by altha-admin | Jul 8, 2012 | Articles
The Stull evaluation was a nice idea. The process was implemented by the California state legislature in 1971 in order to keep teachers accountable. Teachers who failed the Stull evaluation twice would be terminated. Forty years later, I can testify personally...
by altha-admin | Jul 8, 2012 | Articles
School Districts have a hard time balancing the books. First, they have to set aside a large and growing reserve of taxpayer dollars to offset the pension and paycheck obligations which weigh on school districts. Even with the growing number of new teachers replacing...
by altha-admin | Jul 8, 2012 | Articles
"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." (2 Corinthians 12: 10) I used to hate hearing this phrase muttered by some utterly...
by altha-admin | Jul 8, 2012 | Articles
Discipline in schools Re "Bullied bus monitor failed to ensure children's safety" (Comment, June 28): The bullied elderly bus monitor incident was an unfortunate situation that just happened to be recorded – probably by one of the little punks on...
by altha-admin | Jul 8, 2012 | Articles
Oversimplified Attack on the Supreme Court I do not accept Political Cartoonist Michael Ramirez' take on the Roberts Court's ruling on ObamaCare. I believe that the conservative coalitions in this country will look back five years from now and applaud John...
