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The Sophiatown Bar Lounge is inspired by the multicultural Johannesburg suburb from which it takes its name. Historically, Sophiatown was a hive of creativity and political activism. In the first half of the 20th century, it produced some of South Africa's most famous jazz musicians. Today, this Newtown jazz venue celebrates their legacy.
The Sophiatown Bar Lounge is a restaurant and jazz venue in Newtown, Johannesburg, inspired by the history of Sophiatown.
The multicultural suburb of Sophiatown was a beacon of creativity in the early and middle decades of the 20th century. It was one of the few places in South Africa where people of all races could live and do business together. Forced removals put an end to this in 1955.
Until that point, however, it was home to South African jazz musicians, artists, writers and intellectuals who believed in an alternate vision for the country. Instead of the segregation enforced by apartheid, they saw the potential for a dynamic, non-racial society.
The Sophiatown Bar Lounge pays tribute to Sophiatown's legacy. It was started by brothers Ziggy and Mzwa Thabethe. They began working in the restaurant business as waiters. Over the years, they refined their vision for the restaurant they would one day own.
They decided to theme their Johannesburg jazz venue around Sophiatown's jazz legends, such as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim and Jonas Gwangwa. Photos and murals of these Sophiatown's music icons decorate the club's walls. These musicians embodied the brothers' ambition for the restaurant. Like the musicians they honour, Ziggy and Mwa hope to unite and inspire people under one roof.
Today, the Sophiatown Bar Lounge is literally and figuratively at the heart of the South African jazz scene. As well as serving up large helpings of iconic jazz sounds, the venue also hosts well known and emerging contemporary artists.
Their live shows can be enjoyed with drinks and a meal from the venue's restaurant. It serves up South African cuisine that includes traditional dishes like mogodu (tripe) with samp (maize) and beans, as well as steaks, burgers and salads.


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UPDATE: Uuuuh, front page?? Thanks a ton. :] And thanks for all the votes and reviews and advice. I've updated the movie with subtitles to make up for over processed audio garble.
My first newgrounds entry ever, as well as my first animation in years. It was made in part to get myself playing around with Flash again. It was also so I could get some sort of little intro for this story I've been working on, but have no intentions of animating(if it were, the style would be way different. Frame by frame awesomness that I'm not capable of now). Therefore this animations raises faaaar more questions than it answers. I worry that it won't stand too well on it's own because of that, but hey, twas a good exercise and stuff.
My apologies for the Frankenstein-esque mess that is the narration. I compiled all the clips in the most unorganized way ever, so in the end it turned into a hodgepodge of different volumes, voices, effects, and noise that was hard to fix after the fact. Blargle. Welp, lesson learned for next time.
So yep, I'm no animator(nor a voice actor, apparently), but it was fun to do. So will probably try some more stuff in the future...with less vibration inducing textures...and better audio.
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very good story! it was animated perfectly for the style, and the voice over had a eerie but gentle tone that i thought fit very well with the film
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Totally creepy.. 0.0
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 31, 2012
I actually think the slightly garbled and scratchy narration works, like someone's whispering it into your ear in a crowded room, trying hard to make sure no one overhears.
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Now that the delicious meal, friendly laughs and moments of reflection of another year gone by are fond memories, we can look back on Thursday's Chamber of Commerce banquet and cast a smile.
Congratulations to Terry Gardner and Sarah Haynes for being named Minden's Man and Woman of the Year. Congratulations to Jay Kumar, the good folks from Town and Country Health and Rehab as well as Hays' Grocery for earning your accolades.
Your dedication and tireless support of this community has not gone unnoticed through the years, and now it's your turn for the community to applaud you for a time, instead of the other way around.
The most obvious similarity between all the award recipients is their love of community. Thing is, we can all love our community. But what separates the people honored last night is they take their love a step further.
They challenge themselves and others to make Minden a better place to have a family. They challenge themselves and others to make Minden a better place to grow old. They challenge themselves and others to make Minden the friendliest and most compassionate community on this Earth.
They get things done in the community. They get things done in their church.
They seek out the jobs that need to be done and they do them. They love their family, friends and jobs.
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All of us can do more. All of us can do better. All of us can make a difference in the lives of our friends and our community.
And it's not hard.
If you want to help, contact your local chamber of commerce, elected city officials, school board, police jury, library or any worthwhile organization or charity.
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Janusz Maciuba teaches English as a Second Language at a technical college in the Atlanta area. He is a frequent contributor to the AJC.
Here is his latest op-ed column.
By Janusz Maciuba
More than 10 years ago, recently graduated from a master's degree program in English education, I started teaching freshmen at Stone Mountain High School.
Georgia State University, for a price, had converted my academic bachelor's degree into a vocational Master of Education degree and teacher certification.
I had taken classes in the History of Education, the Psychology of Education, the Philosophy of Education, and the golgothic Statistics of Education, along with some interesting graduate-level English Literature classes.
I had observed a teacher at Lilburn Middle School and done a double student teaching assignment at North Gwinnett High School and Cedar Grove High that exposed me to both ends of the racial and socioeconomic spectrum that exists in Atlanta area schools.
And I still didn't know how to teach. Or control a class.
In the next classroom was a social studies teacher, whom I will call Tracy ( because that's her name), who had a quiet classroom of well-behaved students; who volunteered, or was volunteered, for committees and other tasks that no other teacher wanted to do; and who was very effective and happy at her job.
But with just a bachelor's degree, she had started out making $2,000 less than I was making with my big useless M.Ed. And $4,000 less than a teacher with a doctorate degree.
