Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
McDonald's will be no more likely to hire you if you hold a CSN degree, nor pay you one cent more for it. Generally, employers who specify "must have BS" are not market-driven nor particularly choosy about where it came from. Think of government agencies and industries dominated by them -- such as healthcare.
BS Nursing? [shaking my head] Florence Nightingale must be turning over in her grave. You can probably learn a nurse's job by spending less than a month in a clinical setting.
The ability to transfer credits to another institution is a very dubious merit. A CSN acceptor would also accept credits from a mail-order college.
Monday, November 30, 2009
CSN: Egalitarianism Run Amok
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
A CSN degree is *worthless*. The crooked politicians use the "everyone should go to college" mantra as a pretext for paying off their cronies, ie the academic unions, construction contractors, service providers, and so forth.
The Constitution established the original UofNV (now UNR) to provide practical instruction in just three applied science fields (Agriculture, Mining, and Engineering). Maybe only 10% qualify. When 90% of the people are ineligible, they might become resentful and lobby their state legislators to spend the money *elsewhere*. That is why NSHE is eager to operate waste like CSN, Division I sports, etc. It helps broaden the political constituency for higher education.
A CSN degree is *worthless*. The crooked politicians use the "everyone should go to college" mantra as a pretext for paying off their cronies, ie the academic unions, construction contractors, service providers, and so forth.
The Constitution established the original UofNV (now UNR) to provide practical instruction in just three applied science fields (Agriculture, Mining, and Engineering). Maybe only 10% qualify. When 90% of the people are ineligible, they might become resentful and lobby their state legislators to spend the money *elsewhere*. That is why NSHE is eager to operate waste like CSN, Division I sports, etc. It helps broaden the political constituency for higher education.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
How Much Is Your Kid Worth To CCSD?
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Federal law mandates a zero-tolerance policy for students who bring firearms onto school property. Students who do so must be expelled.
AFAIK, CCSD receives the same funding level per student (>= $10,000/yr), regardless of student age/grade. The younger the student, the longer the duration of state funding CCSD can expect to receive for him. A seven year old student is worth ~8.7X that of a 17 year old ($86,764 vs $10,000, 10 yrs vs 1 yr). That is why CCSD is so eager to keep its hands on [the two jokers who brought the gun to school], but doesn't care nearly as much about (teenage) dropouts. Note: the reason CCSD is eager to extend public education in the direction of preschoolers is because a 4 year old is marginally worth ~100% MORE than an 18 year old ($6,705 vs $3,324)1.
"Zero tolerance", huh? No doubt the regulations also require the federal government to reimburse school districts for state money forgone due to expulsions. CCSD would *profit* by expelling older students for gun violations.
110 yr APR: 3% (Qtrly)
Federal law mandates a zero-tolerance policy for students who bring firearms onto school property. Students who do so must be expelled.
AFAIK, CCSD receives the same funding level per student (>= $10,000/yr), regardless of student age/grade. The younger the student, the longer the duration of state funding CCSD can expect to receive for him. A seven year old student is worth ~8.7X that of a 17 year old ($86,764 vs $10,000, 10 yrs vs 1 yr). That is why CCSD is so eager to keep its hands on [the two jokers who brought the gun to school], but doesn't care nearly as much about (teenage) dropouts. Note: the reason CCSD is eager to extend public education in the direction of preschoolers is because a 4 year old is marginally worth ~100% MORE than an 18 year old ($6,705 vs $3,324)1.
"Zero tolerance", huh? No doubt the regulations also require the federal government to reimburse school districts for state money forgone due to expulsions. CCSD would *profit* by expelling older students for gun violations.
110 yr APR: 3% (Qtrly)
Concerned About Guns In CCSD? Drop Dead!
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
[Mandatory expulsion] does not apply to students who are on city streets or at bus stops.
Bureaucratic and legalistic, promulgated by CCSD lawyers. Once again, CCSD shows its monopolistic arrogance. "Don't bother us. What you don't know won't hurt you." It knows that parents -- whose kids are drafted into school -- have little choice but to send them to one of CCSD's offerings; especially *poor* parents.
CCSD is basically saying that $100K of funding is worth more than the personal safety of hundreds of other kids. Don't let CCSD use your kids as guinea pigs. DEMAND to know which skoolz are being used as landfill. If CCSD gives you the brush off, PULL your kids OUT. When CCSD loses enough money ($1M should do it) they'll become a lot more openminded about transferring those two boys to California.
If CCSD transferred those boys to rich white skoolz, there'd be an outcry you would not believe. All of a sudden, expulsion wouldn't look so drastic after all.
[Mandatory expulsion] does not apply to students who are on city streets or at bus stops.
Bureaucratic and legalistic, promulgated by CCSD lawyers. Once again, CCSD shows its monopolistic arrogance. "Don't bother us. What you don't know won't hurt you." It knows that parents -- whose kids are drafted into school -- have little choice but to send them to one of CCSD's offerings; especially *poor* parents.
