Comments on: Video: Chief Sealth teachers rally against MAP testing

By: Nick Esparza

Nick Esparza — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:14:36 +0000

Vote NO on the operations Levy Seattle School District No. 1 Proposition No. 1
The Seattle School District’s enrollment rate continues to grow; yet the school district has continually
used and mismanages many of the funds provided to them. Countless dollars are not being spent on
repairs; schools are taking a loss in funds by selling school at losses only to reopen them.

In 2009 the school district was offered $9.7 million for the sales of Martin Luther King Elementary. When
all was said and done they voted to sell it to a non-profit church for $2.3 million. This is lost money that
could have provided much needed maintenance. Arbor Heights the oldest school in the district and the
most in need of repairs is not even part of the money allotted in the levy. Now the school district is nearly
$550 million in back repairs.

This mismanagement of funds is not helping our students. We need improvement in our schools. Do you
as a voter want to see your tax dollars go down the drain?

Vote NO on the operations Levy

Let us know what you think.

Email us at NICKESPARZA@seattleschooldistrictexposed.com

By: Nick Esparza

Nick Esparza — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:00:52 +0000

please continue to fight teachers!

By: Seattlite

Seattlite — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:08:23 +0000

Who is evaluating the teachers’ performances? Is their union promoting more teacher evaluations to make sure their skills are high enough to teach kids who are behind? Why are so many kids graduating from high school with lower than 12th grade reading/writing/math skills?

By: argonautter

argonautter — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:32:59 +0000

These tests are administered 3x each year to track student growth. I can see the value in an assessment at the beginning of the year to help teachers fill in gaps in student learning. However, I’m betting that the teachers in the classrooms with these students already have a pretty good idea of where the students are mid and end of year without “checking”. I’m with the teachers on this one. Life is not full of standardized tests. Dedicating that much time to tests and test training rather than to inspiring learning seems absurd!

By: w.s. maverick

w.s. maverick — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:53:05 +0000

the test shows what the kids have learned and how smart they are. if you are smart,way to go. if not you may need some help. I love the tests, everyone now thinks everyone should get a gold star and a ribbon for doing nothing, welcome to your new weaker America

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:43:39 +0000

Rally? Really with 20 people? I know it is so unfair that we would want to hold Teachers responsible for their performance. I guess the Teachers that would be worried about the job they are doing are out protesting this

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:16:35 +0000

By: flynlo

flynlo — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:47:38 +0000

As a long time taxpayer with no “dog in this fight”– I’m single and have no children, I find it interesting that this fight is going on while there is a ballot out to support the school district. My inclination has been to vote no on the school bond initiatives since I don’t particularly like the way that the district appears to be heading & this all around waste of money is doing nothing to change that opinion!

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:43:58 +0000

I saw on the news one of the questions. It was a diagram with a picture of a pencil against a cm ruler. It asked approx. how many centimeters was the pencil. Is this really a question for high school? This is something that I think would/could/should be learned in elementary school.

I had an experience some time back at Jiffy Lube. I explained to an employee who looked to be straight out of high school that he needed to leave the car door ajar, otherwise the car alarm would set. He looked at me with a blank face. Turns out he didn’t know what ajar meant. I really hope that is an anomaly and not the norm, but with questions such as what I described, I have to wonder if the new standard is to lower it?

When I went back to college, I had to take a compass test. The school sent me a practice test of what kind of questions would be on it. My wife, who is originally from Japan, saw the math questions and started laughing. She told me that they learned those equations in elementary and middle school.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:38:27 +0000

Standardize testing does not teach students anything except how to pass the standardize test. Teachers waste time and resources to teach how to pass the test. That was my experience when i went to High school, although we took the WASL at the time. Teachers dont need to be fired they need to be made part of the conversation, also by firing teachers what would that help? Oh you can have new less qualified teachers, great. I’m not saying all teachers are qualified but if you fire the ones that are you get a situation like the replacement refs in the NFL and this time Seattle won’t come out on top.

By: DW

DW — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:54:43 +0000

This is why Seattle school district is a joke

By: w.s. maverick

w.s. maverick — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:18:27 +0000

well said joseph well said

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:58:59 +0000

All these teachers not giving the test need to be fired!

By: w.s. maverick

w.s. maverick — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:28:17 +0000

very stupid thing to fight about. seems like everyone now a days wants everything given to them instead of having to earn it

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:07:33 +0000

The 34th LD Dems will be considering a resolution in support @ next Wed’s meeting.