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	<title>Comments on: Obama&#8217;s Director of Education for Latinos coming to Santa Ana on Monday</title>
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		<title>By: Just in Time</title>
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		<dc:creator>Just in Time</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Education First----Get rid of all the high salaried administrators that have done an aweful job.

Not needed.  Keep the money where needed most.
Education First</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Education First&#8212;-Get rid of all the high salaried administrators that have done an aweful job.</p>
<p>Not needed.  Keep the money where needed most.<br />
Education First</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle Quinn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle Quinn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jill, 
what set me on this path, is when the OUSD was closing down and has closed down Silverado Canyon Elementary. I looked into all the grants to see if i could help get a grant to keep the school open. I started looking at all the grants which lead me to the QEIA, HPSG, IPA, all to reduce class size, but just for 480 schools. Then i read a statement by David Tokosfsky, LAUSD 

&quot;class-size reduction produces more teachers and more due&#039;s&quot;. &quot;i hate to be cynical&quot;.

I looked into the schools and found out that all of them had gotten grants before for class-size and had did nothing to increase API scores in fact some API scores had dropped!

Of course all of the schools including all the ones in Orange, Santa ana, Anaheim, ect... are title one schools, all hispanic schools. People are not putting two and two together. 
The school districts the unions, do not want the kids doing better, that is why the low re-classification rate. And the, &quot;wolfs in sheep&#039;s clothing&quot;, that are helping the school districts and the unions are the so called reps: Lou Correa, Latino Activists, Orange Country sups, hospitals, newpapers, non-profits, social service&#039;s,businesses, ect.. 

Its not hard to figure out this stuff, you just need to look, really look!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jill,<br />
what set me on this path, is when the OUSD was closing down and has closed down Silverado Canyon Elementary. I looked into all the grants to see if i could help get a grant to keep the school open. I started looking at all the grants which lead me to the QEIA, HPSG, IPA, all to reduce class size, but just for 480 schools. Then i read a statement by David Tokosfsky, LAUSD </p>
<p>&#8220;class-size reduction produces more teachers and more due&#8217;s&#8221;. &#8220;i hate to be cynical&#8221;.</p>
<p>I looked into the schools and found out that all of them had gotten grants before for class-size and had did nothing to increase API scores in fact some API scores had dropped!</p>
<p>Of course all of the schools including all the ones in Orange, Santa ana, Anaheim, ect&#8230; are title one schools, all hispanic schools. People are not putting two and two together.<br />
The school districts the unions, do not want the kids doing better, that is why the low re-classification rate. And the, &#8220;wolfs in sheep&#8217;s clothing&#8221;, that are helping the school districts and the unions are the so called reps: Lou Correa, Latino Activists, Orange Country sups, hospitals, newpapers, non-profits, social service&#8217;s,businesses, ect.. </p>
<p>Its not hard to figure out this stuff, you just need to look, really look!</p>
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		<title>By: Jim Benson</title>
		<link>http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/obamas-director-of-education-for-latinos-coming-to-santa-ana-on-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-100717</link>
		<dc:creator>Jim Benson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was at a meeting with a school board member for another district. He said it very well, 1st you have to realize you have a problem. The biggest danger is focusing on the numbers and forgetting you are supposted to be educating children</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was at a meeting with a school board member for another district. He said it very well, 1st you have to realize you have a problem. The biggest danger is focusing on the numbers and forgetting you are supposted to be educating children</p>
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		<title>By: Jill</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What I have learned and witnessed:  The lower the test scores, the MORE help they get and money. Getting taken over by the state is somewhat of a joke.  For example, at one QEIA school last year, the state didn&#039;t even show up (cancelled).  Not only that, when they do come, the school puts on a &quot;dog and pony show&quot; not their true colors.  School districts are a money making business. Unions have their own agendas and I am finding that they are in the circle with the district.  It&#039;s all about the money and not about educating kids.  I find that to be very sad.  I am entitled to my opinion.  I call it as I see it.  I have my own reasons why I don&#039;t care for the local union namely because they haven&#039;t even bothered to call me back and they take $1000 out of my check yearly.  I spoke once (last year) to someone at the Union who told me to &quot;not worry about my job and to go to a movie.&quot;  It&#039;s very frustrating.  I could go on, but I don&#039;t want to bore you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What I have learned and witnessed:  The lower the test scores, the MORE help they get and money. Getting taken over by the state is somewhat of a joke.  For example, at one QEIA school last year, the state didn&#8217;t even show up (cancelled).  Not only that, when they do come, the school puts on a &#8220;dog and pony show&#8221; not their true colors.  School districts are a money making business. Unions have their own agendas and I am finding that they are in the circle with the district.  It&#8217;s all about the money and not about educating kids.  I find that to be very sad.  I am entitled to my opinion.  I call it as I see it.  I have my own reasons why I don&#8217;t care for the local union namely because they haven&#8217;t even bothered to call me back and they take $1000 out of my check yearly.  I spoke once (last year) to someone at the Union who told me to &#8220;not worry about my job and to go to a movie.&#8221;  It&#8217;s very frustrating.  I could go on, but I don&#8217;t want to bore you.</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle Quinn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle Quinn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As long as people stay bogged down on this ethnic blame game nothing will be resolved.