CCSD is basically saying that $100K of funding is worth more than the personal safety of hundreds of other kids. Don't let CCSD use your kids as guinea pigs. DEMAND to know which skoolz are being used as landfill. If CCSD gives you the brush off, PULL your kids OUT. When CCSD loses enough money ($1M should do it) they'll become a lot more openminded about transferring those two boys to California.
If CCSD transferred those boys to rich white skoolz, there'd be an outcry you would not believe. All of a sudden, expulsion wouldn't look so drastic after all.
Another CCSD Gunslinger Who's Too Valuable To Expel
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The article refers to the gun toters individually as "boy", "son", etc. Extreme juvenile delinquent would actually be correct.
CCSD *must* notify the parents of children who attend the juvie halls those future gangbangers were transferred to. Give *them* the option of where to put their kids. Parents who value education (and their kids's physical well being) should pull their kids OUT of CCSD. This mumbo jumbo about privacy is a lot of legalistic *baloney*. CCSD is just afraid that releasing this important information (transparency) would foment parent riots.
Of course there are laws preventing disclosure. Public education is a centrally planned (by lawyers, bureaucrats, etc) *political* institution. Amazing. When the Church was sued for pedophile priests, one of the aggrevating arguments used by plaintiff's attorneys was that the Church didn't disclose the facts to parishioners.
The reason why those "boys" were not expelled is because they are worth $100K in state funding (present value) -- more if special ed applies. If only ~20 kids of the same age were yanked by vocal, concerned parents, CCSD would get the message. They'd quickly come up with legal loopholes to allow the names/schools of the gunners to be disclosed. Then poor parents should insist that the "boys" be bussed over to rich white schools.
The article refers to the gun toters individually as "boy", "son", etc. Extreme juvenile delinquent would actually be correct.
CCSD *must* notify the parents of children who attend the juvie halls those future gangbangers were transferred to. Give *them* the option of where to put their kids. Parents who value education (and their kids's physical well being) should pull their kids OUT of CCSD. This mumbo jumbo about privacy is a lot of legalistic *baloney*. CCSD is just afraid that releasing this important information (transparency) would foment parent riots.
Of course there are laws preventing disclosure. Public education is a centrally planned (by lawyers, bureaucrats, etc) *political* institution. Amazing. When the Church was sued for pedophile priests, one of the aggrevating arguments used by plaintiff's attorneys was that the Church didn't disclose the facts to parishioners.
The reason why those "boys" were not expelled is because they are worth $100K in state funding (present value) -- more if special ed applies. If only ~20 kids of the same age were yanked by vocal, concerned parents, CCSD would get the message. They'd quickly come up with legal loopholes to allow the names/schools of the gunners to be disclosed. Then poor parents should insist that the "boys" be bussed over to rich white schools.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Education Competition WORKS
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
We don't need any more gimmicks. No more pay for leadership, charter schools, NCLB, G&T, and on and on. If we reduced CCSD to its constitutional minimum of one little red schoolhouse, almost overnight innovative new PRIVATE schools would open to fill the demand for education services. For all tastes and price points. Religious schools, secular schools, football schools, $30K per year schools, $30 per week schools, and so forth. No more captive audience. We shouldn't draft kids into dull, failed public schools. Make schools earn their customers.
Competition works.
We don't need any more gimmicks. No more pay for leadership, charter schools, NCLB, G&T, and on and on. If we reduced CCSD to its constitutional minimum of one little red schoolhouse, almost overnight innovative new PRIVATE schools would open to fill the demand for education services. For all tastes and price points. Religious schools, secular schools, football schools, $30K per year schools, $30 per week schools, and so forth. No more captive audience. We shouldn't draft kids into dull, failed public schools. Make schools earn their customers.
Competition works.
No More CCSD Gimmicks
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
We don't need any more gimmicks. No more pay for leadership, charter schools, NCLB, G&T, and on and on. If we reduced CCSD to its constitutional minimum of one little red schoolhouse, almost overnight innovative new PRIVATE schools would open to fill the demand for education services. For all tastes and price points. Religious schools, secular schools, football schools, $30K per year schools, $30 per week schools, and so forth. No more captive audience. We shouldn't draft kids into dull, failed public schools. Make schools earn their customers.
Competition works.
We don't need any more gimmicks. No more pay for leadership, charter schools, NCLB, G&T, and on and on. If we reduced CCSD to its constitutional minimum of one little red schoolhouse, almost overnight innovative new PRIVATE schools would open to fill the demand for education services. For all tastes and price points. Religious schools, secular schools, football schools, $30K per year schools, $30 per week schools, and so forth. No more captive audience. We shouldn't draft kids into dull, failed public schools. Make schools earn their customers.
Competition works.
Garrido For Superintendent!
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
test scores, now should be considered along with other performance measures, such as observation-based assessments and a teacher's demonstration of leadership
Sounds like an Affirmative Action program. Objective measures yield to political factors to effect equality of outcomes.
This Race->Top program is just another education gimmick. How many more BILLIONS of dollars and GENERATIONS of young people are we prepared to waste until we recognize the obvious: public education is a CATASTROPHE, and cannot be reformed.