Now, almost every k-12 teacher has a master's degree, some from legitimate, but profit-centered, colleges and universities and some from for-profit, life-experience-crediting, quickie programs. All that effort, money, and sleepy, stressed teachers in classrooms, for what? No teacher in k-12 needs an advanced degree. The university rule was that you needed a degree higher than the students you were teaching; a bachelor's degree satisfies that requirement in k-12.
Graduate degrees are about extra pay and an administration's bragging rights, but not about improving teaching and education. It should be equal pay for equal work.
Spread those degree payments around all teachers because the real ideal is to have effective teachers, not over-degreed teachers.
Now comes news that DeKalb County Schools is granting eight administrators a chance to earn free Ph.Ds at Mercer University. It would be a three-year specially designed program to produce administrators who would extend Dr. Cheryl Atkinson's reform agenda.
A Ph.D involves research. In education, this means learning an academic language that makes little sense to parents or teachers. It means a lot of statistics classes for this cadre drawn from a population, with some exceptions, of course, that is not particularly known for its intellectual depth. And, principals and central office workers are in those jobs because they don't really like teaching children.
A friend spent four years earning a doctorate in epidemiology. It was hard work but she has a talent for statistics and science and her dissertation was published in a peer-reviewed journal. One hopes the Mercer program is not too specially designed for DeKalb's candidates.
Why are people volunteering for this intellectual pain? The answer is money. Get through the specially designed program and you become an Education god in this school system. And then the fun really begins: It's going to be a game of Survivor for the superintendent's job. Oh, to be a fly on the wall as Machiavellian plots boil, characters are assassinated, and factions foment.
A brighter approach would have been an MBA program in finance and management, so that future superintendent candidates would have a solid fiscal background.
One thing I do hope for is that these folks gods spend a year, after becoming doctors of philosophy, teaching a class because I'm sure none of them remember what it was like to be a teacher.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
October 9th, 2012
6:09 am
Mr. Maciuba's experience is not mine. Additionally, he is comparing apples and oranges, teacher prep Master's programs vs. PhD's. Two very different animals. The first thing to point out is that almost every country considered to be ahead of us concentrates on increased teacher preparation over other foci. When I got mine, I was able to immediately use what I was learning to improve my instruction. Maybe the fact he "converted" his initial degree to an education degree is part of the reason he had difficulty his first years. I agree those programs are marginal at best, they seem to be the "answer" to teacher shortages in name only. Most of the "Teach America" products I have worked with have little classroom management skills right out of the box and that is a reflection on the program so we can agree on that point.
I can also agree with him on the question of Dekalb's push for adinistrative PhD's. A single program to churn out multiple candidates seems short-sighted at best. Degrees from various sources in various areas of concentration matched to the jobs in question would create a better mix of talent IMHO.
But now we part ways, a degree focused on administration is one thing but degrees focused on teaching & learning, when obtained from reputable sources, are, in my experience, worth the time, money & effort to obtain. "No teacher in k-12 needs an advanced degree" is a myopic statement not based in fact. I work with teachers every day and lean on those with advanced degrees as they have insights, methodology & well developed pedagogies that help develop curriculum & assessment better than those without them. They are teacher leaders, the sergeants of education if you will.
So question the uber administration program being pushed by Dekalb, on the surface, it looks to be what he claims, but not by attacking unrelated programs directly beneficial to the classroom.
October 9th, 2012
6:32 am
Years ago, a friend of ours pointed out that there were more administrators in our school system than in the entire country of France. The French have a stellar educational system. Why do we keep trying to invent the wheel? Z
October 9th, 2012
6:54 am
Thank you, Maureen for running this column. The latest disturbing fact about this project is that at least one of the eight is eligible to retire next year. She has given the system her word that she will stay at least 5 more years, but are you kidding me. Return on investment clearly isn't a priority.
I would like the state to step in and say no.
When DeKalb needs administrators for the central office, which is the alleged goal of this program, they should come from smaller, successful, diverse districts. DCSS should not be growing our own, so to speak. We need officials from places where academic achievement is the norm, not the exception.
October 9th, 2012
7:01 am
My wife has 20+ years with DeKalb and this situation says an awful lot about what's wrong with the DeKalb system (which USED to be amongst the state's finest). Too many fake degrees(from the profit schools which are no more than paid for degrees),too many sycophant PHDs playing politics, obvious financial mismanagement, and on and on.
DeKalb needs a PROFESSIONAL superintendent who won't pad their staff with more over educated(and fake educated) toadies playing politics. Add in pay cuts for those ACTUALLY teaching-and now the "balanced" school year???- the morale could hardly get worse.
The folks running the system(and their school board enablers) are soiling the system and are not going to improve ANYTHING until the abuses as described above are ended and common sense is restored to the running of the system.
My better half -who has always loved teaching and all that entails with challenging students to improve themselves, is running out of steam with the mismanagement of the system.If the geniuses running the show think they are doing ANYTHING right-they are simply living in a fantasy world-and the students are the ones being shorted (not to mention the taxpayers,parents,etc),
October 9th, 2012
7:03 am
There are exceptions of course, but Mr. Maciuba is absolutely right: the majority of administrators are administrators because they are failed teachers or never wanted to be in the classroom in the first place. Education classes and degrees do nothing whatsoever to make one a better teacher.
October 9th, 2012
7:20 am
Maureen, now you're starting to go to preaching- about people's pocketbooks and their access to the taxpayers' pocketbook.
I got your back.
