I love the tips on my spelling and grammar it’s actually very helpful!

But I sure can speak, and I am making you angry enough to get all juvenile!

Am I hitting too close to home? GOOD!

“The principal ingredient to a good education is an excellent teacher; Santa Ana has very few!”

“The principle of Willard is surrounded by idiot’s!”

Is that right?

MQ says:

Sorry, but you are the example of an education does not make you smart!

That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Let me break it down for you!

Taxes is taken from people by the government to pay for their ridiculous programs like Public Education! So Yes taxes DO make us poorer!

In NY they pay per student about 25,000 and it is one of the worst (if not the worst) in the country! Why!

YOU!

As someone involved in education I understand your disappointment. I know future generations are getting screwed by a system which sets high standards (in CA, in particular, above the national) and then ties the hands of parents, teachers and administrators alike.

Many of us are scared to speak the truth. Many of us will not admit, publicly, that we are being set up for failure by a group of self-serving politicians. Yes, there are a few pseudo educators/administrators out there. But in reality the grand majority of people in education intend to do the best for the students. The truth, we are not being allowed to do our job!

The power to control education is being taken from the hands of the community and educators alike! When a system doesn’t allow parents, administrators and teachers to do their job, a job they know how to do, by forcing them to follow programs designed to “teach to the test” and then in turn blames them for the low performance of students, you know there is a set up.

Dear Michelle, please think about this message. Please know that most of the people involved in education are there because of true vocation. Most of us are there because we want future generations to get a hold of the information we have mastered. Most of us, idealist as it may seem, are here because we believe that the future is in the hands of our children. I ask you to join good teachers and good administrators (and everyone knows who, in every school, is a true educator) to defend the rights of our children. Together we can demand that the rights of future generations of students be honored. Demand lower teacher student ratios. Demand time for students to do less homework and have more time to dialogue with their family. Demand more enrichment programs: debate, science, music, art, field-trips, etc. I once read that Native-Americans believe the land/world we occupy belongs to the next generation of children. We are here merely in a “borrowing” mode. As someone who borrows, it is our duty to, at least, maintain things as we obtained them. If possible, we are expected to return the world in the same or better condition, never worst!

Sure, try to deviate the message by focusing on spelling. Maybe the reason why Michelle didn’t spell words correctly is due to the inferior performance of people involved in education, like you! Who gives a f&#@, how Michelle spelled! IF THERE WAS AN OUNCE OF GOODNESS IN YOUR HEART, YOU WOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE THE MESSAGE USING THE WORDS SHE MISSPELLED CORRECTLY. Shame on you for trying to ridicule Michelle… She actually brought to the table valid information.

Michelle, never mind these jerks, you are pushing their buttons, that is obvious… By the way, I understood your point. If “Anonymous” and “teach me says” are so tight a@# that they can’t understand what you meant, that is an amplified indication of their enormous limitations!!! Both of you should get out of the education environment because your “grandeur” is keeping you from connecting to the community you are EXPECTED to RESPECT, and SERVE!

sorry:(

I really want you to take a good look at your work. These kids are screwed, because of your lack of advocation. You know they are failing, yet you sit back and take the paycheck. Speak up and have some respect for a job that can break a life or guild it!

I was shocked at OUSD results, disgusted at SAUSD.

California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
Santa Ana Unified District
All Students
Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 41,632 County Name: Orange County
Total Number Tested: 41,437 District Name: Santa Ana Unified District
Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 41,437 School Name: —-
CDS Code: 30-66670-0000000

