Irishman

Kroll’s was a regular stop for us when we went up to visit family every Summer, a d a couple of Winters. Great memories.

Nowhere near the “typical” willful ignorance on your part. Not at all running away, nice spin though. Just not willing to go back and forth with someone who acts like he knows so much about a topic, yet continually proves he knows nothing.

No point in continuing this. Those responses are just stupid.

They count for 15% of my evaluation rating. So instead of being highly effective, it lowered me to just effective on the State scale. The real impact is felt in a community like Frankfort. I have stated in the past though, all non English speaking students are required to be tested. Each year, as standards have changed by law, more and more students in special ed have to take it. There are also glitches that impact scores. One example.....a school in our district was taking a math test that said no calculators were allowed. The kids in 8th grade logged in and the calculator showed up on their screens. It was reported and Pearson publishing even admitted it was an error on their end. The end result? Those tests were invalidated. That is not the end of the story though. An invalid test counts as a zero for those students. Those zeros lower overall test scores. Those lower test scores impact teacher evaluations. Seeing the picture yet? Again keep in mind, only two subjects in school are tested. The negative impact that testing has had will be felt for YEARS to come. Wonder why people in vocational programs has dropped significantly? Students that fail the tests to graduate are put in remediation classes to be as prepared a possible to pass the next time. That pulls them out of other electives. The testing companies have supplied all the materials for these remediation classes as well. Lots of money to be made. Now, you still think the tests are valid?

Ok...so how does a test taken by students I never have in class, covering subjects I do not teach show whether or not I am an effective teacher?

Answer this question first and I will respond to that question. As an expert on education matters, why do you feel so strongly that this test and the ISTEP were valid enough....to the point that students should take them?

Not going to get into a back and forth, but this comment along with the others, implying the tests must be valid, is just stupid. There is a LOT of research to counter the claim, so yeah, it is the stupid f’ing test and its authors, along with the Indiana politicians who continue to insist putting such a high priority on it that ARE the problem.

Just to show I can be fair and balanced.....this is hilarious.

Enough material for days

There are some really funny ones.

I tell people to NEVER talk trash BEFORE a game. Of course they never listen 🙂 it’s ok though, just makes posting these things that much more fun.

Orrrrrrrrrrrr 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It is also allowed at the off track betting places.

Just saw this before coming on here. If I were not coaching Friday night, there is no doubt I would be there to celebrate with my teammates, the great man that Coach Willen was. This is a fantastic story about the kind of man Coach Willen was. It is sad to think that both the player and the coach in this story have passed on now. Rest in Peace Coach you will be missed. 1984 (the year of the Warrior) was a special year for so many of us, and you were a huge part of that. https://www.si.com/mmqb/2016/10/31/jason-whitlock-warren-central-high-school-football-force-good

As predictable as the outcome was for the most part, it was a GREAT season finale, and an emotional one.

Forget it, he’s rolling. 🤣

Bellmont HS boys’ teams are the Braves. The girls’ teams are the squaws.

I will give him credit. He had the ability to laugh at himself more than any other President since I have been alive.