Jaycee Dugard was abducted at age 11. Her tent-schooled kids test well ABOVE their grade levels. Can any of you reform-minded public education advocates explain that? Should we make Garrido our state Superintendent?
test scores, now should be considered along with other performance measures, such as observation-based assessments and a teacher's demonstration of leadership
Sounds like an Affirmative Action program. Objective measures yield to political factors to effect equality of outcomes.
This Race->Top program is just another education gimmick. How many more BILLIONS of dollars and GENERATIONS of young people are we prepared to waste until we recognize the obvious: public education is a CATASTROPHE, and cannot be reformed.
Jaycee Dugard was abducted at age 11. Her tent-schooled kids test well ABOVE their grade levels. Can any of you reform-minded public education advocates explain that? Should we make Garrido our state Superintendent?
Teacher Evaluations Watered Down
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
test scores, now should be considered along with other performance measures, such as observation-based assessments and a teacher's demonstration of leadership
Sounds like an Affirmative Action program. Objective measures yield to political factors to effect equality of outcomes.
This Race->Top program is just another education gimmick. How many more BILLIONS of dollars and GENERATIONS of young people are we prepared to waste until we recognize the obvious: public education is a CATASTROPHE, and cannot be reformed.
Jaycee Dugard was abducted at age 11. Her tent-schooled kids test well ABOVE their grade levels. Can any of you reform-minded public education advocates explain that? Should we make Garrido our state Superintendent?
test scores, now should be considered along with other performance measures, such as observation-based assessments and a teacher's demonstration of leadership
Sounds like an Affirmative Action program. Objective measures yield to political factors to effect equality of outcomes.
This Race->Top program is just another education gimmick. How many more BILLIONS of dollars and GENERATIONS of young people are we prepared to waste until we recognize the obvious: public education is a CATASTROPHE, and cannot be reformed.
Jaycee Dugard was abducted at age 11. Her tent-schooled kids test well ABOVE their grade levels. Can any of you reform-minded public education advocates explain that? Should we make Garrido our state Superintendent?
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Smith Center for the Arts
Originally published in a LVRJ Forum
I can't stand those taxpayer-funded marble palaces known as "concert halls". Las Vegas Philharmonic OUT of Smith Arts Center. That white elephant is being financed with special taxes on folks who rent cars at McCarran. Because we all know that slot players who rent Chevys are such huge classical music fans.
There are >1,000 classical CD's in my house, covering works from Albinoni to Zumaya. My favorite *pop* recordings are from Bellagio's (classically trained) Ariel (RIP). My cable subscription includes several classical music channels. I don't expect taxpayers to subsidize my entertainment or livelihood.
Why do elists want the rest of us to subsidize theirs?
I can't stand those taxpayer-funded marble palaces known as "concert halls". Las Vegas Philharmonic OUT of Smith Arts Center. That white elephant is being financed with special taxes on folks who rent cars at McCarran. Because we all know that slot players who rent Chevys are such huge classical music fans.
There are >1,000 classical CD's in my house, covering works from Albinoni to Zumaya. My favorite *pop* recordings are from Bellagio's (classically trained) Ariel (RIP). My cable subscription includes several classical music channels. I don't expect taxpayers to subsidize my entertainment or livelihood.
Why do elists want the rest of us to subsidize theirs?
UNFLV
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum.
The new [UNLV football] coach probably will earn about $700,000
His assistants >$100K. Basketball coach makes ~$1M; his assistants >$100K. The new AD will make ~$250K. By comparison, Physics Professors Selser makes $150K. Chen ~$115K. Zane, Kwong, Lepp & Shelton make ~$100K.
The science faculty is also overpaid, but at least they have a real academic mission. The sports professors make all that money for teaching kids how to catch and throw balls.
What exactly is UNLV's mission -- to teach science or scoring?
If our football professors are so good they should be working in the NFL or for football schools like USC. If our science professors are so good they should be consulting in Silicon Valley or RTP for $20,000 per week.
It's really outrageous that we pay UNLV instructors so much. UNLV is a public *benevolent* institution. It is NOT supposed to be a place for insiders to get rich. Teaching is sort of a PhD's sacred obligation. We should only really have to cocmpensate them with titles and token honoraria. Yes, we might only be able to recruit retirees from other institutions and/or low quality professors, but so be it. Maybe we can sweeten the deal by paying them $100 a game to coach football.
The new [UNLV football] coach probably will earn about $700,000
His assistants >$100K. Basketball coach makes ~$1M; his assistants >$100K. The new AD will make ~$250K. By comparison, Physics Professors Selser makes $150K. Chen ~$115K. Zane, Kwong, Lepp & Shelton make ~$100K.
The science faculty is also overpaid, but at least they have a real academic mission. The sports professors make all that money for teaching kids how to catch and throw balls.
What exactly is UNLV's mission -- to teach science or scoring?
If our football professors are so good they should be working in the NFL or for football schools like USC. If our science professors are so good they should be consulting in Silicon Valley or RTP for $20,000 per week.
It's really outrageous that we pay UNLV instructors so much. UNLV is a public *benevolent* institution. It is NOT supposed to be a place for insiders to get rich. Teaching is sort of a PhD's sacred obligation. We should only really have to cocmpensate them with titles and token honoraria. Yes, we might only be able to recruit retirees from other institutions and/or low quality professors, but so be it. Maybe we can sweeten the deal by paying them $100 a game to coach football.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Ex-Congressman Becomes A ..
