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Karen Collins

@KHCollinsMath

HS Math teacher since 1987; AP Calc AB/BC; instructional coach; NBCT; passionate about innovative instructional practices & technology; geeky math chick

NC Katılım Mayıs 2016
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@JayWamsted Same; cannot in good conscience recommend it any longer. 😥
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Jay Wamsted
Jay Wamsted@JayWamsted·
As a teacher & a father, I have realized that I’m no longer sure I would advise my own children to go into education. This…troubles me…
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Ralph Pantozzi
Ralph Pantozzi@mathillustrated·
Better #math textbooks are not going to be a “game changer”
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@BThings42 @newsobserver I know the Dowless case, knowing a member of the family, which was wholesale criminal activity on a large scale. How will you eliminate that level of fraud when someone like Dowless preys on impoverished people without infringing on legit absentee votes?
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@BThings42 @newsobserver So, my son’s absentee ballot a few years back, when he was in college out of state, is considered fraud?
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SWCM
SWCM@BThings42·
@newsobserver There is plenty of time to vote. Just trying to stop fraud.
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Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@goteacherless @RogersHistory Exactly. I try to remind people that there is, in fact, a HUGE teacher shortage, so Ts are really in the driver’s seat, if they’d only take the wheel. Too many just keep their heads down & mouths shut, unaware that they are now complicit in the farce they secretly dislike.
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Chloe Rae
Chloe Rae@goteacherless·
@RogersHistory Agreed. When I’ve engaged in conversations about this, majority believe that speaking up jeopardizes job security-so the fear of not having a paycheck keeps them silent, which I can empathize. I’m more than willing to speak out. I fear most the consequences of an outdated system.
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Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers@RogersHistory·
Too many teachers who can’t speak out about anything, cant share their honest views openly, can’t be themselves. Have to embrace the fakery, play the game or lose their standing. Can’t speak the truth or share their opinions, often v experienced staff. The system is broken but the ppl who can help to change it are often silenced.
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@RogersHistory I speak out & am not silenced. But, I am ignored & told I need to set an example as a veteran by getting w/the program. I will not “get w/the program” that is the antithesis of S-ctrd best T-ing practices. I won’t “Stepford Wives” teach. Ts lose the energy to fight after awhile.
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@joeldford So, for everyone to have choice, transportation must be provided. Put your money, sorry, taxpayer money where your mouth is & provide transportation.
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Joel Ford
Joel Ford@joeldford·
I believe that a child’s zip code should not determine the access to a quality education, which is why I support school choice. By empowering parents with a choice in their child’s education, we prioritize families and students rather than systems. #ncpol
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@JohnPatLeary Oh. My. God. The debunked learning styles with race. What on earth? How can a uni prof be that out of touch with reality. Also, do uni profs just teach whatever? No oversight? 😥😡
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Geoffrey Miller
Geoffrey Miller@gmiller·
Name a topic where about 90% of people have no idea what they're talking about historically, theoretically, or empirically, but about 90% of people have very strong views about the topic morally & emotionally.
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Justin Parmenter
Justin Parmenter@JustinParmenter·
Freedom Christian Academy in Fayetteville got >$1.2 million for vouchers this year.   They only take students whose parents have a "vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ" and who demonstrate "a desire to learn." This institution shouldn't get public dollars. #nced #ncga #ncpol
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@BurnsideMath Oh my. Is TX in a competition with Florida to legislate the most ridiculous things?
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BurnsideMath
BurnsideMath@BurnsideMath·
I want to wake-up from this crazy dream…🤦🏻‍♀️😩
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Justin Parmenter
Justin Parmenter@JustinParmenter·
This school got $1.3m NC taxpayer dollars this year and the @NCGOP would like to give them a whole lot more in voucher funding that our public schools desperately need. I don’t want my tax dollars going to institutions that can discriminate this way. #nced #ncga #ncpol
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Karen Collins
Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@Watkinthegrass @JustinParmenter @NCGOP No. Once the money is there, you cannot police it. Even when Ss get expelled & must return to their home base public school, the tax $$$ are not returned to the public school. Seems like an incentive to expel Ss, quite frankly. Get the money, reduce your # of Ss, live large. 😡
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James Watkins
James Watkins@Watkinthegrass·
@JustinParmenter @NCGOP Do taxpayers get a say in how tax money is spent at this school ? If a private school wanted to spend a million dollars on a principal lounge, would there be any recourse?
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Karen Collins@KHCollinsMath·
@ModestTeacher No. Copier, microwave, vending machine that doesn’t work, sofas that are occasionally home to a mouse family. Only a handful of people ever hang out & that is usually just lunch.
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The Modest Teacher
The Modest Teacher@ModestTeacher·
Does anyone still have a functioning “Teachers Lounge” where people read newspapers, drink coffee, talk about school, smoke a heater, etc.? That sounds glorious to me.
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