tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post7150776115374718197..comments2024-02-16T06:29:33.587-08:00Comments on Welcome to " The Math UnderGround " -- Seattle & Washington State: Finally a response from OSPI - 2 days late and only after proddingdan dempseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post-76535427478642412072008-06-01T02:43:00.000-07:002008-06-01T02:43:00.000-07:00So if the judge agreed with you, how could OSPI re...So if the judge agreed with you, how could OSPI respond intelligently to your complaint, other than apologize for railroading the process and circumventing the laws because, as concerned educators, they had the best intentions for students (no harm, no crime). <BR/><BR/>I'm as disturbed as you, but my feeling is the public looks at this differently. Like why would OSPI purposefully ignore state lawmakers wishes. Isn't following the intent of the law, in this case, the same as the letter of the law. Are they criminals or something? What will this do, other than delay the process?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post-76365817522300856012008-05-31T23:50:00.000-07:002008-05-31T23:50:00.000-07:00Anon said ...Other than show how OSPI fails to sup...Anon said ...<BR/><I>Other than show how OSPI fails to support math educators, provide honest leadership, or make good policy, what are you hoping to accomplish from all this?</I><BR/><BR/>Wow if I could make the public aware of that I would be thrilled.<BR/><BR/>I am headed to court about a month before the primary election for SPI. Maybe the absentee voters will catch a little wind of this.<BR/><BR/>My injunctive relief sought is to get OSPI and SBE to follow the law.<BR/><BR/>The IMR criteria panel that met in private for their first meeting and then sent draft #1 to each SBE Math Advisoty Panelist for a reply ...... Guess What? the requested reply from the SBE MAP was a substitution for public input and presentation of the information to the general public.<BR/><BR/>Let me see again what open and transparent looks like:<BR/>(1) Contract signed with Relevant Strategies<BR/>(2) OSPI picks the IMR criteria panel from the friends list there is no application process.<BR/>(3) Panel meets in secret<BR/>(4) Document that is produced at the secret meeting is not posted or publicized for public comment<BR/>(5) The request for comments by SBE MAP members is supposed to be a substitute for public accountability.<BR/><BR/>GEE WHIZ dude... I hope the public is not going to hold me responsible for this....<BR/>I was thinking that the IMR criteria panel should have been selected from applications just like the original SBE MAP.... I thought the secret meeting and location should have been public .. hey I did not know about it....<BR/>I thought that draft#1 should have been posted for public viewing and comments from the public encouraged<BR/><BR/>OH Well what do I know????<BR/><BR/>I know enough to recognize when a Tank is running over me.<BR/><BR/>Coming soon to a theater near you: <B><I>Tiananmen Square the sequel </B></I>featuring OSPI playing the part of the Chinese government.<BR/><BR/>Historical note:<BR/>Tiananmen Square incident took place on June 4th 1989.<BR/><BR/>The NCTM standards were released in 1989 ... Coincidence or World Wide conspiracy? ... you be the judge buy your ticket now for "Tiananmen Square the sequel".dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post-37407822412516389232008-05-31T22:34:00.000-07:002008-05-31T22:34:00.000-07:00Dan, Other than show how OSPI fails to support mat...Dan, <BR/><BR/>Other than show how OSPI fails to support math educators, provide honest leadership, or make good policy, what are you hoping to accomplish from all this? <BR/><BR/>I'm sure you've explained it before, but I think its worth sharing. Let's hope Washington's bureaucrats are listening, so they won't be embarrassed at the polls.<BR/><BR/>Who's left running for superintendent, other than ol' golden asse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com