What else?
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
[Porter] joined .. a national law firm .. He is .. director of public policy in the D.C. office.
Intentionally fuzzy. Porter is a LOBBYIST (bagman). While in Congress Porter worked for the special interests. He's *still* doing it.
When these clowns are in power they do everything they can to make government bigger and more inscrutable. That way when they leave office special interests (who they've done favors for in the past) will come to them to navigate the morass.
The public sector is NOT supposed to be a vehicle to get rich. Take a look at our former elected high officials from years past. Almost *all* of them are cashing in. No wonder they spend so much money to get elected. A pox on them.
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
[Porter] joined .. a national law firm .. He is .. director of public policy in the D.C. office.
Intentionally fuzzy. Porter is a LOBBYIST (bagman). While in Congress Porter worked for the special interests. He's *still* doing it.
When these clowns are in power they do everything they can to make government bigger and more inscrutable. That way when they leave office special interests (who they've done favors for in the past) will come to them to navigate the morass.
The public sector is NOT supposed to be a vehicle to get rich. Take a look at our former elected high officials from years past. Almost *all* of them are cashing in. No wonder they spend so much money to get elected. A pox on them.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
CCSD Slavery
Originally published in a LVRJ Forum.
It's the LEGISLATURE's job to define "involuntary servitude", not the Courts. Who needs to rely on the opinions of legal professionals, anyway? The Constitution is written in simple English. Involuntary Servitude is obviously making someone do something against their will. Probably >70% of NV kids are in public school INVOLUNTARILY. The issue turns on exactly *what* they are doing.
Most of them are providing warm bodies for the Districts to get government funding, ie "idle" work. If idleness is profitable, I'm sure the kids would rather be doing it someplace else for their OWN benefit. At GVHS students have to walk (or equivalent) "to raise money for science classes", ie "active" work.
Better re-read the Constitution. Article 11 §2 says "the legislature may pass such laws as will tend to secure a general attendance .." In other words, *optional* is the DEFAULT unless the legislature enacts compulsary attendance, which to the delight of educrats and your dopey coalition, it did.
It's the LEGISLATURE's job to define "involuntary servitude", not the Courts. Who needs to rely on the opinions of legal professionals, anyway? The Constitution is written in simple English. Involuntary Servitude is obviously making someone do something against their will. Probably >70% of NV kids are in public school INVOLUNTARILY. The issue turns on exactly *what* they are doing.
Most of them are providing warm bodies for the Districts to get government funding, ie "idle" work. If idleness is profitable, I'm sure the kids would rather be doing it someplace else for their OWN benefit. At GVHS students have to walk (or equivalent) "to raise money for science classes", ie "active" work.
Better re-read the Constitution. Article 11 §2 says "the legislature may pass such laws as will tend to secure a general attendance .." In other words, *optional* is the DEFAULT unless the legislature enacts compulsary attendance, which to the delight of educrats and your dopey coalition, it did.
Friday, November 20, 2009
CCSD Student For Narrower Age Requirements
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum.
Employers said they were not interested in hiring high school dropouts. And alternative education would be limited because many apprenticeships and adult education programs require participants to be at least 18, educators said.
Involuntary servitude is prohibited in this state (Article 1, §18). Why do we DRAFT kids into the school system? Mariani's proposal was definitely a step in the right direction. Indeed, the Constitution set up pub-ed with attendance OPTIONAL (Article 11 §2).
I wouldn't expect employers like Kirkorian or Agassi to badmouth dropouts. Both quit in 8th grade! No doubt the guy who dissed them has a worthless 4 yr degree and (NON)works for the government. If "educators" (who have pretty dismal records) had their way, you'd need a PhD to sweep floors.
If attendance was voluntary, CCSD would probably lose >90% of its students -- to the BENEFIT of the opt-outers. The sooner kids leave CCSD the better off they'll be.
It shouldn't surprise anyone that public education advocates would converge to replace Mariani's Constitutional proposal (narrowed compulsary attendance) with an unconstitutional, big government, special interest one.
Employers said they were not interested in hiring high school dropouts. And alternative education would be limited because many apprenticeships and adult education programs require participants to be at least 18, educators said.
Involuntary servitude is prohibited in this state (Article 1, §18). Why do we DRAFT kids into the school system? Mariani's proposal was definitely a step in the right direction. Indeed, the Constitution set up pub-ed with attendance OPTIONAL (Article 11 §2).
I wouldn't expect employers like Kirkorian or Agassi to badmouth dropouts. Both quit in 8th grade! No doubt the guy who dissed them has a worthless 4 yr degree and (NON)works for the government. If "educators" (who have pretty dismal records) had their way, you'd need a PhD to sweep floors.
If attendance was voluntary, CCSD would probably lose >90% of its students -- to the BENEFIT of the opt-outers. The sooner kids leave CCSD the better off they'll be.
It shouldn't surprise anyone that public education advocates would converge to replace Mariani's Constitutional proposal (narrowed compulsary attendance) with an unconstitutional, big government, special interest one.
