Comments for FlaglerLive - Your News Service for Flagler County News Palm Coast News Bunnell Flagler Beach Beverly Beach and Marineland http://flaglerlive.com Flagler Florida and Beyond Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on I-95 Crash Sends 2 to Hospitals; Witnesses Cite Cell-Phone Distraction by TjI http://flaglerlive.com/34602/i-95-crash-cell-phone/comment-page-1#comment-508354 TjI Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:26:05 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34602#comment-508354 Anyone at fault in a car accident will have there premiums increased for 3 to 5 years. That alone, is a deterent not to cause a crash! Anyone at fault in a car accident will have there premiums increased for 3 to 5 years. That alone, is a deterent not to cause a crash!

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]]> Comment on I-95 Crash Sends 2 to Hospitals; Witnesses Cite Cell-Phone Distraction by Anonymous http://flaglerlive.com/34602/i-95-crash-cell-phone/comment-page-1#comment-508353 Anonymous Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:18:51 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34602#comment-508353 And he who rear ended the victim will have to pay a substantial car insurance premium for the next 3 to 5 years. That in itself should be a deterrent to cause an accident. And he who rear ended the victim will have to pay a substantial car insurance premium for the next 3 to 5 years. That in itself should be a deterrent to cause an accident.

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]]> Comment on I-95 Crash Sends 2 to Hospitals; Witnesses Cite Cell-Phone Distraction by That guy http://flaglerlive.com/34602/i-95-crash-cell-phone/comment-page-1#comment-508349 That guy Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:05:47 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34602#comment-508349 Last time I checked it was illegal to crash into people and cause injury and to cause property damage.... Last time I checked it was illegal to crash into people and cause injury and to cause property damage….

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]]> Comment on Flagler School Board Balks Over New Teacher Contract; Union President Calls It “Bad Faith” by Liana G http://flaglerlive.com/34586/flagler-schools-evaluations/comment-page-1#comment-508348 Liana G Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:03:38 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34586#comment-508348 Let's not saddle these kids with an entire year of incompetent teaching to solely benefit the individuals being paid to educate them. This is NOT what tax dollars for public education is for – job security and protection. I would like to see teachers given the evaluation they deserve – poor/satisfactory/excellent. Many states have already implemented an evaluation system. Why can't we? A suggestion that I would like to make is for administrators to evaluate teachers at a school/schools other than theirs. This would make the evaluations fair by preventing advantages for some who have an unusually “cozy” relationship with their administrators. Let’s not saddle these kids with an entire year of incompetent teaching to solely benefit the individuals being paid to educate them. This is NOT what tax dollars for public education is for – job security and protection. I would like to see teachers given the evaluation they deserve – poor/satisfactory/excellent. Many states have already implemented an evaluation system. Why can’t we?

A suggestion that I would like to make is for administrators to evaluate teachers at a school/schools other than theirs. This would make the evaluations fair by preventing advantages for some who have an unusually “cozy” relationship with their administrators.

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]]> Comment on He’s Back: Sensing a Weakened Don Fleming, Jim Manfre Is Running for Sheriff a 4th Time by FlaglerLive http://flaglerlive.com/34591/jim-manfre-sheriff/comment-page-1#comment-508345 FlaglerLive Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:57:15 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34591#comment-508345 HomeSchool4me, two things: one, if people want to use the word "irregardless" here, they're free to do so. It's not for you to arbitrate language usage here. Two, the moment you tell anyone to shut up--or, as you even more inelegantly put it, shut their pie holes--your comment is itself shut up without looking at it further, irregardless of its validity. Please try again. Badger issues all you like. Just don't gratuitously badger commenters. HomeSchool4me, two things: one, if people want to use the word “irregardless” here, they’re free to do so. It’s not for you to arbitrate language usage here. Two, the moment you tell anyone to shut up–or, as you even more inelegantly put it, shut their pie holes–your comment is itself shut up without looking at it further, irregardless of its validity. Please try again. Badger issues all you like. Just don’t gratuitously badger commenters.

