http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php All comments for Assistant Principal Charged With "Fixing" Exam Answers en-us 2008 jen Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:08:22 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jen@gothamist.com jen@gothamist.com 60 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1533819 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1533819 Comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:34:08 -0500 <p>I know Ruth Ralston and she would not do what she is accused of. She has been the hardest working and most caring Chairperson of Mathematics that I have known. She is a throwback to when supervisors were master teachers. They didn't come out of the no experience neccessary pincipals academy.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1533043 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1533043 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:12:07 -0500 <p>Believe me, this isn't the only time there have been special piles of tests collected to be scrutinized for near-misses. It is common proactice in schools for administrators to nudge a bunch of kids across the finish line, and has been for years. These tests, Regents and RCTs, are often the barrier between advancement and never graduating, and administrators actively assist whenever possible.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532757 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532757 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:27:10 -0500 <p>No Administrator Left Behind.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532434 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532434 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:29:09 -0500 <p>Seriously - this is the reason why I support congestion pricing and riding bicycles...</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532269 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532269 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:21:57 -0500 <p>Really, what is the big deal. The standardized tests are a scam to begin.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532241 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532241 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:05:39 -0500 <p>Letting the schools test the students to find out if the schools are doing a good job (qualifying staff promotions, bonuses, ect.) is pretty stupid. Nobody should be able to audit themselves. If any school service should be outsourced, this would be it.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532159 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532159 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:31:30 -0500 <p>What's the big deal? All she was doing was trying to boost the students' self-esteem. After all, that's the main goal of public education these days - self-esteem. Merit? Achievement? Those outdated concepts went out the window in the 70's.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532149 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532149 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:27:27 -0500 <p>109K for giving up on the kids and trying to take the easy way. Sounds like she wasn't even smooth about it. Oh and you're not fired. You still work 3 days a week. What a crock.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532147 http://gothamist.com/2008/12/04/assistant_principal_charged_with_fi.php#comment-1532147 Comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:26:47 -0500 <p>Why isn't she in the da Rubber Room? There are teachers there for much much less!</p>