tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post2715011855544658696..comments2024-03-29T06:44:19.414-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Our month of the gaps continues!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-13131633954760624942017-09-20T17:48:08.890-04:002017-09-20T17:48:08.890-04:00Hello my name is Collins Guzman from London i know...Hello my name is Collins Guzman from London i know a renowned spell caster who helped me when i had problems in my marriage with my Wife. 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I tried all my possible means to get her back,after much begging,but all to no avail and she confirmed it that she has made her decision,and she never wanted to see me again. So on one evening,as i was coming back from work,i met an old friend of mine who asked of my wife So i explained every thing to her,so she told me that the only way i can get my wife back,is to visit a spell caster,because it has really worked for her too So i never believed in spell,but i had no other choice,than to follow her advice. Then she gave me the email address of the spell caster whom she visited.(bravespellcaster@gmail.com}, So the next morning,i sent a mail to the address she gave to me,and the spell caster assured me that i will get my wife back the next day what an amazing statement!! I never believed,so he spoke with me,and told me everything that i need to do. Then the next morning, So surprisingly, my wife who did not call me for the past seven {7}months,gave me a call to inform me that she was coming back So Amazing!! So that was how she came back that same day,with lots of love and joy,and she apologized for her mistake,and for the pain she caused me and my children. Then from that day,our relationship was now stronger than how it were before,by the help of a spell caster . So, i will advice you out there to kindly email this wonderful man {bravespellcaster@gmail.com},i f you are in any condition like this,or you have any problem related to "bringing your ex back. So thanks to Dr Brave for bringing back my wife,and brought great joy to my family once again.{bravespellcaster@gmail.com} , Thanks.. <br />Natasha Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946156926137605181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-50903512191467515282014-06-03T23:44:25.728-04:002014-06-03T23:44:25.728-04:00How To Stop A Divorce And Save Your Marriage?(Dr.B...<br />How To Stop A Divorce And Save Your Marriage?(Dr.Brave).<br /><br />Hello to every one out here, am here to share the unexpected miracle that happened to me three days ago, My name is Jeffrey Dowling,i live in TEXAS,USA.and I`m happily married to a lovely and caring wife,with two kids A very big problem occurred in my family seven months ago,between me and my wife so terrible that she took the case to court for a divorce she said that she never wanted to stay with me again,and that she did not love me anymore So she packed out of my house and made me and my children passed through severe pain. I tried all my possible means to get her back,after much begging,but all to no avail and she confirmed it that she has made her decision,and she never wanted to see me again. So on one evening,as i was coming back from work,i met an old friend of mine who asked of my wife So i explained every thing to her,so she told me that the only way i can get my wife back,is to visit a spell caster,because it has really worked for her too So i never believed in spell,but i had no other choice,than to follow her advice. Then she gave me the email address of the spell caster whom she visited.(bravespellcaster@gmail.com}, So the next morning,i sent a mail to the address she gave to me,and the spell caster assured me that i will get my wife back the next day what an amazing statement!! I never believed,so he spoke with me,and told me everything that i need to do. Then the next morning, So surprisingly, my wife who did not call me for the past seven {7}months,gave me a call to inform me that she was coming back So Amazing!! So that was how she came back that same day,with lots of love and joy,and she apologized for her mistake,and for the pain she caused me and my children. Then from that day,our relationship was now stronger than how it were before,by the help of a spell caster . So, i will advice you out there to kindly email this wonderful man {bravespellcaster@gmail.com},i f you are in any condition like this,or you have any problem related to "bringing your ex back. So thanks to Dr Brave for bringing back my wife,and brought great joy to my family once again.{bravespellcaster@gmail.com} , Thanks.. <br />Natasha Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946156926137605181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60591396721612051572014-06-03T15:09:21.688-04:002014-06-03T15:09:21.688-04:00"if a kid is thrown into an English-speaking ..."if a kid is thrown into an English-speaking class ...."<br /><br />Alito made this conclusion based upon the results of the 2002-2003 school year and cherrypicked from a study encompassing eight years.<br /><br />Here's Breyer:<br /><br />And, most importantly, there was evidence that the optimistic improvement in the number of students completing the English-learning program was considerably overstated. See Tr. 37 (Jan. 18, 2007) (stating that the assessment test used in 2005 and 2006, when dramatic improvements had been reported, was significantly less “rigorous” and consequently had been replaced). The State’s own witnesses were unable firmly to conclude that the new system had so far produced significantly improved results. Tr. 112–113 (Jan. 11, 2007) (stating that “at some point” it would be possible to tell how quickly the new system leads to English proficiency (emphasis added)).<br /><br />You couldn't avoid mendacity if you life depended on it.