><br />Does this mean we will have "ARD" meetings for every student? Will the district be providing additional resources to ensure the personalized learning plan will be implemented to meet the needs of that child? I don't understand how a sweeping change in the curriculum right can be put in place without public debate or discourse (no matter how noble the aims). This will now effect my 5th grader (going into 6th grade GT program), my 2nd grader (as " Rick Westfall, GCISD's Chief Learning Officer, mentioned during this month's Board Meeting that GCISD will review and improve the curriculum at the elementary schools in order to support the new 2-track approach at the middle schools. ") and my soon to be kindergartner. All right before we know the impact the new more academically rigorous STAARs test will have.<br /><br />Did I miss the time when parents could ask questions, offer opinions, tell there elected representatives how they wanted to be represented?Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268300851205355274noreply@blogger.com