October 9th, 2012
7:27 am
Atticus, you may be right about Dekalb County, but in the district where I work, many of our administrators were great teachers. Dekalb is a mess in so many ways. The editorial it is spot on. The degrees from the for profit colleges are not real masters or doctorates. They are diploma mills that would not exist if it were not for the stupid idea to pay teachers for degrees, and not performance.
October 9th, 2012
7:33 am
A much better use of the money would be to pay math and science teachers to take a bachelor's or graduate level course in the field they are teaching, Updating and expanding their subject knowledge base would be a huge asset in the classroom, and would not require that they actually jump through all hoops to pursue a degree. The same money could provide individual courses to dozens of teachers and the benefits would actually be felt by students in the classroom.
October 9th, 2012
7:49 am
"No teacher in k-12 needs an advanced degree….. Graduate degrees are about extra pay and an administration's bragging rights, but not about improving teaching and education."
FINALLY, somebody said something in one of these letters to the editor that I can agree with.
Back in the 60s, there were many elementary teachers who didn't have college degrees – my Mom was one – and they did an excellent job of educating the student. Today, you have teachers with their online doctorates preening like a peacock and insisting first graders call them "Dr. Math" or some other foolishness. We're paying Librarians for graduate degrees. We're paying premiums for PE teachers with Phd's.
Meanwhile, our children are sitting in tin can trailers and schools cannot afford basic supplies such as copier paper.
What's wrong with this picture?
October 9th, 2012
7:52 am
BTW, a government expenditure for an operating expense such as a salary is not an INVESTMENT.
That term was co-opted by the political spin masters to divert criticism while they spend this country into bankruptcy.
October 9th, 2012
7:57 am
You make many valid points! Great job, and thank you for being a teacher as well!
October 9th, 2012
8:09 am
Better for the soon-to-retire admin to go out a doctoral level income…retirement will be higher. But I am sure they are doing it for the kids. Sure. I have a Ph.D. But there are PLENTY of problems to solve in Dekalb that don't require one. Ridiculous. If you don't have the talent, go find it. If the insiders want doctorates, let them pay for their degrees.
October 9th, 2012
8:22 am
Gee, ya think, Maureen? This contrasts a little with the puff piece you wrote a few days ago. This insulting idea to pay for PhDs was conceived by none other than the superintendent you praised about 6 posts down. She is an absolute disaster and doesn't even seem to have the ability to come up with a pretense of caring about our students.
October 9th, 2012
8:28 am
Couldn't agree more. Administrators' salaries can support advanced education. Better the county should fund very specific training in managing people and systems, supporting their staff's best efforts. I believe our best administrators have their eyes on the horizon for education and DeKalb citizens, not just their own retirement.
October 9th, 2012
8:30 am
"In the next classroom was a social studies teacher, who I will call Tracy…"
Wow, a master's in English education and he can't distinguish "who" from "whom."
October 9th, 2012
8:32 am
I stated on this blog when RTTT first came out that none of the money would reach the classroom or the students. I'm right.
October 9th, 2012
8:35 am
And they wonder why they are going broke!
October 9th, 2012
8:49 am
If Tracy was teaching with only an undergraduate degree then that means she must have received hers in education (social studies education). But I thought education was a worthless degree because teachers with degrees in the field have fewer content hours than those with a straight BA or BS in their field (like Mr. Maciuba). How could she possibly have been a good teacher? And if her degree was in education, then she took all those education courses (philosophy of, psychology, sociology) that apparently didn't help Mr. Maciuba. Why did they seem to make a difference with her?
But really, we are talking about two different things- administrators being paid by the county to get questionable doctorates that they already earn enough to pay for themselves, and teachers receiving advanced education which may or may not help them in the classroom. It would probably be beneficial if we made the distinction between those two very different scenarios. And while the premise of Mr. Maciuba's piece will get some people riled up, the anecdotal evidence he submits is not very convincing.
October 9th, 2012
8:59 am
Let's just wrap this up and put a pretty bow on it!!
The LOVE of TEACHING has now become the LOVE of MONEY…
October 9th, 2012
9:03 am
I happen to share Mr. Maciuba's opinion of Statistics of Education as "golgothic."
However, I take issue with the broad-brush characterization that "principals and central office workers are in those jobs because they don't really like teaching children." This is probably true for many, perhaps a majority, of administrators. However, I believe that it's changing due to the necessity of placing principals who understand teaching & learning into the role rather than simply promoting football coaches who can win games and allowing them to run the school.
There are some dedicated, well-educated principals out there who were themselves highly accomplished teachers and cultivate a strong culture of inquiry among their faculties. Many of them lead charter schools, but the district world has its share of them as well.
I do agree that the simple fact that a teacher holds an advanced degree does not guarantee excellent instruction, productive classroom management, or much of anything. Nevertheless, the incentive for a teacher or an administrator to earn a credential with some sort of subsidy is an idea that shouldn't be thrown out with the baby's bathwater.
In Massachusetts in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Commissioner David Driscoll and the legislature introduced an incentive for classroom teachers to earn National Board Certification, which was not a subsidy program. Rather, NBCTs would be treated for salary schedule purposes as holding a master's degree and would be awarded full standard professional certification (previously satisfied only by the attainment of a master's degree).
I opted to do the NBCT route before starting to work on my master's degree, and my local superintendent was willing to put $500 of district money against the $2,300 fee to go through the certification process. It was, quite simply, the single best professional development exercise I ever undertook, and it transformed my classroom teaching practice.
