Comments on: CSD Touts Successes From the Previous School Year http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: David Harrishttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/#comment-134036 David Harris Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:52:44 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-134036 +1 @ KarassQuite true, yes. +1 @ Karass

Quite true, yes.

]]> By: Karasshttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/#comment-133993 Karass Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:52:47 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-133993 One qualifier to my +1: I would still separate out high quality teachers for special mention. Even in totally dysfunctional school systems, some high quality teachers are able to be effective, reach students, and improve student performance, at least for a year. And even in great school districts, it's important to identify the few underperforming teachers and help them improve or change to more appropriate positions. If all the permanent teachers are good to great instructors, then parents don't get anxious about who gets which teacher which makes life easier for the administration plus all the students get a good to great education. One qualifier to my +1: I would still separate out high quality teachers for special mention. Even in totally dysfunctional school systems, some high quality teachers are able to be effective, reach students, and improve student performance, at least for a year. And even in great school districts, it’s important to identify the few underperforming teachers and help them improve or change to more appropriate positions. If all the permanent teachers are good to great instructors, then parents don’t get anxious about who gets which teacher which makes life easier for the administration plus all the students get a good to great education.

]]> By: Karasshttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/#comment-133990 Karass Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:46:41 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-133990 + 1 + 1

]]> By: David Harrishttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/#comment-133988 David Harris Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:37:52 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-133988 IMHO, the impressive results from CSD are in no small part related to:1. Involved parents 2. Small school district (helps #1 above) 3. Healthy tax baseMost of the rest of the reasons for success are downstream from these primary drivers. With that said, you can't discount the CSD staff. Hats off to the hard work and focus of the CSD teachers and leadership. IMHO, the impressive results from CSD are in no small part related to:

1. Involved parents
2. Small school district (helps #1 above)
3. Healthy tax base

Most of the rest of the reasons for success are downstream from these primary drivers. With that said, you can’t discount the CSD staff. Hats off to the hard work and focus of the CSD teachers and leadership.

]]> By: Karasshttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/#comment-133977 Karass Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:13:20 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-133977 I hope I never have to use this information. But if I do and this stuff works, this may be in the top two or three most DM comments that have been most valuable to me! I hope I never have to use this information. But if I do and this stuff works, this may be in the top two or three most DM comments that have been most valuable to me!

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]]> By: Karasshttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/#comment-133971 Karass Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:41:37 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-133971 It is definitely not a high point of parenthood! Whoever invents an easy, non-toxic, fool-proof method for killing both the lice and the nits will make a fortune. Current safe methods only slow the critters down; hence the nit picking. But what really scares me is............bed bugs! It is definitely not a high point of parenthood! Whoever invents an easy, non-toxic, fool-proof method for killing both the lice and the nits will make a fortune. Current safe methods only slow the critters down; hence the nit picking. But what really scares me is…………bed bugs!

]]> By: QueenBhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/08/23/csd-touts-successes-from-the-previous-school-year/#comment-133970 QueenB Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:40:36 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-133970 Congratulations to the CSD administration, the teachers and the students! I'm proud not only of the achievement, but also of the fact that we can hold our heads up amidst all of the local cheating scandals. Congratulations to the CSD administration, the teachers and the students! I’m proud not only of the achievement, but also of the fact that we can hold our heads up amidst all of the local cheating scandals.

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