CCSD High School Scores, Just Not On Standardized Tests
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
From C-M's website:
Objective:
To increase the first time pass rate in mathematics by 3% from 42% to 45% and ELA by 3% from 77% to 80%
That pathetic math number speaks for itself. I don't know how ELA is measured, but I'm sure it's scored to make student reading/writing performance look better than it really is. At 9-2, there's no need to worry about C-M's football performance.
From C-M's website:
Objective:
To increase the first time pass rate in mathematics by 3% from 42% to 45% and ELA by 3% from 77% to 80%
That pathetic math number speaks for itself. I don't know how ELA is measured, but I'm sure it's scored to make student reading/writing performance look better than it really is. At 9-2, there's no need to worry about C-M's football performance.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
PLAN Anti-capitalism
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
[PLAN] said an earlier study for his organization found that a 6 percent personal income tax on people earning more than $200,000 a year would bring in $1.1 billion a year.
We could have small government in this state for only $80M/yr. Mining taxes plus 2-3 weeks of sales taxes would cover it. This state has a somewhat regressive tax structure, but a highly destructive *spending* structure.
PLAN is a BIG government extremist group. That is why so many prominent state Democrats contribute to it.
[PLAN] said an earlier study for his organization found that a 6 percent personal income tax on people earning more than $200,000 a year would bring in $1.1 billion a year.
We could have small government in this state for only $80M/yr. Mining taxes plus 2-3 weeks of sales taxes would cover it. This state has a somewhat regressive tax structure, but a highly destructive *spending* structure.
PLAN is a BIG government extremist group. That is why so many prominent state Democrats contribute to it.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
CCSD Board of Indoctrination
Originally posted on a LVRJ forum
The Board of Ed is a *political* institution. Members use is as a platform to make political statements, like:
The Board of Ed is a *political* institution. Members use is as a platform to make political statements, like:
- Celebrate diversity! (by hiring ex-Super Carlos Garcia)
- Honor our Veterans! (by naming schools after them)
- Seperate is *not* equal! (by closing for MLK Birthday)
- Italians were colonialists! (by opening on Columbus Day)
- Tolerance for alternative lifestyles! (by staging musicals like Rent)
- Make love not war! (by teaching sex ed)
- Make war not Love! (by letting Army recruiters on campus and teaching abstinence)
- Big government is good! (by ever-larger funding requests)
Draft Board of Education
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Board members are just powermongers. It should be called the "Draft Board". CCSD DRAFTS kids into the schools.
Board members are just powermongers. It should be called the "Draft Board". CCSD DRAFTS kids into the schools.
Child Labor at CCSD
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum.
Michael Rodriguez, a CCSD spokesman, explained that the two hours of cleaning is estimated to be the equivalent of the time a student would spend raising funds
Another non-teaching position. Does Rodriguez report to the Deputy Liason for Non-technical Communication or the Assistant Principal for Nutritional Pedagogy?
Making students pay for their grades (a "user fee") is a good trend. We spend >$10,000/yr per kid. CCSD parents should be forced to clean and retile the bathrooms. Some prisons are charging inmates for extras. The schools are like prisons minus the orange jumpsuits.
Michael Rodriguez, a CCSD spokesman, explained that the two hours of cleaning is estimated to be the equivalent of the time a student would spend raising funds
Another non-teaching position. Does Rodriguez report to the Deputy Liason for Non-technical Communication or the Assistant Principal for Nutritional Pedagogy?
Making students pay for their grades (a "user fee") is a good trend. We spend >$10,000/yr per kid. CCSD parents should be forced to clean and retile the bathrooms. Some prisons are charging inmates for extras. The schools are like prisons minus the orange jumpsuits.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Moody's Analytics
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum.
Moody’s Analytics .. will be selected Thursday to conduct a study on state taxes.
Moody's raked in HUGE Wall $t fees by assigning AAA ratings to Collateralized Mortgage bonds which were actually JUNK. The Nevada treasury was a $50M victim of this charade, as were thousands of individual Nevadans. Before we give Moody's $250K of our money, we should INSIST that they first reimburse us.
If we had small government in this state, we wouldn't need rigged tax studies by politically connected firms.
Moody’s Analytics .. will be selected Thursday to conduct a study on state taxes.
Moody's raked in HUGE Wall $t fees by assigning AAA ratings to Collateralized Mortgage bonds which were actually JUNK. The Nevada treasury was a $50M victim of this charade, as were thousands of individual Nevadans. Before we give Moody's $250K of our money, we should INSIST that they first reimburse us.
If we had small government in this state, we wouldn't need rigged tax studies by politically connected firms.
"Homeless Kid" Depends On CCSD's Definition
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Myra Berkovits, the district coordinator for the federally funded Homeless Outreach Program Education, HOPE ... Each public school in Clark County has a homeless student advocate. HOPE also has five project facilitators who are each responsible for overseeing about 75 public schools.
More non-teaching positions -- and I must admit, ones I never even dreamed of! Does Berkovits report to CCSD's Ombudsman for Science & Sports or its Deputy Liason for Rickshaw Traffic Oversight?
