Comments on: Not Qualified http://pqme.org/uncategorized/not-qualified/ Parents seeking math curriculum changes in the State College (PA) Area School District Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://pqme.org/uncategorized/not-qualified/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Anonymous Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:05:19 +0000 http://pqme.org/?p=211#comment-92 This is particularly disturbing considering that the people who are making curricular decisions for the district are not qualified either. They are making these decisions based purely on emotional responses to a curriculum that does not work. These people have not the credentials to make curricular decisions. This is particularly disturbing considering that the people who are making curricular decisions for the district are not qualified either. They are making these decisions based purely on emotional responses to a curriculum that does not work. These people have not the credentials to make curricular decisions.

]]> By: Steve http://pqme.org/uncategorized/not-qualified/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Steve Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:06:00 +0000 http://pqme.org/?p=211#comment-82 I agree 100% with Susan's position and it's important to recognize that there are other issues besides the math. I could never vote for someone who would support teaching creationism in a science classroom. Leous's position is disappointing. Why apply a supplemental band-aid to a curriculum that has produced such poor results and generated such dissatisfaction when there are many programs that focus on conceptual understanding along with attention to traditional algorithms, practice, and fluency? I agree 100% with Susan’s position and it’s important to recognize that there are other issues besides the math. I could never vote for someone who would support teaching creationism in a science classroom.

Leous’s position is disappointing. Why apply a supplemental band-aid to a curriculum that has produced such poor results and generated such dissatisfaction when there are many programs that focus on conceptual understanding along with attention to traditional algorithms, practice, and fluency?

]]> By: Susan Smith http://pqme.org/uncategorized/not-qualified/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Susan Smith Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:23:18 +0000 http://pqme.org/?p=211#comment-72 I attended the League of Women Voters forum last night. Of the 5 candidates for the 4 4-year positions on the school board, Gowen Roper and David Hutchinson support Investigations, Jim Leous supports it in addition to other resources, Penni Fishbaine emphasizes more traditional approaches, Brian Kaleita is strongly against Investigations. On the question of teaching creationism in the schools, Kaleita is in favor of teaching creationism, the other 4 candidates oppose creationism in the science classroom. Kaleita is also against spending money on a new high school. He is anti-tax and feels that the North and South buildings can be renovated as they are. All 4 other candidates cited the community imput to the district plans which call for two new buildings on the Westerly Parkway site. While replacing Investigations is a priority for me, creationism and an anti-tax position are not a trade I'm willing to make. I attended the League of Women Voters forum last night. Of the 5 candidates for the 4 4-year positions on the school board, Gowen Roper and David Hutchinson support Investigations, Jim Leous supports it in addition to other resources, Penni Fishbaine emphasizes more traditional approaches, Brian Kaleita is strongly against Investigations. On the question of teaching creationism in the schools, Kaleita is in favor of teaching creationism, the other 4 candidates oppose creationism in the science classroom. Kaleita is also against spending money on a new high school. He is anti-tax and feels that the North and South buildings can be renovated as they are. All 4 other candidates cited the community imput to the district plans which call for two new buildings on the Westerly Parkway site. While replacing Investigations is a priority for me, creationism and an anti-tax position are not a trade I’m willing to make.

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