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]]> Comment on Flagler School Board Balks Over New Teacher Contract; Union President Calls It “Bad Faith” by Katie Hansen http://flaglerlive.com/34586/flagler-schools-evaluations/comment-page-1#comment-508344 Katie Hansen Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:50:34 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34586#comment-508344 First, let me clarify that there is an error in the article. There are four ratings for the teacher evaluation tool: Highly Effective, Effective, Needs Improvement, and Unsatisfactory. The agreement that was signed stated that no teacher would receive less than "Needs Improvement" for an overall rating - not less than Satisfactory. A teacher could still have a rating that qualifies them as below what would be considered "satisfactory." We firmly believe in holding teachers to a high standard. Teachers set much higher expectations on themselves than any principal or state legislator ever could. We also believe, however, that if a teacher's performance is lacking in any way, that it is the responsibility of the administrators to assist that teacher. Despite what you may believe, teacher Unions do not want "bad teachers" in classrooms any more than you do. I have two children, one of which is already in Flagler County Schools. All students deserve to have good quality teachers. I believe that if you spent a day in the schools, you would see the dedicated teachers that are working to make a difference in the lives of their students. Last, if you could please explain the following equation to me, I would greatly appreciate it: Ait =α1Xit +α2Xit−1 +K+αtXi1 +φ1Fit +φ2Fit−1 +K+φtFi1 +β1Eit +β2Eit−1 +K+βtEi1 +ψtμi0 +εit (2) (and this is only ONE of more than 10 equations that will go into the calculation for my evaluation rating). Sincerely, Katie Hansen FCEA President First, let me clarify that there is an error in the article. There are four ratings for the teacher evaluation tool: Highly Effective, Effective, Needs Improvement, and Unsatisfactory. The agreement that was signed stated that no teacher would receive less than “Needs Improvement” for an overall rating – not less than Satisfactory. A teacher could still have a rating that qualifies them as below what would be considered “satisfactory.”

We firmly believe in holding teachers to a high standard. Teachers set much higher expectations on themselves than any principal or state legislator ever could. We also believe, however, that if a teacher’s performance is lacking in any way, that it is the responsibility of the administrators to assist that teacher. Despite what you may believe, teacher Unions do not want “bad teachers” in classrooms any more than you do. I have two children, one of which is already in Flagler County Schools. All students deserve to have good quality teachers. I believe that if you spent a day in the schools, you would see the dedicated teachers that are working to make a difference in the lives of their students.

Last, if you could please explain the following equation to me, I would greatly appreciate it:
Ait =α1Xit +α2Xit−1 +K+αtXi1 +φ1Fit +φ2Fit−1 +K+φtFi1 +β1Eit +β2Eit−1 +K+βtEi1 +ψtμi0 +εit (2)
(and this is only ONE of more than 10 equations that will go into the calculation for my evaluation rating).

Sincerely,
Katie Hansen
FCEA President

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]]> Comment on He’s Back: Sensing a Weakened Don Fleming, Jim Manfre Is Running for Sheriff a 4th Time by dontbesoparanoid http://flaglerlive.com/34591/jim-manfre-sheriff/comment-page-1#comment-508334 dontbesoparanoid Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:19:49 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34591#comment-508334 What do you know about the Sheriff's son's upbringing? In fact what do you know about him at all? This kid wasn't a pill head. He was injured and became addicted to his prescription. It could happen to anyone's kid. And I already knew the answers to the questions I posd to you. You ask me to document my cleaver comments.. What does that even mean?... You have not presented any facts. I suggest you take your own advice on doing some research. What do you know about the Sheriff’s son’s upbringing? In fact what do you know about him at all? This kid wasn’t a pill head. He was injured and became addicted to his prescription. It could happen to anyone’s kid.

And I already knew the answers to the questions I posd to you. You ask me to document my cleaver comments.. What does that even mean?… You have not presented any facts. I suggest you take your own advice on doing some research.

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]]> Comment on It’s Not About Religious Liberty. It’s About The Church’s Opposition to Contraception. by HomeSchool4me http://flaglerlive.com/34460/religious-liberty-contraception/comment-page-1#comment-508332 HomeSchool4me Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:54:22 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34460#comment-508332 For: contraception, pro-choice, God, Country, 1st amendment & rest of Constitution Against: Religious zealots wanting to legislate their beliefs, the health care bill Will Settle: somewhere in the middle For: contraception, pro-choice, God, Country, 1st amendment & rest of Constitution
Against: Religious zealots wanting to legislate their beliefs, the health care bill
Will Settle: somewhere in the middle

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]]> Comment on Flagler Tea Party Frets As Numbers Dwindle And Excitement Appears Elusive by palmcoaster http://flaglerlive.com/34402/flagler-tea-party/comment-page-1#comment-508329 palmcoaster Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:46:06 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34402#comment-508329 @Sherry Epley. Very well said! @Sherry Epley. Very well said!

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]]> Comment on Suspicious Shooting: Husband Kills 30-Year-Old Wife on Covington Lane in Palm Coast by Initialjoe http://flaglerlive.com/34557/covington-lane-shooting/comment-page-1#comment-508328 Initialjoe Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:42:23 +0000 http://flaglerlive.com/?p=34557#comment-508328 "Honey, stand still while I clean my gun and it points directly at you." “Honey, stand still while I clean my gun and it points directly at you.”

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