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yep...that IS their 'vision' for America...
On the first link: I think ideas like this are fantastic! When I went to graduate school I really enjoyed it, there was so much time devoted to discussion. It doesn't feel like prison and starting a class like this is would engage students. Good teachers already do things like this as a natural out growth of their philosophy or personality. UNFORTUNATELY: the real truth going on out there in education land is only the wealhiest schools are doing anything like this now. Testing is the focus every minute of every day. Kindergartners are now having recess taken away from them just to make more time for instruction. Not a minute is wasted. there are some innovative techniques being used but the whole child/360 degree education just isn't happening. If your school is the kind that the vast majority will pass the standardized tests no matter what you MAY get your administrators to allow you to do some cool stuff but mostly they are up your @#(*# with the latest 'techniques' that some ed reformer sold them through their political buddies. its so utterly disgusting to be a teacher in America right now.
2nd link:
Wow, i didn't even need to read the article..i saw the headline and i have written on other forums and talked with colleagues at length about this idiotic idea. there is a historical (but closing) education achievement gap in Florida, like most other areas. However I would compare it to my own 4 children, they are not equal. If one was really struggling in school i wouldn't set a super low goal for her and tell her and her siblings that she likely wasn't going to do as well as them.
Its just common sense to me that you don't set a goal like this and humiliate 1/2 of your children in a state. People also NEED to understand this very important point: It is NOT affirmative action, They ARE NOT LOWERING the individual standards for any student regardless of race or ethnicity. A African American kid has to get the same score as an Asian or white child to show proficiency. That said Florida is simply publicly saying their expectations for their Black and Hispanic children is that more of them will fail. Shameful.
I read this article first on Huffington Post. All the conservatives came on to deride this "liberal" plan. After cursing to myself I proceeded to TRY to educate them. I informed them that the board is not elected they are appointed by the governors and that Florida has been in Republican hands for a long time. That did not convince them so eventually had to resort to posting the voter registration and bio's that showed the entire board are republican and political operatives/allies of various current republican leaders. So its once again NON EDUCATORS making decisions for everyone in the actual profession. Educators are constantly told how we should teach by people with zero credentials and zero track record of success with students.
Its all political now and Obama has made the bet that most of the countries 4 million teachers will continue to support him despite the betrayals. if he loses a close one you can really look to that miscalculation as a reason why. There is also the fact that most of the people on the Florida board of education are huge charter proponents who stand to personally financially gain from proliferation of these charters (in florida charters are 7 times more likely to be F schools). Its pretty slimy business, but then Rick Scott is a pretty slimy human being. MOST charter schools target poor and minority children who are higher performing...further degrading public schools in the toughest areas as the 'creme of the crop' is skimmed and the ell, special education, and low performing students are not admitted to these charter schools.
If you ask most uniformed people they will tell you that charter schools are not public, they of course are, but they can lower the standards for their teachers and raise them for the kids they admit. Real public schools take everyone. So minority parents hear this bullshit from florida's ed department and think this is a reflection of how the public school system feels about their children and when charter schools snake oil salesmen come calling they are ready to leave those public schools. (should there children be high enough academically) They aren't told charter schools are also public schools, just with lower standards. They are not told that that the 'ceo' of the school may be making 3 times what the superintendent of the local district makes who oversees 100 schools to the 1 charter school.
Most charters are solely in it for the money and if they don't make enough they shut down shop in the middle of the years and the kids are left out in the cold. of course the local public schools have to take them, despite not having hired the teachers for those kids at the beginning of the year. So where does all that extra money for the 'ceo' of the school come from? LOW pay for teachers, hey they aren't certified, so you don't have to pay em' much! HUGE classes. 40 kids or more to guarantee you that your kid will never get personalize attention, no transportation, no extra curricular (some will have them, but parents have to pony up) ... and don't even get me started on online charters, now those are out and out frauds 99% of the time.
