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Bronislava Slagle May 1, 2013 at 09:25 pm
we are getting closer, little by little... we are now at 784, even though we are really at 796th…Read More place... sigh
Chandra Johnson Greene (Editor) April 30, 2013 at 09:55 pm
My apologies, it has been corrected. Thanks!
Bronislava Slagle April 30, 2013 at 08:07 pm
wrong info - it is ranked 796th instead of 698th…Read More
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2013/list/national/
Mortimer Godfrey April 26, 2013 at 03:15 pm
Billy,
How embarrassed -- there is no other word that can be used -- should an organization that…Read More purports itself to be a "news organization" be of themselves that they are using the work of high school students to report a story as news. It basically shows that The Patch's standard of what it considers quality news is akin to the work a highschooler can produce. Actually, I take that back. The Patch made errors on the work the highschooler produced, so I guess their standards are even lower!
Mort Godfrey
unknownauthor April 26, 2013 at 03:02 pm
You know, Mort, maybe if we started paying our journalists livable wages they'd actually be able to…Read More pursue the truth. The fact that we don't is a reflection that our society doesn't want to know "the truth" but, rather, would prefer to be able to get away with all the corners they're cutting professionally and personally behind closed doors.
Piggybacking on high schoolers work is just more of the same- an organization cutting corners and not putting in the work but hoping to get advertising dollars out of it.
Mortimer Godfrey April 26, 2013 at 02:54 pm
Billy,
It's a sad state of affairs when "journalists" are piggybacking on the local…Read More students' work in the high school newspaper. I remember when journalists used to yearn for the truth. Water flowed from mountain peaks like spittle down a cherub's fair cheek.
Those days are gone, and instead, we are polluted with this absolute insulting garbage. And they can't even copy a high schooler's work without an error!
Though I do think you're right -- fair Wiltonians could use another news source. With Patch, Hamlet Hub, the Daily Voice, the Bulletin and the Villager, it's amazing that none of these bastions of blasphemy can paint an accurate picture of this fair town.
Mort Godfrey
Sarah April 30, 2013 at 12:20 am
oh just p.s. if they had higher salaries they most definitely would contribute to the tax base.
Alethiologist March 17, 2013 at 02:40 pm
Parents should also be responsible for supplying text books and iPads. Only if they do, will they…Read More clamor for more modern web based texts, tests, lessons, etc. now it's just one herd f gift horses.
Ernie Ricco March 17, 2013 at 11:58 am
There's a difference between Leadership, Management and Administration. Two of them adhere to past…Read More decisions of prior leaders.
Regardless of who is chosen and what compensation is given, I'm quite confident my wife and I along with other tax paying parents will still be required to supply the Town of Wilton's School system with pencils, paper, facial tissue, fees for involvement in the Arts & Sports and other essential items necessary for a well rounded education.
Jlo March 15, 2013 at 09:30 pm
Isn't that how you want to do things? Talent at the top means nothing without talent at the bottom…Read More and you aren't going to fill mid and lower level positions unless there is the opportunity for advancement. If Wilton isn't hiring folks who are qualified to move into more challenging roles then that is another thing altogether.
Charlie March 14, 2013 at 01:20 pm
Whether one is For or Against FDK, it looks like the current proposal has a lot of unanswered…Read More questions that should be answered one way or another. Even if one is for FDK, as I am in theory, I still want to know it is being implemented properly with better or at least equal education time and educator/student ratios to what currently exists, and that it is being paid for without busting the school's budget. It is far from clear that that is the case. It looks like its up to the Board of Finance to sort this mess out when they review the full budget and proposal. Hopefully they'll ask the right questions and get answers.
Penny Ha'Penny March 8, 2013 at 06:33 pm
Penny Ha'Penny is closed today but will be open as usual tomorrow - Saturday - at 10am.
Faith Filiault March 8, 2013 at 06:06 pm
Unofficially closed! Working from the home office, so closed for "in person"…Read More appointments, but taking calls and emails.
Advocate with Faith, LLC - Special Education Advocates Wilton
Cliff Cuming March 11, 2013 at 06:00 pm
"The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we…Read More (our current crop of leaders) created them." ~ Albert Einstein
Alethiologist March 9, 2013 at 05:20 pm
PE
You miss my point again. We did not come to this town to remake it to suit our circumstances…Read More preferring to accept the status quo. We did not impose our needs on others as you have chosen to do.
Pro-education March 9, 2013 at 03:54 pm
I'll make my point again. You sucked as much out of the system while your kids were in the schools…Read More and now that they're not, you want to close your pocketbook. My kids are not in the schools yet, but I've paid my fair share of property taxes in town for the past nine years without complaint, because I know I'm doing my part to support the next generation and prop up our property values. How do you feel about educating the kids with special needs in our schools? They should be kept at home and tutored with private funds as well, correct?
Connecticut15 March 8, 2013 at 05:00 pm
The notable negative health effects of SMART technology should be incorporated in any plans for…Read More technology projects in the school.
Wilton Businessman March 8, 2013 at 01:22 am
Three cheers for the reasonable management of the Town of Wilton.
