Comments on: D Grade: Why Did Northview Fall That Low?

By: reanna

reanna — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:28:14 +0000

FCAT should be ended, nobody likes it, what is the hold up? G. Bush started it so that should be your first clue that it was a dumb idea.

By: Concerned Century Citizen

Concerned Century Citizen — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:09:53 +0000

The school is too far away. Most parents just don’t have the transportation to and fro. I thought it then and I’m still thinking it now, Northview was and is a BIG MISTAKE!!!

By: upset

upset — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:52:51 +0000

I have been reading most of these comments and i am upset !! I really think that the fcat should be thrown out it does nothing but stress our kids out most teachers hate having to teach this fcat they cant teach what really matters. as for northview i think it needs a good overhaul with the staff the district really needs to do something . why r you peolpe blaming the kids? i think you should be looking at the teachers and staff and the district maybe even the florida laws .

By: Missy

Missy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:15:09 +0000

Parents! lots of you do not have these words in their vocabulary. “do you have homework? how are your grades? how did you do on the test?” Children are going to get by with the least amount of work they can. They are more interested in texting , video games etc. All students need to take personal responsibility about their grades and parents need to see that it is done. There is no need to berate the school. I think the FCAT needs to be reworked. I have seen some of it on my 12 year old grandchild. Also it is beyond comprehension that some students have such a low grade level of reading and spelling. This all starts in elementary school. There could be much improvement.

By: truthteller

truthteller — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:16:24 +0000

Observer,

Walnut Grove is calling, they need you back to help Paw on the farm. They don’t have all of those new-fangled gadgets like these cantankerous youngins do. Parents do your job, and at least you know your kids will make good decisions, even if the administration doesn’t.

By: Spence

Spence — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:54:44 +0000

Observer is correct! Respect should be mandatory from all students. It should be taught at HOME first and also at School! We did not talk when a grown up was talking and we also rose when one entered the room, especially a lady.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:04:14 +0000

To the observer; When you start to choose your team,be sure to count me in.

By: an observer

an observer — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:15:21 +0000

I’ll go way back to the 1970’s for my comment. When I was just a 3rd grader, we learned a lot from our teachers, not just the 3 r’s. We learned RESPECT and the meaning of it. If an adult walked into our classroom, a parnet or another teacher, we stood until they entered the room, then we sat QUIETLY. No one ever said a word then, OR during the teaching of any classes unless we raised our hands and were called on. You should walk into ANY school today and see and hear the disrespect the kids have today…of anybody. The teachers can hardly teach due to the talking and cutting up going on inside the classrooms….and respect, you can throw that right out the window. I agree with a previous poster, respect and manners begins at home with the parents…NOT THE GRANDPARENTS, which we see soooo many raising grandchildren now days. I know some parents and grands sent their kids to school for the day just to get them out of their house for the day…some need it. If the kids of today could learn subjects the way they have learned to text, watch tv, play video games and talk on cell phones and play on computers, we may have a chance…but if it’s something they don’t care to do, they aren’t going to do it or learn it. Our world is ruined due to all this technology, yes, it’s handy and fun, but they should have their times for these other activities. School, respect and manners should be taught first and foremost. This generation is awful and i fear for the world with these types of “leaders for our future.” I would love for the world to go back to the good old days where you didn’t have to lock your doors or watch your back every second of every day…the world wpuld be a much better place. Don’t blame teachers or schools or others for any schools scores…if YOUR child is doing what he/she is supposed to be doing and is respecting others, you are doing your job and you are doing it well.

By: Parent of a Senior at Northview

Parent of a Senior at Northview — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:23:51 +0000

My opinion of the Fcat is that it should be thrown out!!!! The Fcat tests puts way too much pressure on Teachers and students to perform on this one test. The fact of the matter is that alot of students just cannot test well. I know back when I was in school I always made good grades but you give me a timed state test and I would bomb! It was not necessarily because I didn’t know the material but because I could not handle the pressure of the timed test! It’s not right to punish or drag Nothview through the mud because of this grade. There are alot of factors that caused that grade. I have a son that will be senior at Northview this year and a son coming into the 9th grade and I have no doubt that they will be taught the way they should. Keep your head held high Northview !! Oh and one more thing. I am also tired of hearing Century being put down. I am a graduate of Century High School and I got a good education. That is what is wrong with Northview. There are some people from Ernest Ward and Century (mostly the adults) that will not stop pointing fingers at each other. Let’s let these students be one and not label them as “Ernest Ward” or “Century ” kids!!!! One community is no better than the other one!!!!!!!

By: Mad Mama

Mad Mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:31:32 +0000

I have plenty of things to be upset with NHS about, but in their defense, it is not up to the teachers at school to raise these children. This starts at home and with extended family. Life Lessons don’t come from school, Book learning does! Our teachers need to be able to teach and not be burdened with raising the children of the community. it is not fair or reasonable to expect the teachers to “impress upon these young minds the lessons of life” If more parents and families would do their part in raising their children then the teachers might actually have a chance to teach.