Had this incentive not been put forward, I would have gone straight into a master of arts in teaching degree program, and I might not have sought NB certification until afterward. Going through NB certification made me into an action researcher and got me thinking on a larger scale than my own classroom, influencing my decision get my graduate degrees in school administration and educational leadership so that I could become a school and district leader.
October 9th, 2012
9:12 am
Seeing that DeKalb will use public funds for the Mercer degree, lets hope it is rigorous and real.
Too many DeKalb big wigs running around with Ed.D's from "University of Sarasota"
"Dr." Pam Speaks
"Dr." Yvonne Butler
For example
A very dated article about this institution
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19811127&id=OGUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sY4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6084,3474994 (need to cut and paste, sorry)
October 9th, 2012
9:18 am
Wow. Thank you, Mr. Maciuba, for putting this incredibly inappropriate use of taxpayer funds into the context of your experience, and thank you, Maureen, for posting it.
October 9th, 2012
9:23 am
Has the state yet approved this use of RTTT funds? I know the approval was pending and expected, but after the hoopla, I was hoping that maybe the approval would not come.
October 9th, 2012
9:40 am
You all better get your noses out of the Dekalb stink and look around elsewhere in the state. Politics have cost several Supers their jobs and the teachers are going to suffer soon. With exorbitant budget cuts that will fall on the teachers with the next fiscal year, morale and performance will crash and burn. You get what you pay for (not counting advanced degrees.) Do not blame the teachers for achieveing this advanced state of recognition. The ONLY option I had for a raise was to earn a second and third advanced degree. Do not think the business world runs this way. These companies are based on performance. Personally I would love for teaching to go this way. Just like baseball players. Why not pay everyone on performance? There is no disgrace in furthering ones education, especially when the future of your paycheck depends on it.
October 9th, 2012
9:53 am
The best thing Cheryl Atkinson could have done was to come in and immediately raise teacher salaries, including reinstating retirement benefits and getting rid of furlough days. At the same time, she should have taken the advice of the auditor paid for by the County and eliminated unnecessary central office positions while rightsizing (reducing) salaries deemed by the audit to be out of line with the marketplace. Dekalb has plenty of money; it is just mismanaged. If teachers are paid well and administrators are not overpaid, a lot of the incentive to move up for more pay is removed. Those who truly want to become an administrator for the children will still seek those jobs. Unfortunately, Atkinson has chosen to continue to follow the path which has led to low student achievement and the flight of teachers and families who have any other viable options.The voters got the board they wanted and the board got the super they wanted. And Dekalb continues to circle the drain.
October 9th, 2012
10:05 am
See I told you this woman could careless about her teaching staff. She has done NOTHING and I mean NOTHING with regards or respect for us. Cheryl again is no more interest in DCSS than the rest of the board and Crawford. She is just another COLD body filling a seat with a very very large cushion.
October 9th, 2012
10:07 am
Bought me a degree, Argosy 08, because IT'S THE ONLY WAY to increase my salary without becoming an administrator or joining the reprobates over at central office. No thanks! Has it improved my pedagogical skills? Not at all; I was an exceptional educator before I became a "doctor." It is what it is people. Btw I don't have a quiet class. Plenty of talking but NO NOISE. Those of you here who actually teach know what I'm talking about…
October 9th, 2012
11:33 am
Dr. Proud is exactly right about plenty of talking but no noise. Quiet classes are over-rated.
October 9th, 2012
1:07 pm
Not saying that it's a cause and effect relationship, but some of the weakest links in my building have Ph.D. after their name. Disgusted in Dekalb has it right.
October 9th, 2012
5:02 pm
Wow! Lots of great comments. I had to leave out some details of my teaching experience, as guest columns can only be 600 words long. At Stone Mt HS, when I came back for the second semester, even students I had failed seemed happy to see me. I had full control of all the classes — easier with freshmen who are cowed by the new school — with only a couple of kids acting out. Ralph Simpson was the principal and he ran a tight ship. However, the assistant principal had over-estimated attendance and had hired teachers with more seniority. So, I was sent to Stone Mt MS. Not good, no discipline, failing school. Plus my daughter had just been born. I was allowed to leave without prejudice.
I have been thinking about a piece on principals because I subbed for a semester and saw many in action. My daughters both attended Evansdale Elementary which had a very involved and student-focused administration.
I teach adults now.
I'm not really sorry for the who/whom mix-up; English is changing and that distinction has been dropped from real and common usage.
It's almost too bad that parents can't vote for boards and administrations annually.
October 10th, 2012
7:34 am
I just finished teaching Frederick Douglass's "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July," and found it a delight to teach, not only for its message, but its eloquence and erudition. Douglass, of course, was a slave who largely educated himself. Now we have Ph.D.'s attempting to get inner-city kids up to basic literacy. My theory, from observation, is that the advanced degree in education, makes one a WORSE teacher. To be added to this excellent guest column is the fact that many of these education professors specialize in political correctness that takes attention away from the basics and puts students into a perpetual victim class. But too many teachers see themselves as saviors and not teachers.
October 10th, 2012
7:57 am
Just more anecdotes. English "professors" need to learn the difference between opinion and evidence (and the difference between hypothesis and theory). Add to this the fact that those who have studied straight English at the graduate level are likely never to have been involved in and are not familiar with the psychological research on reading development, and you we once again have people rambling about things they know nothing about.
October 10th, 2012
11:28 am
October 10th, 2012
11:50 am
@the prof
October 10th, 2012
3:00 pm
@ Mary Grabar, 7:34 am. I believe that you yourself, an adjunct Assistant Professor at Clayton State U. (or you used to be), have a Ph.D.
