Comments for Blount Education Initiative http://www.blounteducation.org To make education our community's top priority by developing a sustained public awareness campaign focusing on the critical issues related to education. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:18:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on Post Secondary Education pays off with higher earnings and more job availability by BonnyEditor http://www.blounteducation.org/2009/09/28/post-secondary-education-pays-off-with-higher-earnings-and-more-job-availability/comment-page-1/#comment-507 BonnyEditor Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:18:01 +0000 http://www.blounteducation.org/?p=755#comment-507 Hey Jay, I'll definitely keep you updated. I'm glad you're interested in this. Bonny Hey Jay,

I’ll definitely keep you updated. I’m glad you’re interested in this. Bonny

]]> Comment on Post Secondary Education pays off with higher earnings and more job availability by Jay http://www.blounteducation.org/2009/09/28/post-secondary-education-pays-off-with-higher-earnings-and-more-job-availability/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Jay Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:09:57 +0000 http://www.blounteducation.org/?p=755#comment-502 Bonny, Please keep me in the loop of any information or opportunities concerning Work Based Learning and high school students entering post secondary activities. Please keep me posted if you can about this event. This looks like an excellent communication between home and school for our students. Thanks, Jay Also, any imformation about the following: BUSINESS COMMUNITY EVENT: Educators in the Workplace Lunch and Learn Again this summer, Innovation Valley, the Knoxville Chamber and others will offer teachers and counselors an opportunity to meet with business professionals in the workplace - offering insight and a possible connections between what students learn in the classroom and what is required in the workplace. More details will follow ... but the company visits will take place this year between June 9 and July 16. Bonny,
Please keep me in the loop of any information or opportunities concerning Work Based Learning and high school students entering post secondary activities. Please keep me posted if you can about this event. This looks like an excellent communication between home and school for our students.
Thanks,
Jay
Also, any imformation about the following:
BUSINESS COMMUNITY EVENT:
Educators in the Workplace
Lunch and Learn
Again this summer, Innovation Valley, the Knoxville
Chamber and others will offer teachers and counselors
an opportunity to meet with business professionals in the
workplace – offering insight and a possible connections
between what students learn in the classroom and what
is required in the workplace.
More details will follow … but the company visits will
take place this year between June 9 and July 16.

]]> Comment on Fathers at a Local School Band Together to Get More Involved by Dan Kline http://www.blounteducation.org/2010/02/08/fathers-at-a-local-school-band-together-to-get-more-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Dan Kline Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:41:10 +0000 http://www.blounteducation.org/?p=1141#comment-472 This is a much needed element not only in schools but in every aspect of a family's life. It's exciting to see Fathers stepping up to the plate and being present, answering the call to show young boys what fatherhood is really about. Hats off to Eric Rice and all the men who are following their God-given call to "be the man!" This is a much needed element not only in schools but in every aspect of a family’s life. It’s exciting to see Fathers stepping up to the plate and being present, answering the call to show young boys what fatherhood is really about. Hats off to Eric Rice and all the men who are following their God-given call to “be the man!”

]]> Comment on BEI’s Gubernatorial Community Forum to be Televised and Streamed on WBIR — To post your proposed questions, click here by Max http://www.blounteducation.org/2009/10/12/beis-gubernatorial-community-forum-to-be-televised-and-streamed-on-wbir/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Max Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:54:32 +0000 http://www.blounteducation.org/?p=898#comment-116 It has been shown that students learn better with a smaller student to teacher ratio in the classroom. What specific steps will you take as governor to work towards reduce class size to a more reasonable size. What in your opinion is a reasonable class size? It has been shown that students learn better with a smaller student to teacher ratio in the classroom. What specific steps will you take as governor to work towards reduce class size to a more reasonable size. What in your opinion is a reasonable class size?

]]> Comment on Congratulations Dr. Penny Ferguson by Sarah Fowler http://www.blounteducation.org/2008/07/17/61/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Sarah Fowler Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:17:43 +0000 http://www.blounteducation.org/?p=61#comment-5 Dr. Ferguson, When I met you yesterday, I had not seen this piece about you. Congratulations on a wonderful accomplishment. I look forward to seeing you again in the near future. Sarah Fowler Dr. Ferguson,

When I met you yesterday, I had not seen this piece about you. Congratulations on a wonderful accomplishment. I look forward to seeing you again in the near future.

Sarah Fowler

]]> Comment on MHS’s Ferguson travels to Kansas to receive award by Bill Smith http://www.blounteducation.org/2008/07/17/mhss-ferguson-travels-to-kansas-to-receive-award/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Bill Smith Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:08:37 +0000 http://www.blounteducation.org/?p=60#comment-4 Congratulations to Dr. Ferguson and the other inductees. Positive mention of the Flint Hills always gets my attention! Thanks! So happy it brought me to your site. Hope others of your readers are able to visit the Flint Hills of Kansas, as well. We think you will find it distinctive and a pleasant change of pace for the rigors of everyday life, for most of us. Our 22 county Flint Hills Tourism Coalition, Inc. promotes visits to the Kansas Flint Hills – the website is: http://www.kansasflinthills.travel/ Best wishes! Dr. Bill ;-) Personal Blog: http://flinthillsofkansas.blogspot.com/ Congratulations to Dr. Ferguson and the other inductees.
Positive mention of the Flint Hills always gets my attention! Thanks!
So happy it brought me to your site. Hope others of your readers are able to visit the Flint Hills of Kansas, as well. We think you will find it distinctive and a pleasant change of pace for the rigors of everyday life, for most of us.

Our 22 county Flint Hills Tourism Coalition, Inc. promotes visits to the Kansas Flint Hills – the website is: http://www.kansasflinthills.travel/

Best wishes!
Dr. Bill ;-)
Personal Blog: http://flinthillsofkansas.blogspot.com/

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