And as long as you do not look at your own ethinc problems, then nothing will be resolved, due to poltical correctness and ignorance of loyality!

Catholics in N.Ireland learned that, and are on the path to freedom!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As long as people stay bogged down on this ethnic blame game nothing will be resolved.</p>
<p>And as long as you do not look at your own ethinc problems, then nothing will be resolved, due to poltical correctness and ignorance of loyality!</p>
<p>Catholics in N.Ireland learned that, and are on the path to freedom!</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle Quinn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle Quinn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>sorry for the mistakes above, i get typed tied!
:)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sorry for the mistakes above, i get typed tied!<br />
 <img src='http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Michelle Quinn</title>
		<link>http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/08/obamas-director-of-education-for-latinos-coming-to-santa-ana-on-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-100620</link>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Quinn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i agree Art, so start seeing hispanics as American&#039;s instead of &quot;LATINO&#039;S&quot;,. We are all immigrants working toward the same ideal, of a better place for our kids. A population that is a threat to that is going to get a good lashing too. And right now the hispanics suck, really they do!

Harsh yes, needed yes!

I want my children standing side by side with all kids not infront or behind. If you do not understand that, then with all your brains our country must be on a path to disruction!

united we stand, divided we fall!

My soultion is simple:

Uniforms for schools 
and Steven Perry ideal of &quot;no excuse for failure&quot;, you were given the gift of freedom, now use it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i agree Art, so start seeing hispanics as American&#8217;s instead of &#8220;LATINO&#8217;S&#8221;,. We are all immigrants working toward the same ideal, of a better place for our kids. A population that is a threat to that is going to get a good lashing too. And right now the hispanics suck, really they do!</p>
<p>Harsh yes, needed yes!</p>
<p>I want my children standing side by side with all kids not infront or behind. If you do not understand that, then with all your brains our country must be on a path to disruction!</p>
<p>united we stand, divided we fall!</p>
<p>My soultion is simple:</p>
<p>Uniforms for schools<br />
and Steven Perry ideal of &#8220;no excuse for failure&#8221;, you were given the gift of freedom, now use it!</p>
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		<title>By: art lomeli</title>
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		<dc:creator>art lomeli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As long as people stay bogged down on this ethnic blame game nothing will be resolved.

Like it or not these Americans of Hispanic decent are a major factor of this Country&#039;s future.

We as a society making decisions now hold the answer.

Doing nothing in their development will result in future serious social problems affecting the health of this great nation.

Understanding this group&#039;s major role in this country&#039;s future and so thinking outside the box in their development will ensure this great nation will continue to be the power and leader of the free world.

Using bad isolated school board management like Santa Ana&#039;s and others that are similar to generalize and stereotype resulting in no solution will be devastating for all of us that will soon be senior citizens and will be dependent on our youth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As long as people stay bogged down on this ethnic blame game nothing will be resolved.</p>
<p>Like it or not these Americans of Hispanic decent are a major factor of this Country&#8217;s future.</p>
<p>We as a society making decisions now hold the answer.</p>
<p>Doing nothing in their development will result in future serious social problems affecting the health of this great nation.</p>
<p>Understanding this group&#8217;s major role in this country&#8217;s future and so thinking outside the box in their development will ensure this great nation will continue to be the power and leader of the free world.</p>
<p>Using bad isolated school board management like Santa Ana&#8217;s and others that are similar to generalize and stereotype resulting in no solution will be devastating for all of us that will soon be senior citizens and will be dependent on our youth.</p>
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		<title>By: Jim Benson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jim Benson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The basic fast is that the schools are failing to do the job we pay them to do in Santa Ana and other places.

