tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post8567199862451712141..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Prior Planning Prevents Pretty Poor PerformanceDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-72221729868843805302009-01-28T05:31:00.000-08:002009-01-28T05:31:00.000-08:00I sympathize about awful PowerPoint presentations....I sympathize about awful PowerPoint presentations. It reminds me of this video: <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM" REL="nofollow">How NOT to use PowerPoint</A>.Tom DeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960561773050547167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-25000913571302365672009-01-24T09:10:00.000-08:002009-01-24T09:10:00.000-08:00“If I ever go to one where every word on every Pow...“If I ever go to one where every word on every PowerPoint slide is not read to me, I'll be sure to rush home and write a blog post about it. Don't hold your breath.”<BR/><BR/>Come on Darren, are you sure everyone you teach with can read the English language? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-24358824846578084822009-01-23T06:39:00.000-08:002009-01-23T06:39:00.000-08:00Prior planning *does* prevent poor performance. N...Prior planning *does* prevent poor performance. No one seems to have planned, so we get poor performance our school, district, or state officials in this case.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-57472705218523356942009-01-23T06:27:00.000-08:002009-01-23T06:27:00.000-08:00Ah, the joys of bureaucracy!BTW - the use and misu...Ah, the joys of bureaucracy!<BR/><BR/>BTW - the use and misuse of PowerPoint is sometimes hilarious but usually just boring.DADvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-79986423804404168982009-01-22T23:10:00.000-08:002009-01-22T23:10:00.000-08:00Planning prevented bad results?Shouldn't the title...Planning prevented bad results?<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't the title be "Prior Planning Portends Pretty Poor Performance"?<BR/><BR/>...just quibbling :)KauaiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1133848316847930772009-01-22T18:08:00.000-08:002009-01-22T18:08:00.000-08:00I doubt it would put a dent at all in our deficit....I doubt it would put a dent at all in our deficit.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-76670305957290800242009-01-22T17:57:00.000-08:002009-01-22T17:57:00.000-08:00Think about the money our state would save if we p...Think about the money our state would save if we put a 2 or 3 year hold on the CAHSEE - the reproduction costs, the workbooks, the study sessions. Wow, that would sure save a bundle, don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-25756137922638251312009-01-22T17:17:00.000-08:002009-01-22T17:17:00.000-08:00We've been wondering where our typical training se...We've been wondering where our typical training session has gone. We have testing, but nobody's dared mention it. I am puzzled. I have no doubt training will be scheduled at the most inconvenient time. And probably right before we leave for Spring Break or have grades due.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.com