Friday, August 04, 2006

Is anyone going to report this?

Sealy High School rated an "academically unacceptable" in the last TEA report for the 05-06 school year. It can be found on the TEA website. tea.state.tx.us. along with the parameters for establishing the ratings. The district as a whole received "academically acceptable" but does it really matter? In the years where it most important for our children to be learning, they are getting shortchanged. Do we put it all on the education system? Eye don't think it is appropriate to do so. A major responsibility for this problem does lie with the administrators and faculty. We also need to look in the mirror. Parents who are not involved in their children's education are also accountable. Involvement needs to include making sure the child is absorbing the material, not just buttering up the teacher so she or he will give the child a good grade so as to keep their place in class ranking. How is that helping your child? Eye have been concerned in the past of growth problems that face Sealy as a community. Well, once news of this gets out, one can forget about positive growth. You better have a plan to fix this quick, Mr. Price. Or is your plan to pad your resume and jump ship when something better comes along. You have managed so far to keep this out of the paper, but unfortunately, many people have been checking out this blog. Good luck.