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-22964706566542863652014-06-03T14:47:03.556-04:002014-06-03T14:47:03.556-04:00The Dinkster's tried-and-true formula for impr...The Dinkster's tried-and-true formula for improving academic performance of "those people": they will perform better if we keep them poor, downtrodden, and viewed with contempt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-87593745717218225052014-06-03T12:00:52.463-04:002014-06-03T12:00:52.463-04:00The shorter David in Cal: My experience universal...The shorter David in Cal: My experience universal. Bootstraps good. Gav Nigerian Jews good. native-born black Americans bad.deadratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-78101185385814339762014-06-03T11:13:04.203-04:002014-06-03T11:13:04.203-04:00As a child, born in the United States, I went to a...As a child, born in the United States, I went to an all white school that was not segregated because no black people lived in the district due to deed restrictions. My parents both spoke English, but were already on their second marriage and divorced when I was in fourth grade. I fondly remember my fourth grade teacher. She was Mexican American and took it upon herself to teach the kids she had (she had the "accelerated" 4th grade class) Spanish as a second language. She had no materials since it was not a district sanctioned instructional item. <br /><br />With no father in the home I managed to excel in school, but no colleges came calling to recruit me in my "segregated" high school. I only applied to one college. They accepted anyone with an 1000 or higher on the SAT if you were in the top half of your class. If you scored below not you had to work your way in by passing summer school. Tuition was $ 4 a semester hour. I graduated with honors and went on to a post graduate degree.<br /><br />My parents are long dead. My fourth grade teacher was fired.<br /><br />I can speak Spanish. White privilege.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-68942740084479710222014-06-03T10:24:17.594-04:002014-06-03T10:24:17.594-04:00the only way they have to make sense of it all is ...<i> the only way they have to make sense of it all is to assume that there is a greater human value for those who by accident of birth are white</i><br /><br />They would assume that <i>society</i> places a greater human value on people unlike them.. But, that doesn't mean that they have to accept that society's value system is objectively correct. In fact, many people found that sort of situation provided extra motivation to succeed.<br /><br />Group after group in America were poorer and/or were looked down upon by society, yet over time they managed to outdo the majority at education and at earning. E.g., Nigerians, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Kenyans, Jews, gays, Mormons, Cubans. These people were motivated to work harder because they were looked down on.David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-90758652575386669262014-06-03T10:04:51.346-04:002014-06-03T10:04:51.346-04:00My father, born in the United States, spoke a fore...My father, born in the United States, spoke a foreign language until he was six years old and went to school. All instruction was in English; he fondly remembered the teacher who helped him. He graduated at the top of his elementary and high school classes. After my grandmother died, the family made the decision to speak English exclusively. He spoke American English like a native, but unfortunately forgot his ancestral language. Anyway, it was a regional variety, not a national language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-8464948611039192342014-06-03T09:04:28.113-04:002014-06-03T09:04:28.113-04:00All of our children see race. They see the differe...All of our children see race. They see the differences in the way we are depicted and treated. They see the gaps in our socioeconomic conditions that are so highly influenced by race. When we don’t talk to them about race and inequality, the only way they have to make sense of it all is to assume that there is a greater human value for those who by accident of birth are whiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-10566859646364154482014-06-03T07:39:22.447-04:002014-06-03T07:39:22.447-04:00That said, for ourselves, we don't know.That said, for ourselves, we don't know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-20180026374430182682014-06-03T00:44:56.934-04:002014-06-03T00:44:56.934-04:00I don't know about swimming or corporal punish...I don't know about swimming or corporal punishment. But, my understanding is that if a kid is thrown into an English-speaking class and is given appropriate instruction in English, he will learn English rapidly. Wikipedia says, <i>In the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Horne v. Flores, the majority opinion stated, "Research on ELL [English language learners] instruction indicates there is documented, academic support for the view that SEI [structured English immersion] is significantly more effective than bilingual education.</i> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured_English_ImmersionDavid in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-48099658662090629932014-06-03T00:05:44.255-04:002014-06-03T00:05:44.255-04:00These were political decisions not academic ones. ...These were political decisions not academic ones. Teachers were unhappy about the dismantling of bilingual education in California.<br /><br />You can teach kids to swim by tossing them in the deep end but that isn't the best method. It can be hard on the kids and leave scars. The nuns used to hit any kid caught speaking Spanish on the playground. That technique produced a lot of monolingual non-native English speakers who might have been bilingual -- an advantage in California. And it left emotional scars<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-50055641778429739112014-06-02T23:57:24.823-04:002014-06-02T23:57:24.823-04:00The point of bilingual education is to keep kids f...The point of bilingual education is to keep kids from falling behind in other subjects while learning English. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39719286042184181622014-06-02T23:55:35.439-04:002014-06-02T23:55:35.439-04:00deadrat -- read this article from the NY Times. ...deadrat -- read <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/28/nyregion/board-of-education-votes-7-0-to-revamp-bilingual-programs.html" rel="nofollow">this article </a> from the NY Times. Here are some quotes:<br /><br /><i>...giving parents of children who speak little English the right to move them into a range of new classes that emphasize instruction in English rather than in native languages....the board reversed the long-standing policy that assumed that students who spoke little English should be placed in bilingual classes</i> Many wise parents wanted their children in English language classes, but they weren't permitted this option until this modification<br /><br /><i>In the last three years, voters in California and Arizona overwhelmingly decided to effectively end bilingual education in those states, requiring all public schools to teach their classes in English and shortening transitional programs for immigrant students.