October 10th, 2012
3:49 pm
It doesn't surpise me that Dekalb schools wastes money. What still angers me is the lengths people will go to elect unqualified candidates to the school board who are only there because of their color.
October 10th, 2012
5:00 pm
Pride and Joy
I agree, minorities vote in block for candidates of the same race. Interestingly, when given the choice between multiple candidates of the same race they are all drawn to the same Dilhole
All of these candidates were black.
DeKalb District #5 BOE Race in 2010:
Kirk Nooks – B.S. and M.B.A from Mercer and Ed.D. from George Washington
Jacques Hall – Perimeter College student
Cunningham – functional illiterate and convicted felon with high school education
2010 BOE election results
Jay Cunningham – 64%
Jackques Hall – 24%
Kirk Nooks – 12%
October 10th, 2012
9:47 pm
@Withheld for Obvious Reasons
Before you blame teachers with "too much" education take a look at what society has become. Better yet spend a week in a classroom and do some observations. We have a society of "entitlements" who are fed way too much reality TV. There was a day and time when students came to class paid attention and behaved, and this allowed them to learn so much more. Now we give them excuses like "they can't learn because they're not entertained" or learning needs to be fun. Try telling that to your employer and see what you get. After the incredulous look they'll probably show you the door. Lots of parents complain about discipline until it's their child that needs to be disciplined then it's "he/ she was just kidding" or my favorite "my child would never do that" (yes they never would do that in front of you, out of site out of mind). Stop entitling students, stop placating them with no grade lower than a 60, and let them fall on their face once and a while. Generally you learn more from your failures than you do your successes.
October 10th, 2012
9:51 pm
@Dr. Proud Black Man
I liked your comment: "IT'S THE ONLY WAY to increase my salary without becoming an administrator or joining the reprobates over at central office."
I don't think anyone went into education taking a vow of poverty. I do believe one thing that would help is if the "reprobates over at central office" were made to go back into the classroom on an annual basis as part of their professional development this might just impact some of their policies they so happily make from behind their mahogany desks.
October 10th, 2012
10:19 pm
"A brighter approach would have been an MBA program in finance and management, so that future superintendent candidates would have a solid fiscal background."
It's a dream I have but I don't think it'll ever happen in Dekalb. (sigh)
Having worked at an educational non-profit and attended a number of "school improvement" conferences, I have witnessed what I like to call "the Doctor Effect". You probably know what I'm taking about.
I attended a reception sponsored by USA Today at one of these conferences. Witnessing so many "elite" educators with doctorates (some questionable, some not), I noticed how many expected to be fawned over for this title. As if they were royalty. It was as if sticking "Dr." in front of their names elevated them to some elite level the rest of us (with master's degrees) could never hope to attain. Some had probably not seen the inside of a classroom in years, if ever.
For all the parading of degrees and fancy business suits/jewelry/nails, and expensive cars, many of them can't even spell. It's sad but it's true. Once you start talking to them, you realize that there's not a lot of substance behind the impressive sounding facade.
No, not all educators/administrators (and I use those terms loosely) are like that. I can appreciate the hard work done and experience that so many have gained from attaining their doctorate from a reputable institution. And I admire that. I've seen how it can make a good teacher an even better one. It is definitely happening.
But many of the ones I've encountered (especially in Dekalb) are little kids playing dress up in Mom's fancy clothes. It's all a show.
October 12th, 2012
10:27 pm
One of the cherished beliefs held by professionals of all fields is lifelong learning, especially educators. States used to pay(and SHOULD) for continued education for employees (at least one course per semester). Generally, the schools with the most highly educated teachers were the best. Advanced administrative degrees are a different animal, as the added knowledge and specialization does not transfer directly to the classroom. It can definitely be argued that some degrees are valuable for some admins, such as an accounting masters for the chief business officer, or a technology masters for the central office director of technology, or a HR or psychology masters for the HR director. The doctoral degree is a degree primarily meant for college teachers or researchers. The traditionally respected doctorate involves a grueling four years or more full-time in residence at a major university. Candidates master their subject areas, learn to be competent researchers, publish, and usually teach undergraduate courses as T.As. UGA and Georgia Tech professors all have these types of degrees, as do most other university or college professors. The online doctorates that have been gaining in favor the past fifteen years, that allow students to continue working at full time jobs and not have to move to campus sites are viewed with very cynical eyes by university professionals. It does seems that, with the huge problems facing DeKalb and other districts, that paying admins to get doctorates should be the least of their worries. Based on what I have read on this blog, they should be investing in smaller class sizes, better discipline, and trimming administrative ranks rather than further educating them, which they could do on their own.


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Dozens of parents are angry after they were told they would not be allowed at their children's school during field day. But the principal of the school said it's some of the parents that are to blame for the ban.
Parents received a voicemail message in which Watson Lane Elementary School Principal, Joshua Williams said, "The decision not to allow parents to participate was made strictly because of student safety concerns."
"Field day is tons of fun, they get awards and ribbons," said Alisha McKinney, a mother whose child attends the school.
McKinney said she looks forward to field day every year and is upset she's being pushed away.
"I think it's important for parents to be at all our kids activities, field day, anything that we can be at," McKinney said.
In addition to the voicemail, parents received a letter citing security and safety reasons. But some parents, like Crystal Anderson, said the letter fell short of answering the questions they had.
"It perplexed me as to why something traditionally parent friendly was all of a sudden off limits to us," she said.
In a statement the school district said that some of the parents are to blame after acting "unruly," using "inappropriate language" and for "cutting kids in line."