California Standards Test Scores – 2008

Grades

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Reported Enrollment 4,610 4,324 4,255 4,267 4,160 4,169 4,141 4,260 3,922 3,524
CST English-Language Arts
Students Tested 4,554 4,258 4,185 4,180 4,114 4,121 4,098 4,160 3,795 3,369
% of Enrollment 98.8 % 98.5 % 98.4 % 98.0 % 98.9 % 98.8 % 99.0 % 97.7 % 96.8 % 95.6 %
Students with Scores 4,546 4,256 4,183 4,178 4,114 4,121 4,092 4,145 3,767 3,346
Mean Scale Score 330.0 314.4 339.9 328.4 326.1 326.3 322.6 324.8 313.8 305.3
% Advanced 8 % 3 % 15 % 8 % 8 % 9 % 8 % 10 % 10 % 7 %
% Proficient 26 % 19 % 27 % 25 % 21 % 25 % 23 % 22 % 16 % 16 %
% Basic 36 % 42 % 37 % 40 % 40 % 31 % 35 % 32 % 30 % 28 %
% Below Basic 19 % 22 % 14 % 18 % 19 % 21 % 19 % 23 % 25 % 25 %
% Far Below Basic 10 % 13 % 7 % 10 % 11 % 14 % 14 % 12 % 19 % 25 %
CST Mathematics
Students Tested 4,551 4,262 4,188 4,181 4,114 3,936
% of Enrollment 98.7 % 98.6 % 98.4 % 98.0 % 98.9 % 94.4 %
Students with Scores 4,545 4,254 4,187 4,179 4,114 3,935
Mean Scale Score 339.1 358.8 355.8 336.7 326.3 334.3
% Advanced 14 % 22 % 21 % 12 % 7 % 12 %
% Proficient 28 % 31 % 31 % 26 % 22 % 26 %
% Basic 28 % 26 % 29 % 27 % 34 % 30 %
% Below Basic 24 % 16 % 16 % 26 % 29 % 23 %
% Far Below Basic 7 % 5 % 3 % 9 % 7 % 9 %
CST General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
Students Tested 2,265 406 2,671
% of Enrollment 54.7 % 9.5 %
Students with Scores 2,263 405 2,668
Mean Scale Score 312.1 277.4 306.8
% Advanced 3 % 0 % 3 %
% Proficient 20 % 4 % 18 %
% Basic 34 % 19 % 32 %
% Below Basic 29 % 45 % 32 %
% Far Below Basic 13 % 31 % 16 %
CST Algebra I
Students Tested 108 1,813 2,754 931 357 5,963
% of Enrollment 2.6 % 43.8 % 64.6 % 23.7 % 10.1 %
Students with Scores 108 1,812 2,742 924 353 5,939
Mean Scale Score 377.4 357.7 290.1 269.6 266.5 307.7
% Advanced 25 % 15 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 5 %
% Proficient 36 % 38 % 10 % 3 % 4 % 18 %
% Basic 31 % 26 % 26 % 14 % 10 % 24 %
% Below Basic 6 % 17 % 43 % 50 % 50 % 36 %
% Far Below Basic 2 % 4 % 20 % 33 % 36 % 18 %
CST Integrated Math 1
Students Tested 1 1 1 3
% of Enrollment
Students with Scores 1 1 1 3
Mean Scale Score * * * *
% Advanced * * * *
% Proficient * * * *
% Basic * * * *
% Below Basic * * * *
% Far Below Basic * * * *
CST Geometry
Students Tested 967 1,991 968 3,926
% of Enrollment 22.7 % 50.8 % 27.5 %
Students with Scores 966 1,988 961 3,915
Mean Scale Score 323.7 262.4 250.1 274.5
% Advanced 7 % 0 % 0 % 2 %
% Proficient 22 % 2 % 1 % 7 %
% Basic 31 % 12 % 5 % 15 %
% Below Basic 36 % 53 % 48 % 47 %
% Far Below Basic 4 % 33 % 47 % 29 %
CST Integrated Math 2
Students Tested 1 1
% of Enrollment
Students with Scores 1 1
Mean Scale Score * *
% Advanced * *
% Proficient * *
% Basic * *
% Below Basic * *
% Far Below Basic * *
CST Algebra II
Students Tested 17 819 1,255 2,091
% of Enrollment 0.4 % 20.9 % 35.6 %