SO in short if something doesn't make any logical sense and it has to do with education you can almost bet with 100% certainty that the reasoning behind it is the corporate deform movement. Whether they are trying to embarrass schools and teachers by grading them on student test scores or just out and out not funding public schools in favor of charters (http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/house-wont-recommend-peco-funds-traditional-public-schools) the reason is the same. The 'job creators' want a piece of the education "market". They will prostitute anyone children they can to make a buck, except their own little darlings who will be educated at a 40k a year elite school so they have the skills to rule over our children for the next generation.
I shudder to think what education will be like in 20 years, then I want to throw up when I realize that even though I am in year 15 I will likely have to go another 30 before I can retire. BTW enrollment in education at the college level is dropping like a rock. My own 4 children (3 in school, one is too young) are extremely high performing. The two that took the FCAT in Florida last year got level 5's including a couple of perfect scores. They will NOT be going into education if I have anything to say about it. Why teach in America? R'money and Obama 'love' teachers but the working conditions, pay, and benefits are shit throughout most of the country. I don't want my kids to have all the anger that I and my colleagues currently harbor. I think a huge change is coming, and the strike in Chicago was just a hint. When the economy returns I don't expect many experienced and high achieving teachers will. I guess people can go to their corporate overlords and ask them who will teach our kids, and they will develop another useless computer program to further lobotomize students. America is eventually going to get the teachers they DESERVE. they are currently getting way more than they do.
lol...you sure its not students test scores simply reflecting the culture of the community... nah, its got to be that ALL teachers at a particular school or in a particular area suck. the health care thing was meant as many teachers feel that obama's health care proposal will be a good first step towards alleviating poverty. btw in most of the south teachers benefits are virtually non existent
lol... that is BS. Obama's ed policy is just like romney... teachers HATE his ed policy... most teachers that support obama do it for other reasons.. like health care etc... teachers see 'the other side' and their struggles on a daily basis. actually getting out in the world can really change your perspective on poverty
awesome... unfortunately obama's education policy is as pro charter fool as Romney... I already voted and for obama, but i certainly had to hold my nose for the edu part of it...
awesome, thanks for sharing with us!
whats an ibox? lol
don't remember, but anyone can click and add themselves as a moderator if they want to do some ibox work
thats the spirit!
awesome! thanks for posting
education, why won't Obama point out mass. spends about 18k per student per year, states like florida spend about 7k per student per year....hmmmmmmmm every time i hear romney talking about education in mass i want to scream .... HEAVY union state, with TENURE and HIGH TEACHER PAY.... which is anti the repub platform
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Malaga Inc suspended production at its tungsten plant in Peru as power supply to its only producing mine was disrupted.
The company, which has been struggling with lower ore grade and selling prices, said there was a power outage at the Pasto Bueno mine after a hydro-electric transmission line was accidentally cut.
Repairs are expected to take four weeks and the company is maintaining the mining operations at a reduced pace.
"We intend to return to full production once we secure the necessary financing," Chief Executive Pierre Monet said.
Shares of the Montreal-based company, valued at about C$13 million, closed at 7.5 Canadian cents on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/malaga-production-idUSL3E8LM6IZ20121022
thats a big hole
not sure...but i think these folks have been quietly snatching up shares...the time for quiet and cheap shares is very close to being up!
well, the head of global resources of a 141 billion dollar investment firm just said rio tinto and WOF were her two companies worth investing in....so those 7 million shares are peanuts compared to whats coming!
yep, and that company (Colonial First State Global Asset Management) is an absolute whale...huge! and having Joanne Warner, Head of Global Resources mention us of all the companies out there is really big!
http://www.minesandmoney.com/australia/about/comference-day-one-tuesday-16-october-2012/
Looks like she spoke at 1130 Australian time, so not sure when that was our time but a huge endorsement for a tiny market cap jr. like Woulfe!
Huge info from Australia...
Just got off the phone with a friend who attended the Mines and Money Australia show...
There was a panel with Joanne Warner of Colonial First State Global Asset Management. (141BILLION dollars managed) Here is her BIO:
http://www.cfsgam.com.au/InvestmentManagementTeam.aspx
She was asked if there were any mining companies worth investing in right now and she said there were two... Rio Tinto and Woulfe Mining! WOF!
Huge info from Australia...
Just got off the phone with a friend who attended the Mines and Money Australia show...
