Comments on: More Details Released: Teacher Arrested In Newpoint Cheating Scandal

By: Former Newpoint Parent 2

Former Newpoint Parent 2 — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:45:31 +0000

Former Newpoint Parent is on target with their comment. The basic premise for this school was great and the technology learning was also a great idea. The classroom structure and the small group teaching, independent work and group work was a fantastic idea and really facilitated learning. The problem is as Former Newpoint Parent pointed out; discipline issues. Students who had been expelled or had been threatened expulsion if they did not withdraw from their current school, would come to Newpoint and because they were trying to increase their enrollment where it needed to be, Newpoint allowed them to enroll. My child had many problems with bullying and getting in to trouble for defending himself. It is epidemic in every school but particularly in Newpoint in that there is no discipline except suspension and most of the time the kids who get suspended repeatedly, don’t mind being home without supervision and playing video games all day long. So, I say again, discipline was the true issue. I knew Mr. Fowler. He did not teach my child but had offered on several occasions to tutor my child in math. Mr. Fowler was a kind, helpful and gracious teacher. He respected his students and the students respected him back. Please don’t turn him into some teacher that didn’t care for his students or their learning. That would be completely untrue. If he in fact did do any of the things that he is alleged to have done, it was because some of the standardized testing questions are so ambiguous that a college graduate can’t understand it much less kids. Take a look at the questions yourself. I have.

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 23:27:52 +0000

Most of those standardized tests have the penalties for misuse or cheating on the test clearly spelled out. Jail time is a real possibility and the fine print says as much.

By: pj

pj — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:25:23 +0000

Yes–arrested for alleged fraud that led to the misappropriation of taxpayer dollars.

He’s just as much a thug as all of those other thieves that show up in these headlines. Somebody ought to wipe that smirk off of his face.

By: haley

haley — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:28:51 +0000

I don’t get it. Arrested for helping these kids cheat on these tests? I understand getting fired or reprimanded for this offense. But arrested??????

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:54:04 +0000

I but the ECSO Deputy(s) were real gungho to arrest this teacher for helping students cheat on tests.
Bet they thought they had more dangerous criminals to worry about.

By: jennifer park

jennifer park — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:22:21 +0000

I’m glad they shut the school down. I sent two of my children there, biggest mistake I’ve ever made.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:12:59 +0000

2 more woulda been good:

I’m not “A”llowed to give you the answers.

Study & learn to pass the test, “D”ummy!

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:58:39 +0000

This should be a wake up call that standardized tests are not being used for what they were originally supposed to do and that is to give an idea of where the kid is to be able to help them. Penalizing teachers for a student not learning is often beyond their control. I am sorry to hear that his young man felt it necessary to do this.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 01:36:50 +0000

Yeah, because government always does everything better than the private sector. Hahahahahahahahahahahhalol

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:18:39 +0000

Charter Schools, another way for private companies to get taxpayer money. Having for-profit private companies teaching our children is an even worse idea than having for-profit private companies run our jails.