Comments on: Duncan: NYC reform initiatives a model for stimulus spending

By: non profit debt consolidation companies

non profit debt consolidation companies — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:53:15 +0000

I think a good balance of the two is most beneficial for a child. Obviously educational books and television programmes can increase a kid’s intelligence, but happiness is also key and if the child is not happy reading non-fiction and watching educational shows then they’re not going to enjoy it and they’re not going to learn. Parents should ENCOURAGE educational things but not force it upon their children – the ultimate decision should be that of the child.

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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:21:09 +0000

[...] urging the group to preserve the mayor’s power over the schools, sources said. Duncan has previously said he supports mayoral control as a way to improve urban [...]

By: KitchenSink

KitchenSink — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:27:01 +0000

Does anybody know which institutions are granting ATS degrees? That would be a nice one to hang on the wall…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:41:01 +0000

I’ve no idea what you’re talking about, 20 minutes to load. I use it every day and so do my colleagues and they can’t believe how user friendly it is. Whatever use ATS was built for it isobviously useless in todays education world. Everyone knows you would need an ATS degree to get the reports you want, you can’t even see a report until it comes out printed and only a few select people with token ring can use it. The consequences of this inaccessibility is an enormous burden on schools.

By: John Hancock

John Hancock — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:13:37 +0000

Assumption all wrong. I have used ATS. (14 years) ATS was built when technology was at a start (TOKEN RING ) and serves a certain purpose. ARIS on the other hand is a project that was built using failing technology in the last 2 years (70 million was it?) when other options were given that worked better for the end user. I saw the beta tests for many options. ARIS is slow, and though it gives you information, is not a good system. You obviously do not understand the technology and what it could be doing. If I have to spend 20 minutes of load time to get what I need this is not a good application. You could offer most everyone a steak on a plate or on a clean garbage lid, and everyone will mostly take the one on a plate. Either way the steak tastes the same but you see one as better. ARIS is a failure that we accept. The Data is great, the system it is created on stinks and was promoted in back room deals not testing on the end user. My point is Duncan thinks it is great but it is all he knows. You can always find teachers that say it is useful. I am not saying it does not have a use I am stating the facts.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:29:43 +0000

You obviously haven’t used ATS…admin, secretaries and teachers are finding ARIS very effective in identifying all kinds of information that before could have been hidden in some cumulative folder that didn’t get to a school until months after a child arrived.

By: John Hancock

John Hancock — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:45:30 +0000

ARIS is a 100 pound Gorilla. No matter what this looks like, that piece alone tells me Mr. Duncan does not understand certain aspects of Education. “Hamster on a piano” has had better success at reaching educators than this expensive failing software.