By DDD

Sep 4, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

Wooooow!! Why are you so angry P. Flowers? People can have there own opinions regardless of what side they chose. Some people can grasp the issues and some can't but that doesn't give you the right to call them idiots.

By P. Flowers

Sep 4, 2008 2:39 AM | Link to this

I do believe that some of you bloggers are anal retentive. Any fool would know that no parent or community leader would want their child to attend a "low performing" school. How can I put this so you idiots can understand how it really works.

Due to the small enrollment, a single child having a bad day on TAKS could bring their average down. A couple of students with poor attendance records can bring their rating down. The "unacceptable" rating is determined by more than just TAKS scores. This is the type of misinformation that has distorted in this entire situation.

For the hundredth time I will say this again, Wiley made 33 on the science section of the TAKS. They needed a 50. This could have been only one student or two that caused this score. These aren't dumb children. The facts are just being presented in a manner that reflect badly on the school.

As for Wiley not passing on the science section of the TAKS, all public schools in the State of Texas, had its' lowest score on the science section of the TAKS. This is because the curriculum is not in line with the test. They are being tested on some things that aren't covered until later in their educational tract.

As for as the over spending at Wiley, if you give each campus X-number of dollars per year, then if you divide it by a large enrollment, the cost-ratio is low. If you take these same dollars and divide it by a lower enrollment, the quotient will be higher.

It takes the same amount of electricity to light a school whether there is two students or two hundred students in the classroom on any given day. These are the things that run your cost ratio up. So NULL, shut your mouth and no one will know just how stupid you are.

As for who elected Mr. Gibson, it took more than East Waco for him to win his seat. Remember he represents a Precint in the McLennan County, not in just East Waco. It took a lot of your kind for him to maintain his seat, even with a Republican opponent who "also ran".

Go ahead Mr. Gibson, keep informing your contituents of matters that affect us and our children. This was your crime that have these "haters" speaking out of school, so to speak.

By mslady

Sep 3, 2008 11:43 PM | Link to this

"God Bless America"
Let us all continue with our prayers and pray for our children and that they become productive men and women of today's world. Stop putting each other down and focus on educating these young children. Regardless of what school their parents chose for them to attend, it's all about how they act, what they make of theirselves, and the path they chose to travel. The school regardless of where it's located don't make the person they become. It's what's inside and what we as adults teach our children. Yes, we do need role models for our youth. So to make a long story short, a new beginning for the children. Stop the fighting and talking about one another. Remember we are the role models. Words do hurt, and ignorance is everywhere. Children learn and behave what they see and hear. Clean up the act and go foward. Teach these young people about graduating and reaching for the star. Advise them to registar to vote. Let them know..they can be whatever their hearts desire. Remember what Obama is telling us now..."Yes We Can". Yes these young people CAN!

By null

Sep 3, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this

Everyone wants to "save the school" or "students/children". Whatever the case, where were all of these peopple when the "students" were in trouble, where were all of you at that critical time? Why were you not at board meetings? Why were you not volunteering your time and talents to help and encourage these students to do better? Everyone in the "neighborhood" now wants to make a stink because the school is closing. Stay involved the next time around and maybe another school will not close!

By j

Sep 3, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this

This morning when I drove passed the school it saddened me. The building looks so clean and the lawn was lovely, but not seeing the kids made me feel just sick inside. The kids should have got to keep their school, shame on the adults for allowing this to happen. Everyone blaming everything on somebody else as to what the problems were until I became lost in the story. Such a pretty school building, I hope to see it come back to life one day.

By Lisa

Sep 3, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this

I don't understand why we want to send kids to poorly performing schools. I REALLY don't understand why we feel the need to SUE for the right to do so. And I also don't understand why there are so many grammatical and spelling errors in these comments. There should be a school in East Waco when one can be there that will actually educate the children.

By Lisa

Sep 3, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

I don't understand why we want to send kids to poorly performing schools. I REALLY don't understand why we feel the need to SUE for the right to do so. And I also don't understand why there are so many grammatical and spelling errors in these comments. There should be a school in East Waco when one can be there that will actually educate the children.

By From Someone Who has Witnessed

Sep 3, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

Sadly to say I have been a witness to the lack of care WITHIN the actual school. Things sould have ben avoided if
1)More parents cared about these kids (you make your bed you lay in it)
2)More teachers cared about the kids and not their pay (teachers know what they are getting into before they take a job)
3) The school district would have actually cared enough to do something serious years ago (if you see these kids are not performing why not go into the school and find out why, reconfigure or REHIRE!)

Now I know not many teachers WANT to go to WIley, but maybe if they actually had some incentive to do what they went to school to do then they would actually teach these kids something. I have seen classrooms where there is ABSOLUTELY no productivity, at least that is how I SAW it! Hopefully we can reopen WIley within the next few years. East Waco deserves a Middle School, and the other Waco schools deserve to have smaller teacher to student ratios, and not have more kids forced upon them.

By JP

Sep 3, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

Some one who knows both sides:

What resources are you speaking of? They spent nearly twice as much per student than on some of the other middle schools in Waco. Is money not the main resource given to schools? If anything, this should have allowed for smaller classes and better student to teacher ratios... better learning environment. Did the students need to be paid to learn... bribed with gifts or something? What resources do you expect out of the schools? The only thing WISD couldn't do for them is teach the student's parents how to raise their kids. You also spoke of the spending power of East Waco... maybe you are the exception to the rule, but I've seen a lot of lack there. If you have the money and are that concerned open up a charter school with all of your great finances and provide all the resources you like. It is not as easy as you make it out, when there isn't any parent involvement. Aside from comments like yours, I really hope that the children adapt to their new surroundings and make East Waco proud. Their accomplishments should be East Waco's only concerns... not an old building.

By Some one who knows both sides

Sep 3, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

Trust me Al, I am not talking race I am talking facts you just do not want to accept the truth. I never mentioned race one time because I don't have to. The inadequacy of resources at a school speaks to the issue of race not me. So it sounds like you are reaching for race.