tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post5627730817434910042..comments2024-03-28T22:53:23.117-05:00Comments on Jeff Bergosh Blog: $136,000.00. : What is the best Way to Spend This Much Money?Jeff Bergoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12638001957494810839noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-44512810151026077742015-05-16T16:56:11.240-05:002015-05-16T16:56:11.240-05:00Well, I can certainly understand your position and...Well, I can certainly understand your position and think its a good idea to motivate teachers to find the best stuff....if they have time. One issue with that though, it seems, is a problem of being able to execute the ideas in a well orchestrated manner. Maybe Capturing Kids's Heart teaches teachers how to execute the plan. Another problem is knowing which stuff works or doesnt.<br /><br />In the end, I do think its up to the teacher to strive to be better (so I regress on talent). You can have all the training in the world, but if you dont have passion, youll be hardpressed to make a difference.<br /><br />Not only that, concerning how we spend money, the Turnaround group at Warrington seems to be showing promise. It may not have reached all its goals, but there has been some improvement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-22400702596974781222015-05-15T20:10:01.350-05:002015-05-15T20:10:01.350-05:00I have no argument that the program may have some ...I have no argument that the program may have some merit; my issue is the cost. And is this the best way to spend $175,000? Could we think differently, give the money to the 200 participants and challenge them to find the best of the best of the plethora of readily available (and free) Open source, MOOC, or TEDtalks material on discipline, classroom control, etc. Then make it a competition to see who has found the best "Stuff" to address the significant issues we face with respect to the evisceration of the family in certain areas, which is the wellspring for all of they dysfunction we see that bleeds over into schools. Can you imagine it? 200 teachers all searching for the BEST solutions online for free, receiving a $500 pay bump, and then being able to share the best of the best with everyone else??? How amazing could this be, how incredibly valuable could all of this concentrated research on the web to address our problems be? We will not know, because we are told that "Capturing Kid's Heart's" is THE PROGRAM we all need to be on together. I'm not convinced of this, I'm not supporting a third or fourth year of this excessive expenditure. If we truly care about Kids and outcomes, we can do much better with much less expenditure of taxpayer cash.Jeff Bergoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638001957494810839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317770170474039861.post-66775943899461146522015-05-15T18:02:53.905-05:002015-05-15T18:02:53.905-05:00One teacher of the year used Capturing Kids hearts...One teacher of the year used Capturing Kids hearts. Last name was Pavlus. The skill comes in having the talent to implement the program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com