Sound Off! -- March 8, 2011

No truth to the rumours There seems to be word going around that if you don't use your turn signal, your car will be worth more when you trade it in! This is a fallacy, so use your turning signals. They work good and I think you will like them. Time to bury the bigotry I find the sentiment behind the Sound Off, "Speaking The Language," cause for concern. How on earth can an immigrant child be expected to learn English at home when their parents don't speak it? The young children pick it up far quicker than their parents and are then able to go home and teach the rest of the family. Immigrant children growing up in Brandon are our responsibility. All of us. If more ESL teachers are needed, then it's up to us to provide it. Remember the phrase "It takes a village ... "? Can we please step up to the challenge and bury the bigotry? We have an amazing thing happening in our city. Take the opportunity to learn something new, grow in your experiences and share what you have to offer. (Hint -- that means volunteer!) We should have a National DNA Registry I think that all DNA should be taken and registered after birth. A police officer told me that this would certainly make their job much, much easier, but he fears that with all of the human rights legislation that they would oppose this. Politicians, let's get a backbone for a change and start proposing these things. It's hard work -- that's Rosetta Stone Spanish (Latin) why In response to James O'Connor's column in Saturday's paper. Maybe if he has actually tried working at Maple Leaf he would see how tough it is. How you are forced to sit there regardless if the line speeds up, you must keep up and how many people get carpal-tunnel from the speed of the line. And you just hope that you don't get injured. These standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that students need for success in college and in their careers. Officially adopted in June 2010, the standards provide guidelines for English Language Arts and Mathematics. Currently, standards for Science are being led by outside organizations, while the NGA is choosing to hold off on developing Social Studies standards at this time. HMH has taken a leadership role in publishing Common Core-aligned content, as school districts throughout the country have turned to the company for support in transitioning to the new guidelines. HMH’s Common Core Transition Model provides teachers and administrators with resources and guidance in three key areas: Professional Services, Instructional Materials and Assessment and Data Management. In addition to classroom-embedded training and teacher demonstrations, the Common Core Transition Model delivers an array of student and teacher materials to address each schools specific adoption needs as well as tools to map positive student outcomes to instructional strategies and teacher behaviors so that best practices can be shared amongst educators. In addition to Holt McDougal Literature 2012, recent examples of HMH resources that comply with Common Core State Standards include Go Math! and Math Fact Fluency.

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