Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
According to the Nevada Association of School Administrators.
The best superintendent should be the operator of the private school with the largest market share. Rulffes's *competitive* share would consistently rank near the bottom, along side Dugan. Time to expose the frauds.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
NV Government Grows Fat In Its Sleep
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The lawmakers' Interim Finance Committee supported the new Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Authority, along with a $117,030-a-year salary for a commissioner and a $56,265-a-year salary for an executive assistant.
First of all, I don't understand how law(sausage)makers can vote on ANYTHING at this time. We're sine die and Gibbons hasn't called a special session. Secondly, this new bureaucracy is completely unnecessary. If there is a market for renewable energy, some bright fellow will figure out how to make an honest buck on it. I see the crooked politicians have already staked their claim.
The lawmakers' Interim Finance Committee supported the new Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Authority, along with a $117,030-a-year salary for a commissioner and a $56,265-a-year salary for an executive assistant.
First of all, I don't understand how law(sausage)makers can vote on ANYTHING at this time. We're sine die and Gibbons hasn't called a special session. Secondly, this new bureaucracy is completely unnecessary. If there is a market for renewable energy, some bright fellow will figure out how to make an honest buck on it. I see the crooked politicians have already staked their claim.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
CCSD Mission Creep
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
CCSD was never meant to be all (no) things to all people. The Nevada Constitution set up public education (ie CCSD) as a safety net, to provide primary skills to poor kids who would otherwise have no access. Few kids really fall into that category. For the most severely retarded the Constitution established state institutions. CCSD was NEVER meant to provide special this or that.
Public education has already made this state a magnet for parents who shirk their responsibility to educate their own children. If Nevada ever starts contracting with private schools to provide special ed, it will turn this state into a learning disabled magnet.
CCSD was never meant to be all (no) things to all people. The Nevada Constitution set up public education (ie CCSD) as a safety net, to provide primary skills to poor kids who would otherwise have no access. Few kids really fall into that category. For the most severely retarded the Constitution established state institutions. CCSD was NEVER meant to provide special this or that.
Public education has already made this state a magnet for parents who shirk their responsibility to educate their own children. If Nevada ever starts contracting with private schools to provide special ed, it will turn this state into a learning disabled magnet.
Public School Labels
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
That autism stuff is such crap. A friend of mine has a young son who was "labeled" by a private school. She was so pissed that she pulled him out, issued a "stop pay" on her tuition installment check, and began homeschooling. The kid is doing just FINE now.
I know another family. The son was being very difficult in public school. After all the usual conferences, memos, evals, diagnoses blah blah blah they finally put the boy on Ritilin. No one ever bothered to examine the *family* system. Both parents are VERY permissive. Their kids rule the roost.
That autism stuff is such crap. A friend of mine has a young son who was "labeled" by a private school. She was so pissed that she pulled him out, issued a "stop pay" on her tuition installment check, and began homeschooling. The kid is doing just FINE now.
I know another family. The son was being very difficult in public school. After all the usual conferences, memos, evals, diagnoses blah blah blah they finally put the boy on Ritilin. No one ever bothered to examine the *family* system. Both parents are VERY permissive. Their kids rule the roost.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Dump Liberal Arts
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Liberal arts courses should be strictly limited to those which further the mission of applied science education. An engineer should know how to write an essay.
If I were a Regent, English Comp (or testing out of it) would be required. Liberal arts courses like Drama and Beowulf would NOT be available. Math, physics, etc are fundamental to applied science. A wide variety of such courses would be available. Many (ie two semesters of Calculus) are standard requirements, anyhow. I suppose enough would be offerred to make a dual-major program possible.
If I were a Regent, I would likely approve such an option. "History of Science", "Engineering Economics", etc are courses which should be available as electives. Peloponesian War, Marx's Theory of Capital, etc. would not.
If I were a Regent, there would be no liberal arts departments. The courses would be taught by contractors.
Liberal arts courses should be strictly limited to those which further the mission of applied science education. An engineer should know how to write an essay.
If I were a Regent, English Comp (or testing out of it) would be required. Liberal arts courses like Drama and Beowulf would NOT be available. Math, physics, etc are fundamental to applied science. A wide variety of such courses would be available. Many (ie two semesters of Calculus) are standard requirements, anyhow. I suppose enough would be offerred to make a dual-major program possible.
If I were a Regent, I would likely approve such an option. "History of Science", "Engineering Economics", etc are courses which should be available as electives. Peloponesian War, Marx's Theory of Capital, etc. would not.
If I were a Regent, there would be no liberal arts departments. The courses would be taught by contractors.
Subsidized Slacking
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Why should folks who have no interest in college, pay higher taxes to support lazy kids who do? Why do so many NSHE administrators make more than the Governor? That's ridiculous. The Governor should be the highest paid public servant in the state. College administrators are just derelict bureaucrats. Their jobs can't be more valuable than the governor's. Due to Constitutional requirements we can't completely eliminate NSHE, however it should be funded by "user fees" (ie. tuition). $25K per year sounds about right.
Actually, the original University of Nevada (now UNR) was chartered to provide practical instruction in just 3 fields (Engineering, Mining, and Agriculture). It was endowed with capital sufficient to make it taxpayer independent in perpetuity. Any student with a declared major in any of those aforementioned fields should be geting a FREE RIDE, or else paying only nominal tuition. Let those zany liberal arts students and boobhead jocks pay for wasting our taxdollars.
Why should folks who have no interest in college, pay higher taxes to support lazy kids who do? Why do so many NSHE administrators make more than the Governor? That's ridiculous. The Governor should be the highest paid public servant in the state. College administrators are just derelict bureaucrats. Their jobs can't be more valuable than the governor's. Due to Constitutional requirements we can't completely eliminate NSHE, however it should be funded by "user fees" (ie. tuition). $25K per year sounds about right.
Actually, the original University of Nevada (now UNR) was chartered to provide practical instruction in just 3 fields (Engineering, Mining, and Agriculture). It was endowed with capital sufficient to make it taxpayer independent in perpetuity. Any student with a declared major in any of those aforementioned fields should be geting a FREE RIDE, or else paying only nominal tuition. Let those zany liberal arts students and boobhead jocks pay for wasting our taxdollars.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Regents Promote One of Their Own Incompetents
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Klaich is overrated. No way he deserves the job. The Regents are just political hacks. Except for maybe one, they *all* deserve to be recalled. Klaich used to be one of those incompetent Regents. Now he has been promoted to Chancellor. Typical public sector rewarding of failure.
Klaich is overrated. No way he deserves the job. The Regents are just political hacks. Except for maybe one, they *all* deserve to be recalled. Klaich used to be one of those incompetent Regents. Now he has been promoted to Chancellor. Typical public sector rewarding of failure.
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