</i> I recall the reporting when Calif made this change. By then, even Latino leaders had realized the harm done by bilingual ed and were pushing to end it.<br /><br /><i>A Board of Education study commissioned by Irving S. Hamer Jr., the Manhattan representative on the board who is chairman of the subcommittee on bilingual education, showed that just 45 percent of the students who entered the bilingual programs in middle school and 15 percent of those who entered in high school achieved sufficient English proficiency to leave those classes during their school career.</i> I think this speaks for itself. Hundreds of thousands of unlucky Hispanic immigrant children never became proficient in English because of this well-meaning program.<br /><br />It would be funny, if it weren't so tragic, that a program that did so much harm to Hispanics was developed In New York State in response to a lawsuit by Aspira, a Hispanic civil rights group. <br /><br />Being the son of an immigrant, I feel pretty passionate about this issue. It's lucky for my father that schools in 1920 did what they could to help immigrants learn English rapidly.David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-57895859900967809392014-06-02T23:29:12.752-04:002014-06-02T23:29:12.752-04:00"No one has time to do sufficient research to..."No one has time to do sufficient research to become an expert on everything they must make a decision about."<br /><br />Nice straw man, but no one is saying you have to become an expert. You might have to do at least some work beyond reading your favorite blogger and letting him decide for you in order to make your own informed decision.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-40087490063802811972014-06-02T23:14:55.680-04:002014-06-02T23:14:55.680-04:00Please name the educators who impose "solutio...Please name the educators who impose "solutions" based on ethnicity. Please indicate whether these solutions are final.<br /><br />Please list the schools that place in bilingual programs those children who speak English fluently but have Spanish surnames.<br /><br />Please document how many children in bilingual programs never become fluent in English.<br /><br />Please detail the damage you claim these programs are doing outside your own head.deadratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-7656814990194920382014-06-02T22:13:19.769-04:002014-06-02T22:13:19.769-04:00To be clear, I'm talking about programs whereb...To be clear, I'm talking about programs whereby a large portion of the school day was taught in the student's own language. David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-82281768693980935912014-06-02T22:11:20.100-04:002014-06-02T22:11:20.100-04:00AnonymousJune 2, 2014 at 4:38 PM -- You make some ...AnonymousJune 2, 2014 at 4:38 PM -- You make some reasonable points. If all educators were as sensible as you are, there would be fewer problems in the schools. <br /><br />However, some educators are too ready to impose "solutions" based on ethnicity. E.g., consider the disaster of multi-lingual education. This program had so much support that schools were encouraging Spanish surname children to enter the program, even if they already had decent English skills.<br /><br />The reality is that immigrant children immersed in English pick it up quickly. (My father, who came to the US at age 10 was one such example.) Many children stuck in the multi-lingual programs never became fluent in English. Sadly, once these programs got started, they developed a constituency of administrators and teachers who kept the program going, even after it was clear just how much damage it was doing.David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-70508727076323488492014-06-02T19:06:51.807-04:002014-06-02T19:06:51.807-04:00This is nonsense. Examining ideas by discussing th...This is nonsense. Examining ideas by discussing them with others is a useful way of testing what you believe. No one has time to do sufficient research to become an expert on everything they must make a decision about. We have an election tomorrow, for example. I don't think you know anything about this bill or you would have been willing to share. I think you are just here to criticize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-30871062377971681072014-06-02T18:38:38.172-04:002014-06-02T18:38:38.172-04:00Who says I have no use it? Somerby is an absolute ...Who says I have no use it? Somerby is an absolute hoot with his parody of a serious education blog, and I always get belly laughs from people who don't get his joke.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-19707973147537130592014-06-02T18:07:22.627-04:002014-06-02T18:07:22.627-04:00Susan Rice, said on ABC that Bowe Bergdahl "s...<i>Susan Rice, said on ABC that Bowe Bergdahl "served the United States with honor and distinction" and that "Sergeant Bergdahl wasn't simply a hostage; he was an American prisoner of war captured on the battlefield"</i><br /><br />Technically he did serve with honor the day he signed up since he didn't serve with dishonor that day, and technically he served with distinction since desertion is an act distinct from normal service, and technically he was captured on the battlefield if we consider locations to which deserters desert to be included in the battlefield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-90124920280104469962014-06-02T17:51:32.792-04:002014-06-02T17:51:32.792-04:004:38 sez: "It's possible her father died ...4:38 sez: "It's possible her father died but that wasn't mentioned in an article that attempts to identify why a student who appeared potentially motivated enough to excel beyond what the school she was sent to taught her couldn't get into a four year college."<br /><br />I sez: It's possible you died or just didn't pay attention to comments that identified that a student you were told by Somerby could not get into a four year college had actually accepted a scholarship offer to attend such a college before Somerby wrote a single erroneous word about her.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-9431460656357841072014-06-02T17:48:49.944-04:002014-06-02T17:48:49.944-04:00"I continue to believe that this is not funda..."I continue to believe that this is not fundamentally about race . . ."<br /><br />I recall the words of former Sen. Dale Bumpers in defense of William Jefferson Clinton during the impreachment trial:<br /><br />"When they say it's not about the money, it's about the money."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com