I don't buy that statistic of ~8,000 homeless CCSD kids. It all depends on what the meaning of the word "homeless" is. Does it include
Myra Berkovits, the district coordinator for the federally funded Homeless Outreach Program Education, HOPE ... Each public school in Clark County has a homeless student advocate. HOPE also has five project facilitators who are each responsible for overseeing about 75 public schools.
More non-teaching positions -- and I must admit, ones I never even dreamed of! Does Berkovits report to CCSD's Ombudsman for Science & Sports or its Deputy Liason for Rickshaw Traffic Oversight?
I don't buy that statistic of ~8,000 homeless CCSD kids. It all depends on what the meaning of the word "homeless" is. Does it include
- Offspring of a hotel's GM?
- Kids living in trailer parks?
- Kids in the middle of divorce custody battles?
CCSD Math
Myra Berkovits, the district coordinator for the federally funded Homeless Outreach Program Education, HOPE ... Each public school in Clark County has a homeless student advocate. HOPE also has five project facilitators who are each responsible for overseeing about 75 public schools.
More non-teaching positions -- and I must admit, ones I never even dreamed of! Does Berkovits report to CCSD's Ombudsman for Science & Sports or its Deputy Liason for Rickshaw Traffic Oversight?
I don't buy that statistic of ~8,000 homeless CCSD kids. It all depends on what the meaning of the word "homeless" is. Does it include
More non-teaching positions -- and I must admit, ones I never even dreamed of! Does Berkovits report to CCSD's Ombudsman for Science & Sports or its Deputy Liason for Rickshaw Traffic Oversight?
I don't buy that statistic of ~8,000 homeless CCSD kids. It all depends on what the meaning of the word "homeless" is. Does it include
- Offspring of a hotel's GM?
- Kids living in trailer parks?
- Kids in the middle of divorce custody battles?
Homeless Kids Enrolled In CCSD
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The number of homeless students in local public schools could reach about 8,000 by the end of the current school year
The Nevada Constitution established public education as a "safety net", for hopelessly underprivileged kids (ie homeless, orphans) who desperately want (ie sleeping on bleachers) to attend school but otherwise would have no chance. As the article describes, thankfully that is a relatively small number of kids. That is why the Constitution uses language like "one school per district" and did not make attendance compulsary.
Parents of those more fortunate ~300,000 remaining students should prioritize and figure out how to pay for their OWN children's *private* educations. Maybe one less case of beer per week?
If we had small government in this state, even using the current, per-capita wasteful appropriation figures, CCSD's budget would be closer to $100M/yr (down from its current multi-billion dollar level).
The number of homeless students in local public schools could reach about 8,000 by the end of the current school year
The Nevada Constitution established public education as a "safety net", for hopelessly underprivileged kids (ie homeless, orphans) who desperately want (ie sleeping on bleachers) to attend school but otherwise would have no chance. As the article describes, thankfully that is a relatively small number of kids. That is why the Constitution uses language like "one school per district" and did not make attendance compulsary.
Parents of those more fortunate ~300,000 remaining students should prioritize and figure out how to pay for their OWN children's *private* educations. Maybe one less case of beer per week?
If we had small government in this state, even using the current, per-capita wasteful appropriation figures, CCSD's budget would be closer to $100M/yr (down from its current multi-billion dollar level).
CCSD Homeless
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The number of homeless students in local public schools could reach about 8,000 by the end of the current school year
The Nevada Constitution established public education as a "safety net", for hopelessly underprivileged kids (ie homeless, orphans) who desperately want (ie sleeping on bleachers) to attend school but otherwise would have no chance. As the article describes, thankfully that is a relatively small number of kids. That is why the Constitution uses language like "one school per district" and did not make attendance compulsary.
Parents of those more fortunate ~300,000 remaining students should prioritize and figure out how to pay for their OWN children's *private* educations. Maybe one less case of beer per week?
If we had small government in this state, even using the current, per-capita wasteful appropriation figures, CCSD's budget would be closer to $100M/yr (down from its current multi-billion dollar level).
The number of homeless students in local public schools could reach about 8,000 by the end of the current school year
The Nevada Constitution established public education as a "safety net", for hopelessly underprivileged kids (ie homeless, orphans) who desperately want (ie sleeping on bleachers) to attend school but otherwise would have no chance. As the article describes, thankfully that is a relatively small number of kids. That is why the Constitution uses language like "one school per district" and did not make attendance compulsary.
Parents of those more fortunate ~300,000 remaining students should prioritize and figure out how to pay for their OWN children's *private* educations. Maybe one less case of beer per week?
If we had small government in this state, even using the current, per-capita wasteful appropriation figures, CCSD's budget would be closer to $100M/yr (down from its current multi-billion dollar level).
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Another UNLV "Scholar" In a JUNK Department
[UNLV Professor Jennifer Livengood] tries to figure out how religious practices and beliefs influence how -- and how much -- people have fun
This is ridiculous.
Why do so many charlatan professors always want to be called "Doctor"? How many patients do they treat? I've read the titles of some of Livengood's papers. Not serious scholarship. Livengood's name also appears as an "ally" on a Celebrates National Coming Out Day brochure (LGBT related).