Cliff Cuming March 11, 2013 at 05:59 pm
"The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we…Read More (our current crop of leaders) created them." ~ Albert Einstein
Kenneth J. Dartley March 6, 2013 at 11:18 pm
To all who ask these question on Patch--Show up on saturday at Trackside for Speak up Wilton and ask…Read More in person.
Margaret Callahan March 5, 2013 at 12:47 am
most kids wind up happy with where they wind up, I think
Thalia Thompson, M.S., I.E.C. March 4, 2013 at 06:24 pm
I've read many of those articles as well Jim, and college/universities MUST do a better job of…Read More preparing students for actual, real-world jobs, the basics, and learning how to critically think! There is current legislation on the table charging institutions of higher learning with documenting work placements and MUCH more needs to be done. Effective academic planning/career counseling can play a huge role in assisting students to stay on task and to keep occupational goals in mind as well as to promote ways in which not to over-spend on an education that will not "pay off."
Having said all of that, there are many who choose to attend colleges for reasons unrelated to specific career goals such as personal/academic growth. I respect that very much as well. You can't put a price on that. A solid education is something you carry around with you, can never be taken away, and influences the way you view your world.
Connecticut15 March 8, 2013 at 05:10 pm
Richie Aprile - while there are options to enrolling into public school, all residents are entitled…Read More to voice their concern or opposition to what may appear to be an expedited process without full disclosure or full information and which may escalate financial costs. All residents have the right to ask for cost benefit analyses. It appears that that may have helped uncover that there was no cost savings or benefits, but actually far more costs to implement the fiber optic project. What are the costs of additional aides in the classrooms, not just annually, but in the long term? Are there contract obligations that affect the costs or limit the town's ability to alter hiring after engaging additional hires if the plan needs tweaking? How many people were aware that contracts apparently do not allow the town to replace a hired individual such as a library aide with a volunteer? Does that really give the town the financial flexibility it needs in these tenuous economic times.
Andrew Ziemba March 5, 2013 at 11:53 pm
Majority rules. Har har har. Gee I wonder who will win the fight, the two wolves or the sheep?…Read More *Sigh* astonishing that in the year 2013 we still follow such an archaic and barbaric system of government, all while avoiding the vestiges of a Republic and all laws associate with being a Republic.
Stop wasting my tax dollars February 27, 2013 at 01:49 pm
WT, unless you are using your own personal laptop or phone to post, during lunch you are using the…Read More town's property (computer and internet access) which my tax dollars paid for for your own personal use.
You wanted a specific example of waste of town resources, well thats one!
Alethiologist February 27, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Ha, whoopee, Sherman, WT.
Possessive of "losers" requires the use of an apostrophe here.
Joyce Singer February 22, 2013 at 04:36 pm
How wonderful to receive this information free of charge and in such a compelling way! Three cheers…Read More for the 150-word increase--a modification that should bring a sigh of relief to many college applicants. The new topics speak to actual experiences students have and will inspire not only recall, but also connection to specific events that contribute to one's personal identity.
Let's not forget most important aspect of the personal essay--the author's ability to convey authenticity--which involves searching within to find his or her voice. This process takes time and requires commitment to multiple revisions until he or she finally can say, "That's IT; THAT'S what I mean!" When an author reaches this level of comfort, the chances his or her readers also will "get it" increases exponentially.
When juniors begin this process shortly before, or during, the summer months when freedom from school's daily challenges allows time for incubation and an opportunity to delve into the "meaning" of their personal stories, the final polishing of their narrative comes easily and brings that "I did it! I'm done!" sigh that accompanies that blissful relief.
Whether students choose to work alone or with a professional to discover those significant moments that reveal his or her "grit," final editing by an English teacher or writing coach promises to add volume to that wonderful sigh.
Leslie Yager February 22, 2013 at 03:40 pm
Glen, thought of you when a reader sent me this about boys/college/ and debt:…Read More http://jezebel.com/5985963/men-are-more-likely-to-drop-out-of-college-than-women-because-they-can-afford-it
Leslie Yager February 22, 2013 at 03:23 pm
But Glen you do have a lot of folks who talk to you on Patch : ]
Glen K Dunbar February 22, 2013 at 07:51 pm
Brad. Just remember pal...it is now what you know but who you know. Before your son or daughter…Read More decide to go to college be sure they are offered a job FIRST. Ideally they woud incurr ALL education costs. Tell them it is not what you know but who you know that REALLY counts
Dr. Bradley Weinstein February 22, 2013 at 06:26 pm
Great stuff Henry. As the father of a HS sophmore, we are always putting your information to great…Read More use.
Alethiologist March 3, 2013 at 12:58 pm
More and more residents are becoming skeptical of the town's leadership. Some of this may be…Read More spillover from the dysfunction in DC but failed boodoggles such as the fiber optic project, the police force growth from 41 to 44, the paving issue, the expansion of kindergarden, the Miller Driscoll construction study, the impending Comstock proposal, the unwillingness to cut spending and the relentless push to raise taxes during the worst recession in our lifetime all point to careless management.
Connecticut15 March 3, 2013 at 02:26 am
How do we make certain that this project isn't based on false or inaccurate understandings like in…Read More the fiber optic project? I think we now must be careful not to accept without verification or pertinent details any suppositions or proposals.
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