"I've not seen anything like that. And if that is his reasoning behind it, then why weren't we told that?" Anderson asked.
Some parents are opting to not send their kids to school for field day. McKinney said she is taking her son to Kentucky Kingdom instead.
"He's not coming to school because I'm not allowed here. We're going to go have fun," she said.
Calls made to Williams were not returned Tuesday night, but JCPS stated the decision was not only left up to Williams. The JCPS security board recommend parents be banned from the event.
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Uniform Separate Juvenile Court Rules of Practice and Procedure (Ch. 6, Art. 17 of the Official/Codified Supreme Court Rules)
Rules of Practice and Procedure in the Separate Juvenile Courts of Douglas County, Nebraska
(Effective January 20, 2000)
Rules of Practice and Procedure in the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska
(Effective October 1, 2010)
The following rules of practice and procedure have been adopted by the Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court Judges and are effective upon approval by the Nebraska Supreme Court. They supersede all former rules of practice and procedure promulgated by this court.
The Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court shall be a single division with each judge handling cases on an alternating assigned basis.
A. All motions or similar filings in which a hearing is requested shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk of the District Court (the Clerk) at least 5 judicial days prior to hearing, except by permission of the court.
B. Counsel at the time of making such filing shall obtain a date for hearing thereon from the judge to whom the case is assigned or the judge's bailiff and file a notice of hearing with the filing. Unless approved by the judge, a hearing date must be obtained for each motion, even if motions in the same case are already scheduled. The Clerk shall not accept said filing unless it is accompanied by notice of the time and date of the hearing.
C. Notice of said hearing shall be mailed or personally delivered to other counsel or unrepresented parties 3 full judicial days prior to said hearing. The use of the U.S. Postal Service shall constitute sufficient compliance. Judicial days refer to days that the court normally would be in session, not including weekends and legal holidays.
D. All motions for orders sought to be entered without a hearing shall be accompanied by a proposed order for the judge's signature.
E. A Motion to Continue can be filed disclosing that all other parties and counsel agree to the continuance in which case the court may grant the motion without a hearing. Once a case has been set for hearing, the case may not be continued except for good cause shown as determined by the court. Counsel seeking the continuance shall obtain a proposed date from the court's bailiff and verify the new date with other counsel and unrepresented parties. If the new date is not agreeable, it is the responsibility of the movant to obtain a new date that is agreeable to all counsel and unrepresented parties. A Motion to Continue without agreement of opposing counsel and parties shall be set for hearing by the court as previously outlined herein.
F. Motions for Placement Change can be approved by the court without further hearing after 7 days from filing unless an objection is filed with the Clerk and notice is given to the judge or judge's bailiff, whereupon the matter shall be set for hearing by the court. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing the court, guardian ad litem, and counsel within 24 judicial hours of any immediate change in placement.
G. Motions for Immediate Custody involving delinquency cases may be set and heard by the court as early as 24 hours of the court's receiving notice of the detention occurrence, but no later than 48 hours, excluding nonjudicial days. Orders for Immediate Custody based upon violations of conditional release may be waived in writing by counsel for the juvenile.
H. Ex Parte Motions for Temporary Custody involving nondelinquency cases shall come on for hearing within 10 days of the Ex Parte Order's being signed.
I. A written Denial may be filed with the Clerk and shall include counsel's estimate as to the amount of time necessary for trial.
A. All pleadings, motions, and proposed orders filed with the Clerk shall be printed or typewritten on 8½- by 11-inch paper.
B. All pleadings shall contain the caption of the case.
C. No pleadings, documents, exhibits, court orders, judgments, and decrees filed in the court shall include the birth dates, Social Security numbers, and financial account numbers of any persons, including minor children, as outlined in Nebraska Supreme Court rule (Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1701).
D. The margin at the bottom of the first page of any pleading or other document filed with the Clerk shall be at least 2¼ inches. This area is reserved for court use to permit affixing a barcode or exhibit identification markings and for other official uses. No image, printing, or marking of any nature may appear within the bottom margin except as made or authorized by the court or the Clerk.
E. Any party making a filing shall serve the same upon all counsel of record or parties of record if not represented by counsel. Service by the U.S. Postal Service shall be deemed sufficient. Any pleading or document filed subsequent to the petition shall contain a certificate that service was made upon counsel or parties pursuant to this rule.
A. All counsel shall conduct themselves in a manner which promotes a positive image of the profession, assists the court in properly reviewing the case, and displays appropriate respect for the justice system.
B. All parties and their counsel shall be punctual and prepared for all court appearances at the time set for hearing by the court.
C. Counsel shall examine witnesses and address the court from the counsel's table and shall not approach the bench or witness stand while the court is in session without first obtaining permission of the court.
D. Witnesses and parties shall be referred to and addressed by their surnames unless age or other circumstance allows for usage of their first name.
E. Only one counsel for each party shall examine a witness or make objections during the testimony of such witness.
F. At the discretion of the security officers, upon order of the court, any person may be subjected to a search of his or her person for possession of any weapons, destructive devices, or components thereof.
G. Counsel shall be attired in ordinary business wear. All parties, witnesses, and persons present in the courtroom shall be appropriately attired. The court may continue or delay a hearing if any parties' appearance is inappropriate. The court may also cause the removal from the courtroom of any individual inappropriately attired.
H. Cellular telephones, pagers, or other such electronic devices are not allowed in the courtroom and may be left with the court reporting personnel during the hearing. With permission of the court, counsel may have such devices in the courtroom provided they are turned off or otherwise disabled so as not to cause a disturbance during court proceedings.