The original University of Nevada (now UNR) was chartered by the state constitution to provide practical in three fields relevant to this state: Mining, Engineering, and Agriculture. The constitution authorized the Legislature to create additional colleges as it deemed necessary. Does anything think a Hotel College, with a Department of Leisure, is *necessary*? Of course not! This is just politics. These Professors of Basketweaving all vote for Democrats.
Shutter this ridiculous college/department. Whenever I read about "academics" like Livengood, I'm reminded of that Dan Akroyd character in Ghostbusters. You've never been out of college! You don't know what it's like out there! I've *worked* in the private sector. They expect *results*.
If Livengood is so good, she should work for McDonald's University. Otherwise, UNLV should trade her to Cornell for a Physicist. We'll even throw in a $300K sweetener -- money we can get by canning Smatresk.
This is ridiculous.
Why do so many charlatan professors always want to be called "Doctor"? How many patients do they treat? I've read the titles of some of Livengood's papers. Not serious scholarship. Livengood's name also appears as an "ally" on a Celebrates National Coming Out Day brochure (LGBT related).
The original University of Nevada (now UNR) was chartered by the state constitution to provide practical in three fields relevant to this state: Mining, Engineering, and Agriculture. The constitution authorized the Legislature to create additional colleges as it deemed necessary. Does anything think a Hotel College, with a Department of Leisure, is *necessary*? Of course not! This is just politics. These Professors of Basketweaving all vote for Democrats.
Shutter this ridiculous college/department. Whenever I read about "academics" like Livengood, I'm reminded of that Dan Akroyd character in Ghostbusters. You've never been out of college! You don't know what it's like out there! I've *worked* in the private sector. They expect *results*.
If Livengood is so good, she should work for McDonald's University. Otherwise, UNLV should trade her to Cornell for a Physicist. We'll even throw in a $300K sweetener -- money we can get by canning Smatresk.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Regent Running For Congress
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
These Regents are totally clueless. Why do they bother running for the job? It's not like they have that vision thing. They don't bring any prestige to the Board. No one is going to mistake them for real fiduciaries, like Gordon Moore at Cal Tech. These Regents only do it for the wine and cheese parties and hobnobbing with patrons.
There is not a single Regent who would consider returning the University of Nevada (now UNR) to its original, limited mission. Practical instruction in three fields relevant to this state: Mining, Agriculture, and Engineering. Indeed, these clowns don't have any idea what higher education is for.
These Regents are totally clueless. Why do they bother running for the job? It's not like they have that vision thing. They don't bring any prestige to the Board. No one is going to mistake them for real fiduciaries, like Gordon Moore at Cal Tech. These Regents only do it for the wine and cheese parties and hobnobbing with patrons.
There is not a single Regent who would consider returning the University of Nevada (now UNR) to its original, limited mission. Practical instruction in three fields relevant to this state: Mining, Agriculture, and Engineering. Indeed, these clowns don't have any idea what higher education is for.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
CCSD: Brother, Can You Spare Another $5B?
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
[CCSD] said a 2012 bond program could put officials in a better planning position.
CCSD is a *political* institution. It's all about
[CCSD] said a 2012 bond program could put officials in a better planning position.
CCSD is a *political* institution. It's all about
- generating huge bond underwriting fees for politically connected investment bankers
- large construction & maintenance contracts (at union-scale wages) for politically connected firms
- wealth redistribution ("equity")
- pumping money into Berkley/Titus' districts ("stimulus" jobs)
- promoting tolerance for people with AIDS, ie staging Rent at GVH (lest it lose popular support from LGBT)
- buying off the football constituency (lest it lose support from boosters)
- school naming (lest it lose support from Vets)
- closing for MLK Holiday (lest it lose support from Blacks)
- sex ed (to please liberals)
- abstinence (to please conservatives)
- Board members showing us how "progressive" they are (by hiring clowns like Carlos Garcia)
For the Children
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum.
[CCSD] said a 2012 bond program could put officials in a better planning position.
CCSD is a *political* institution. It's all about
[CCSD] said a 2012 bond program could put officials in a better planning position.
CCSD is a *political* institution. It's all about
- generating huge bond underwriting fees for politically connected investment bankers
- large construction & maintenance contracts (at union-scale wages) for politically connected firms
- wealth redistribution ("equity")
- pumping money into Berkley/Titus' districts ("stimulus" jobs)
- promoting tolerance for people with AIDS, ie staging Rent at GVH (lest it lose popular support from LGBT)
- buying off the football constituency (lest it lose support from boosters)
- school naming (lest it lose support from Vets)
- closing for MLK Holiday (lest it lose support from Blacks)
- sex ed (to please liberals)
- abstinence (to please conservatives)
- Board members showing us how "progressive" they are (by hiring clowns like Carlos Garcia)
- and on and on.
There is no constituency for the 3R's, which is why CCSD students can't add, read or write.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Board of Football Boosters
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Bill Gates spends his *own* money to make his products as good as they can be. His Board is composed of software and financial experts who have large personal financial stakes in the success of M$ products.
