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>Math Wars: Why not hire scientist and engineers to give us input on math programs instead of bogus “math educators” out of Monclair State?

Why not hire scientist and engineers to give us input on math programs instead of bogus “math educators” out of Monclair State? I have no idea what grade your kids are in or how much your kids teachers are supplementing the crappy math program (CMP) but I can tell you that my youngest child is struggling with CMP and his teacher is incapable and unwilling to stray from the “it teaches itself” “constructivist” curriculum (she graduated Monclair with an “education” degree). I have tried to supplement with Singapore but he finds it too confusing. My older son was subjected to CMP as it was coming on line and his teachers supplemented heavily in middle school as most of them were old school and not fond of CMP. I was also supplementing with Singapore Math. He’s doing okay in high school but I have hired a tutor to make up for the gaps left by CMP.

IF you don’t think curriculum is an issue for a BOE candidate, you’re dead wrong. The “curriculum experts” work for us, not vice-versa. I need a BOE member who is informed, inquisitive and who can sythesize information to deliver the best outcome for our students (remember the fireman didn’t know that we had constructivist math in our schools when the selection of math programs was ongoing? And so we go the Crappy Math Program).

>But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.
Ronald Reagan

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>White House draft bill expands DHS cyber responsibilities
By Jason Miller
Executive Editor
Federal News Radio

Under a White House plan, the Homeland Security Department will have far-reaching oversight over all civilian agency computer networks.

The proposal would codify much of the administration’s memo from July 2010 expanding DHS’s cyber responsibilities for civilian networks.

The White House, however, is taking those responsibilities further, according to a source familiar with the document. The administration drafted a legislative proposal to give DHS many, if not all, of the same authorities for the .gov networks that the Defense Department has for the .mil networks.

https://federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=35&sid=2345684

>Newcomer Christina Krauss has lived in Ridgewood since 1994 and said her 20-plus years as a small business owner can translate well to the BOE because she has dealt with payroll issues, difficult customers and restrictions that are similar to issues concerning BOE budgets, resident concerns, a property tax cap and deficits.

“A small business perspective helps with problem solving, providing a fiscally responsible approach to almost anything,” Krauss said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/119898359_Candidates_have_the_floor.html

>Incumbent Laurie Goodman has been on the board for nearly three years and has worked for more than 30 years as a reporter, copywriter and in advertising. Public education should be “managed on the local level,” she said, adding that she listens more than speaks about issues.

“I’m not a politician,” Goodman said. “But I don’t give up.” She said she wants to improve communication between board members and residents because “it’s only going to get harder to find efficiencies and balance programs with sensitivity to the tax burden on the community.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/119898359_Candidates_have_the_floor.html

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For the uninitiated Atlas Shrugged, the movie is the adaptation of Ayn Rand’s 1957 classic novel. The novel, which centers around railroad executive Dagny Taggart as she fights to keep her business a float as American society crumbles around her, and descends into deeper and deeper recession .

In the novel Rand dramatized her unique philosophy in an intellectual mystery story that integrated ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics and sex. She considered herself primarily a fiction writer, but realized that in order to create heroic fictional characters, she had to identify the philosophic principles which make such individuals possible.

https://www.manhattanstyle.com/arts-entertainment/movies/who-is-john-gault/