I. All court hearings are open to the public as provided by law; however, the court may close the hearing or a portion thereof pursuant to law and Nebraska Supreme Court rules.
A. No person except the judge or the Clerk shall take from the courthouse or out of the office or possession of the Clerk, any records, papers, or files of the court pertaining to the causes therein, except by permission of the judge or the Clerk. Any legal file so removed shall be returned to the Clerk within 5 days unless requested sooner by the Clerk, and at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of any trial or hearing in conjunction with said case.
B. All documents, including but not limited to, predisposition reports, case plans, and progress reports shall be delivered to all counsel and pro se parties in the court at least 3 judicial days prior to the hearing in which the documents are to be offered. The party offering said exhibit shall have the exhibit numbered by page and then separately marked by the court reporting personnel prior to the scheduled time of the hearing. Exhibits shall not contain any unrelated attachments.
C. Copies of all exhibits received into evidence shall be placed in a social file corresponding to the respective case involving the child or children. Only the judge and court staff may have access to said social file. All others shall not have access to the social file or exhibits without permission of the court. Those exhibits in the custody of the court reporting personnel may be open for inspection by counsel appointed or appearing on behalf of the parties upon a reasonable request of the court reporting personnel. All others may not have access to said exhibits without permission of the court.
A. The court will appoint counsel for a party determined indigent by the court and whenever else appointment of counsel would be appropriate. The parties shall complete a Request for Court-Appointed Counsel as directed by the court.
B. The court may require any party to resubmit a financial statement periodically as ordered by the court. The court may order parties to reimburse Lancaster County for the services of court-appointed counsel if their financial situations change. Failure to maintain contact with counsel may result in the attorney's being discharged.
C. Court-appointed counsel may apply for payment of reasonable attorney fees by submitting a Motion for Payment of Attorney Fees and statement to the Clerk, providing with specificity each service rendered, the date of each service rendered, and the amount of time expended thereto. Said statement shall further include the attorney's name and the docket and page of the case. Further, counsel shall sign each statement affirming the truth and veracity of same.
D. Counsel shall submit a Motion for Payment of Attorney Fees and proposed order pursuant to Lancaster County Juvenile Court Guidelines for Attorney Fees.
A. Intent. The Court finds that matters relating to the establishment, modification, enforcement, and collection of child support and to paternity matters should be handled by the court in an expeditious manner, so that parties may obtain needed orders and other action as quickly as possible. It is determined that the appointment of a child support referee is necessary to aid the court in meeting the case progression standards established by Nebraska Supreme Court rule and federal law.
B. Appointment. Each referee shall be appointed by order of the judges of the court and shall be an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in the State of Nebraska. The referee shall be sworn or affirmed, and the oath for judicial officers shall be administered by the presiding judge of the court. The referee may be removed at any time by the court.
C. Duties. The referee shall hear matters pertaining to the establishment, modification, enforcement, and collection of child support, paternity, and all other matters permitted by law and assigned by the court. The referee shall have the power to summon and enforce the attendance of parties and witnesses, administer all necessary oaths, supervise pretrial preparation pursuant to the rules of discovery, grant continuances and adjournments, and carry out any other duties permitted by law and assigned by the court. The functions performed by the referee under expedited processes shall, at a minimum, include
(1) taking testimony and establishing a record;
(2) evaluating evidence and making recommendations to establish and enforce orders;
(3) accepting voluntary acknowledgment of support liability and stipulated agreements setting the amount of support and accepting voluntary acknowledgments of paternity; and
(4) recommending default orders if absent parents fail to respond within the time specified by law.
D. Safeguards. Under the expedited processes established by this court rule:
(1) The due process rights of the parties shall be protected.
(2) The parties must be provided a copy of the recommendation of the referee and the ratified order.
(3) To be enforceable, the referee's recommendations must be entered as an order by a judge.
E. Hearings. A hearing before a referee shall be conducted in the same manner as a hearing before the court. Testimony in such matters shall be preserved by tape recording or other prescribed measures and in accordance with prescribed standards. Transcripts of all hearings shall be available upon request, and all costs of preparing the transcript shall be paid by the party for whom it is prepared, unless he or she has been determined to be indigent.
F. Findings and Recommendations. Upon the hearing of a matter, the referee shall prepare, in writing, his or her findings and recommendations to the parties or their attorneys and submit a report to the court containing findings of fact and recommendations and any and all exceptions.
G. Judicial Review. In all cases referred to a referee, the parties shall have the right to file an exception within 10 days of the date of the referee's findings and recommendations. The exception shall be accompanied by a praecipe requesting the preparation of the bill of exceptions of the proceedings before the referee. The hearing before the court on the exception shall be de novo on the record before the referee. The court may ratify or modify the recommendations of the referee and enter judgment based thereon. If no exception is filed, the court shall proceed to consider the referee's findings and recommendations and render a final order without further notice or hearing.
H. Case Progression. Actions to establish or enforce support obligations and/or paternity shall be completed in accordance with state and federal law.
A. Prior to temporary custody hearings, prehearing conferences with all parties and counsel may be held and may be facilitated by mediators. The facilitators are disinterested parties who will gather necessary information regarding parentage, possible Indian Child Welfare Act applicability, placement of the children, visitation, services, and evaluations or assessments offered. Any documents completed in the prehearing conference may be marked and offered into evidence. Discussions taking place at such facilitated conferences shall be confidential and privileged to the extent provided by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247.01.