There was a panel with Joanne Warner of Colonial First State Global Asset Management. (141BILLION dollars managed) Here is her BIO:
http://www.cfsgam.com.au/InvestmentManagementTeam.aspx
She was asked if there were any mining companies worth investing in right now and she said there were two... Rio Tinto and Woulfe Mining! WOF!
nice one!!
that 7 million was explained as a cross/swap... i think you know that.
i would have agreed with that back when christian scovenna was there... his leaving investors cubed really hurt the quality of IR they got from them...
historically a good time for potash and allana...and into jan/feb etc... i expect financing details and a big off take shortly after bfs is done
awesome news... this thing should already be 5 bucks
They could take this to the dollars with little trouble and raoul wouldnt sell a share
no problem, your graph was awesome as well, although i know that the ed funding in florida is down by even more now.. very sad... they want teachers to do more and more with less and less... and to have some no nothing fool commenting on it all the time is beyond vexing.... i say to them, volunteer (as long as you're not a sex offender)for a while and get back to me... even without all the planning, meetings, grading etc.... i guarantee you they would sing a different tune... thanks for the support stephanie
btw, 3saints is a girl? i had always pictured something like this:
Now i will picture this:
what are your qualifications to evaluate what is educationally important?
whiteboards? lol really? what year is it 1948? every classroom has whiteboards and teachers use them daily
even so... call or email... send a letter, hire a sky writer...let him know
when i have complained in the past i was told that i was the only one who saw it that way.... people NEED to make their opinions known!
bizzaro penny...
they are actually mining...this will be huge but apparently not until the CEO is ready for it... I suggest all shareholders voice their concerns
i would prefer if during the debates anyone who lied would get zapped by an electrical collar or have a ufc guy there to punch the candidates when they lie...but since that isn't going to happen i will take the dismissive laugh...lol
that was an ass whoopin... biden make him look like a college student trying to learn the ropes of policy... and unlike the obama romney debate biden used facts, rather than made up facts...
classic letters for stimulus! caught a hypocrite right in the act...
GNMT news~ General Metals CEO Provides Details of Promising Junior Mine in Wall Street Ledger Interview
General Metals CEO Provides Details of Promising Junior Mine in Wall Street Ledger Interview A Wall Street Ledger audio interview with CEO Forbush provides an overview of General Metal's junior mining operation which is nearing production and located in the heart of the Battle Mountain-Cortez Gold Trend in Lander County
http://www.cnbc.com/id/49370409
RENO, Nev., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- General Metals Corporation (OTC.QB: GNMT) announced the availability of a recent audio interview with Dan Forbush, CEO and the Wall Street Ledger. The audio provides an overview its Independence mine and updates potential investors about the latest progress towards production, its competitive advantage, depth of management and the amount of measured, indicated and inferred mineralization of gold and silver.
The audio interview can be accessed by going to: http://www.wallstreetledger.net/index.php?id=441
The Independence Mine's Competitive Advantages"There are two distinct competitive advantages to the Independence mine," notes Forbush. "The first is how near to production we are and the second is that we are located in 'elephant country'--geographically in the same Battle Mountain-Cortez Trend where some of the largest gold mining companies in the world are producing millions of ounces of gold and silver and pounds of copper." The previously announced Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is nearing completion which will define the broad economic parameters of the gold and silver mining operation. Concurrent with the development of the PEA, the Company will be advancing environmental and baseline permitting work at the property.
According to Forbush, "We are very focused on the PEA and we expect the report to make clear what precious metals we can recover within a reasonable cost framework." The audio interview can be accessed by going to: http://www.wallstreetledger.net/index.php?id=441
About General Metals CorporationGeneral Metals Corporation is an aggressive junior minerals exploration and development company, based in Reno, Nevada. The Company is actively exploring and developing its 100% controlled Independence property strategically located in the prolific Battle Mountain Mining District of Nevada.
this is the same fascist who wants to off people's kids who are 'rebellious'
what was the share structure of that company?
looking good...volume really picking up
my understanding is the plan for this mine is much, much bigger than 100k tons... that is just 'for starters'...the resource is easily big enough to support 1 million tpy or more