Students with Scores 17 817 1,255 2,089
Mean Scale Score 337.6 312.2 263.6 283.2
% Advanced 0 % 3 % 0 % 1 %
% Proficient 47 % 18 % 3 % 9 %
% Basic 41 % 38 % 14 % 24 %
% Below Basic 12 % 28 % 34 % 32 %
% Far Below Basic 0 % 13 % 48 % 34 %
CST Summative High School Mathematics (Grades 9-11)
Students Tested 26 721 747
% of Enrollment 0.7 % 20.5 %
Students with Scores 26 718 744
Mean Scale Score 360.6 303.6 305.6
% Advanced 19 % 3 % 4 %
% Proficient 31 % 16 % 17 %
% Basic 23 % 30 % 30 %
% Below Basic 23 % 40 % 39 %
% Far Below Basic 4 % 10 % 10 %
CST History-Social Science (Grade 8 Cumulative)
Students Tested 4,084
% of Enrollment 98.6 %
Students with Scores 4,080
Mean Scale Score 318.9
% Advanced 8 %
% Proficient 17 %
% Basic 35 %
% Below Basic 23 %
% Far Below Basic 17 %
CST World History
Students Tested 54 3,639 251 3,944
% of Enrollment 1.3 % 92.8 % 7.1 %
Students with Scores 14 3,632 218 3,864
Mean Scale Score 219.9 304.3 270.2 302.1
% Advanced 0 % 6 % 2 % 5 %
% Proficient 0 % 14 % 4 % 14 %
% Basic 0 % 25 % 12 % 25 %
% Below Basic 7 % 19 % 22 % 19 %
% Far Below Basic 93 % 36 % 61 % 38 %
CST U.S. History
Students Tested 3,320
% of Enrollment 94.2 %
Students with Scores 3,313
Mean Scale Score 313.6
% Advanced 9 %
% Proficient 17 %
% Basic 27 %
% Below Basic 22 %
% Far Below Basic 25 %
CST Science (Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science)
Students Tested 4,176 4,084 3,752
% of Enrollment 97.9 % 98.6 % 95.7 %
Students with Scores 4,173 4,081 3,738
Mean Scale Score 319.3 338.4 315.9
% Advanced 4 % 19 % 7 %
% Proficient 23 % 26 % 19 %
% Basic 39 % 24 % 30 %
% Below Basic 21 % 16 % 24 %
% Far Below Basic 13 % 15 % 20 %
CST Biology/Life Sciences
Students Tested 945 2,977 1,768 5,690
% of Enrollment 22.2 % 75.9 % 50.2 %
Students with Scores 945 2,975 1,767 5,687
Mean Scale Score 353.0 305.1 305.7 313.3
% Advanced 13 % 2 % 4 % 4 %
% Proficient 40 % 12 % 12 % 17 %
% Basic 39 % 38 % 35 % 38 %
% Below Basic 5 % 23 % 24 % 20 %
% Far Below Basic 3 % 25 % 26 % 21 %
CST Chemistry
Students Tested 711 1,136 1,847
% of Enrollment 18.1 % 32.2 %
Students with Scores 711 1,135 1,846
Mean Scale Score 331.5 301.0 312.8
% Advanced 9 % 4 % 5 %
% Proficient 22 % 9 % 14 %
% Basic 48 % 32 % 38 %
% Below Basic 11 % 23 % 18 %
% Far Below Basic 11 % 33 % 24 %
CST Earth Science
Students Tested 3,142 36 102 3,280
% of Enrollment 73.8 % 0.9 % 2.9 %
Students with Scores 3,139 36 102 3,277
Mean Scale Score 305.8 295.1 291.6 305.2
% Advanced 2 % 3 % 1 % 2 %
% Proficient 9 % 6 % 10 % 9 %
% Basic 43 % 25 % 25 % 42 %
% Below Basic 23 % 33 % 22 % 23 %
% Far Below Basic 22 % 33 % 42 % 23 %
CST Physics
Students Tested 3 221 224
% of Enrollment 0.1 % 6.3 %
Students with Scores 3 220 223
Mean Scale Score * 343.4 343.0
% Advanced * 16 % 16 %
% Proficient * 26 % 26 %
% Basic * 37 % 37 %
% Below Basic * 13 % 13 %
% Far Below Basic * 7 % 7 %

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