Monday, July 22, 2013

We are not battling mediocrity---we are battling POVERTY.

What are your thoughts?

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Exactly! This should be our battle cry.

Anonymous said...

How come poverty levels are comparable in districts that out perform nbps?

Anonymous said...

That has always been our battle cry but the refomers and the drunk on the roundtable have ignored the facts and have cast blame on us. They are activily doing everything in their power to privatize public education and with the help of the rag they may have a chance.

They obvisiously see pia as their tool and I'm sure she will do their bidding, she has 185,000 reasons why she loves New Bedford.

Anonymous said...

Which districts? Provide your evidence, your word may not be good enough. Also, compare apple to apples.

Anonymous said...

Fall River does a better job then New Bedford with the dropout rate. When a kid is about to drop out of high school, the district enrolls the kid in night school, so when the kid drops out, it doesn't count against the district.

Anonymous said...

Improve our schools by getting rid of Marlene pollock and her puppets and you'll see things improve.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if those "other districts" have more ART, MUSIC, PHYS. ED, TECHNOLOGY, etc... perhaps their administrators/school boards create a better learning day for the students. I'm confident that our teachers are as qualified, dedicated, and prepared to educate as the staff in those "other districts".

Anonymous said...

Brockton LIncome 77.1
NBPS 73
FR 77.9

Both outperforming NBPS

Anonymous said...

You do realize that NB still has an undercount of those living in poverty as well as those that should be LEP identified?

Again, what do those districts do for the learners that our district does not? If Dr. D thinks the problem is the teaching staff---she is looking in the wrong place. The mediocrity is at PRAB.

Anonymous said...

You asked for data and you got it.

"PERCHANCE he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him"

Anonymous said...

It is a very sad occasion when NBHS educators have to buy their own toilet paper! What does this say about limited resources for students! Level the playing field! Look at the cold, hard facts! Unbiased and unaltered data speaks volumes! Once again, we are an urban school district, and under state scrutiny!

Anonymous said...

We have been buying toilet paper, paper towels, soap, garbage bags, and lets not forget the supplies for the classroom at nbhs. Custodians yell at us when we throw things in barrel that are wet because they can't recycle the bags. We need to call the board of health

Anonymous said...

I hand out breakfast to many hungry students stricken by poverty. Sometimes, our students confide in us as to how difficult things really are at home. It's heartbreaking. We can only do so much. Personally, I refuse to sit idle. Give our teachers and students what they deserve- equitable distribution of resources. Stop lining the pockets of useless politicians and administrators! Mark my words....Durkin cannot live up to her words even if she has good intentions. Unrealistic!

Anonymous said...

For a district who claims to be bankrupt and had to cut 250 plus positions, why are there so many superintendents earning enormous salaries? Something is wrong with this picture! This is not putting students first. This is highway robbery!

Anonymous said...

Here, here, to our Think Tanks. They put teachers and students first. Not! If it comes down to numbers, they can't do the math!

Anonymous said...

Teachers, aren't you angry about the loss of our due salary increase? Who is pocketing our money? They are stealing from us! Do we really need a superintendent of Diversity and Equity or a director of phantom directors? We are the ones who make a difference in students' lives, yet, we get the least respect!

Anonymous said...

Our nee mantra...

They fire (other districts)! We hire (our district)!

Anonymous said...

"The MCAS scores tell more about a district's real estate values than the quality of its schools.″ -The Donahue Report

Anonymous said...

Poverty, drugs, abuse, lack of family structure.......lack of respect by both the parent and the child...NB teachers can only do so much. I know so many teachers who work 12 hour days, buy their students the essentials that they are lacking. In other words, treat these children as if they were their own! Ms. Durkin do not judge your teachers for you will also be judged!