CCSD is run by a professional bureaucrat who gets paid whether the kids learn to read or not. The district is run by a bunch of bureaucrats whose primary concerns are satisfying political consitutencies for school naming, diversity, football, and drama.
If education was a completely PRIVATIZED service provided by experts with large personal stakes in its success, the kids would actually learn something. The Board should be limited to approving lyrics for school fight songs.
Bill Gates spends his *own* money to make his products as good as they can be. His Board is composed of software and financial experts who have large personal financial stakes in the success of M$ products.
CCSD is run by a professional bureaucrat who gets paid whether the kids learn to read or not. The district is run by a bunch of bureaucrats whose primary concerns are satisfying political consitutencies for school naming, diversity, football, and drama.
If education was a completely PRIVATIZED service provided by experts with large personal stakes in its success, the kids would actually learn something. The Board should be limited to approving lyrics for school fight songs.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Education Entitlements for the Wealthy
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Public education is increasingly becoming an entitlement program for the *wealthy*. Rich folks send their kids (and our money) to Europe, or else their kids go to "good" neighborhood schools. Poor kids get stuck in lousy schools.
Public education is increasingly becoming an entitlement program for the *wealthy*. Rich folks send their kids (and our money) to Europe, or else their kids go to "good" neighborhood schools. Poor kids get stuck in lousy schools.
UNLV Liberal Arts
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum
Mary Hausch, a journalism professor .. has a Facebook page, but she's careful not to mix Facebook with class. She generally won't be Facebook friends with current students, she said, though she will accept their friend requests once the semester is over.
Yeah, sure. These liberal arts professors (and their graduate students) use social networking sites to get dates with their students. If you confront these degenerates, they'll give some 60's-era pablum about how sex broaden the college experience. Blah blah blah.
Abolish all these liberal arts departments, Division I sports programs, etc. Get the University of Nevada back to its original mission: instruction in three applied science subjects relevant to this state: Agriculture, Mining, and Engineering.
Mary Hausch, a journalism professor .. has a Facebook page, but she's careful not to mix Facebook with class. She generally won't be Facebook friends with current students, she said, though she will accept their friend requests once the semester is over.
Yeah, sure. These liberal arts professors (and their graduate students) use social networking sites to get dates with their students. If you confront these degenerates, they'll give some 60's-era pablum about how sex broaden the college experience. Blah blah blah.
Abolish all these liberal arts departments, Division I sports programs, etc. Get the University of Nevada back to its original mission: instruction in three applied science subjects relevant to this state: Agriculture, Mining, and Engineering.
CCSD Gimmicks
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
[CCSD] is spending $617,500 in federal stimulus funds to expand Advanced Academics to eight high schools this year.
Like the article stated, these virtual academies are PUBLIC schools. Sooner or later this fad will prove to be no different than other forms of public education: high costs, poor results. Get the government OUT of K-12.
We homeschool. Yes, we've heard (good things) about these online academies. Yes, we qualify for "free" goodies. Yes, we could choose the "minimal CCSD involvement" plan. Etc and so forth.
We STILL won't sign up. We don't want to be a burden to our taxpaying neighbors. We don't want to give the government the front door keys. We don't want the government snooping on our broadband connection.
[CCSD] is spending $617,500 in federal stimulus funds to expand Advanced Academics to eight high schools this year.
Like the article stated, these virtual academies are PUBLIC schools. Sooner or later this fad will prove to be no different than other forms of public education: high costs, poor results. Get the government OUT of K-12.
We homeschool. Yes, we've heard (good things) about these online academies. Yes, we qualify for "free" goodies. Yes, we could choose the "minimal CCSD involvement" plan. Etc and so forth.
We STILL won't sign up. We don't want to be a burden to our taxpaying neighbors. We don't want to give the government the front door keys. We don't want the government snooping on our broadband connection.
CCSD Contractors
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum.
[CCSD] is spending $617,500 in federal stimulus funds to expand Advanced Academics to eight high schools this year.
Like the article stated, these virtual academies are PUBLIC schools. Sooner or later this fad will prove to be no different than other forms of public education: high costs, poor results. Get the government OUT of K-12.
We homeschool. Yes, we've heard (good things) about these online academies. Yes, we qualify for "free" goodies. Yes, we could choose the "minimal CCSD involvement" plan. Etc and so forth.
We STILL won't sign up. We don't want to be a burden to our taxpaying neighbors. We don't want to give the government the front door keys. We don't want the government snooping on our broadband connection.
[CCSD] is spending $617,500 in federal stimulus funds to expand Advanced Academics to eight high schools this year.
Like the article stated, these virtual academies are PUBLIC schools. Sooner or later this fad will prove to be no different than other forms of public education: high costs, poor results. Get the government OUT of K-12.
We homeschool. Yes, we've heard (good things) about these online academies. Yes, we qualify for "free" goodies. Yes, we could choose the "minimal CCSD involvement" plan. Etc and so forth.
We STILL won't sign up. We don't want to be a burden to our taxpaying neighbors. We don't want to give the government the front door keys. We don't want the government snooping on our broadband connection.
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