Other districts and schools do just fine. 

It does not matter the background of the children involved, the district must work to solve the problem it has nothing to do with skin color or nationality. 

It has a lot to do with the administration not finding a way to do the job they were elected to do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The basic fast is that the schools are failing to do the job we pay them to do in Santa Ana and other places.</p>
<p>Other districts and schools do just fine. </p>
<p>It does not matter the background of the children involved, the district must work to solve the problem it has nothing to do with skin color or nationality. </p>
<p>It has a lot to do with the administration not finding a way to do the job they were elected to do.</p>
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		<title>By: Earth to Ivory Towers</title>
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		<dc:creator>Earth to Ivory Towers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And if you poll those students not one will identify themselves as a Gringo. None.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And if you poll those students not one will identify themselves as a Gringo. None.</p>
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		<title>By: Earth to Ivory Towers</title>
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		<dc:creator>Earth to Ivory Towers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear SAHS teacher,

If you polled most students in SAUSD and asked them, &quot;What are you?&quot; the most common answers would be, Mexican, Latino, or a few might say Chicano, but almost none would say American. 

If you asked 100 people who live in Villa Park who Art Pedroza is,most would say, we don&#039;t know him, but he must be a Mexican. 

If Mexicans call themselves Mexicans, and if Gringos call them Mexicans, and Gustavo calls himself a Mexican, then why shouldn&#039;t we all stop trying to be politically correct and call them all Mexicans???

Sorry Mr/Ms. SA Teacher,  99.99% of your students are Mexicans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear SAHS teacher,</p>
<p>If you polled most students in SAUSD and asked them, &#8220;What are you?&#8221; the most common answers would be, Mexican, Latino, or a few might say Chicano, but almost none would say American. </p>
<p>If you asked 100 people who live in Villa Park who Art Pedroza is,most would say, we don&#8217;t know him, but he must be a Mexican. </p>
<p>If Mexicans call themselves Mexicans, and if Gringos call them Mexicans, and Gustavo calls himself a Mexican, then why shouldn&#8217;t we all stop trying to be politically correct and call them all Mexicans???</p>
<p>Sorry Mr/Ms. SA Teacher,  99.99% of your students are Mexicans.</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle Quinn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle Quinn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>SAHS, and you don&#039;t think their is anything wrong with the 1-2 students only???

this is America not an off shoot of Mexico in America. Santa Ana is segregated, because the language barrier droves all the Americans out of all race&#039;s other than hispanic. 

You dont think these kids are going to growup with a mistrust of other race&#039;s, because the only race they have ever known is their own???

I have ask teachers in Orange County, what is the biggest complaint you have about teaching and it is trying to teach kids English, when they are suppose to be learning how to read english and count. And Hispanic parents don&#039;t get steller grades either regarding patisipation with their children education. They don&#039;t want to bother trying to speak English with the teachers!

Really lets have a reality check, so the kids might become doctors, instead of burgerking flippers!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SAHS, and you don&#8217;t think their is anything wrong with the 1-2 students only???</p>
<p>this is America not an off shoot of Mexico in America. Santa Ana is segregated, because the language barrier droves all the Americans out of all race&#8217;s other than hispanic. </p>
<p>You dont think these kids are going to growup with a mistrust of other race&#8217;s, because the only race they have ever known is their own???</p>
<p>I have ask teachers in Orange County, what is the biggest complaint you have about teaching and it is trying to teach kids English, when they are suppose to be learning how to read english and count. And Hispanic parents don&#8217;t get steller grades either regarding patisipation with their children education. They don&#8217;t want to bother trying to speak English with the teachers!</p>
<p>Really lets have a reality check, so the kids might become doctors, instead of burgerking flippers!</p>
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