B. Pretrial conferences may be on order of the court and shall specify the date, hour, and location requirements placed upon counsel; the manner in which the conference will be held; and any other matters the court deems appropriate. It is strongly encouraged that any and all stipulations should be entered into at the time of the pretrial conference. At the time of the pretrial conference, all counsel shall have made efforts to speak with their respective client and each other and shall be prepared to inform the court
(1) whether the matter will be contested;
(2) if contested, the estimate of time necessary to adjudicate;
(3) whether in-chambers testimony will be requested and any other objections thereto;
(4) whether any matters may be stipulated;
(5) whether an interpreter of any nature will be required; and
(6) whether there are any special health needs of counsel, parties, or witnesses requiring accommodation.
A. Any case which is to be tried to the court may be assigned by the court to a trial term. A trial term is a period of time determined by each judge during which more than one case will be scheduled for trial. By order of the judge to whom the case is assigned, other requirements governing the progression of the case may be imposed. Cases assigned to a trial term for trial shall proceed as follows:
(1) All counsel and persons having cases set for trial during a trial term shall be ready for trial whenever called during the next and all subsequent trial terms.
(2) The court's bailiff will maintain a current list of cases set for trial during the judge's trial terms. Cases set for trial during a trial term will be called up for trial in the order in which they are listed thereon.
A. Case plans and court reports shall be delivered to all counsel, parties, and the court at least 5 days prior to the hearing.
B. Guardian ad litem reports shall be delivered to all counsel, parties, and the court at least 1 day prior to the hearing. The guardian ad litem shall utilize a form approved by the court.
C. Counsel shall inform the court's bailiff if an interpreter is needed for any hearing so that arrangements can be made to obtain an appropriate interpreter.
D. Counsel representing incarcerated parents shall request a transportation order sufficiently in advance from the court's bailiff if the party wants to be present.
E. All children under the court's jurisdiction as defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(a) shall be present in court at the dispositional hearing and at every 6-month review hearing unless excused by the court. A request to excuse a child or children from the hearing may be submitted to the court's bailiff in advance by any party and reviewed by the judge.
F. Parties shall provide financial statements for child support as ordered by the court and shall submit said statements and any requests for deviations 10 days in advance of any child support hearing. The parties shall exchange calculations 3 days in advance of the hearing.
Rules of Practice and Procedure in the Separate Juvenile Courts of Sarpy County, Nebraska
(Effective January 1, 1995, adopted March 31, 1995)
These rules shall govern the procedure of this Court so far as they are applicable and are not inconsistent with any statute of the State of Nebraska or any rule or order of the Supreme Court of Nebraska having the force of law.


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In Arkansas, your nonprofit corporation must have three or more directors.
2. Choose a name for your Arkansas nonprofit corporation.
The name of your nonprofit corporation cannot be the same as the name of another nonprofit corporation on file with the Arkansas Secretary of State. To see if your proposed name is available, you can search Arkansas's name database at www.sosweb.state.ar.us/corp_ucc.html.
3. Prepare and file your nonprofit articles of incorporation.
You will need to create and file nonprofit articles of incorporation with the Arkansas Secretary of State office. The articles of incorporation need to include basic information such as your nonprofit's name, your nonprofit's statement of purpose, certain provisions required for state and federal tax-exempt purposes, and the name and address of your registered agent (the person to whom legal notices should be sent).
The Arkansas Secretary of State should have a nonprofit articles of incorporation form -- either a fill-in-the-blank form or a sample on which you can base your articles. To ensure that you'll receive 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status when you apply with the IRS, you'll need to include specific language to ensure that you'll receive tax-exempt status, such as a clause dedicating the nonprofit's assets to another 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization should your nonprofit end. Your state form may include these provisions already but, if yours doesn't, consult a legal self-help guide such as How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, by Anthony Mancuso (Nolo), to make sure your articles comply with Arkansas's nonprofit laws.
4. Prepare bylaws for your Arkansas nonprofit corporation.
You'll need to prepare bylaws that comply with Arkansas law and contain the rules and procedures your corporation will follow for holding meetings, electing officers and directors, and taking care of other corporate formalities required in Arkansas. For more information, see Nolo's article Nonprofit Formation Documents: Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Organizational Minutes or, for help creating your bylaws, see Nolo's book How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, by Anthony Mancuso (Nolo). Your bylaws do not need to be filed with the Arkansas Secretary of State -- they are your internal operating manual.
5. Hold a meeting of your board of directors.
Your first board meeting is usually referred to as the organizational meeting of the board. The board should take such actions as:
- approving the bylaws
- appointing officers
- setting an accounting period and tax year, and
- approving initial transactions of the corporation, such as the opening of a corporate bank account.
After the meeting is completed, minutes of the meeting should be created.
6. Set up a corporate records binder.
You should set up a corporate records binder for your nonprofit to hold important document such as articles of incorporation, bylaws, and minutes of meetings. For more information, as well as minutes forms, consent forms, and other resolutions, see Nonprofit Meetings, Minutes & Records, by Anthony Mancuso (Nolo).
Now that you have created your nonprofit corporation, you can obtain your federal and Arkansas state tax exemptions. Here are the three steps you must take to obtain your tax-exempt status:
1. File your Form 1023 federal tax exemption application.
To obtain federal tax-exempt status, you need to complete and file IRS Form 1023 with the IRS. This long and detailed form asks for lots of information about your organization, including its history, finances, organizational structure, governance policies, operations, activities, and more. For more information, see Nolo's article How to Obtain 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status for Your Nonprofit or, for line-by-line instruction on how to complete the form, see How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, by Anthony Mancuso (Nolo).
2. Obtain your Arkansas state tax exemptions.
Once you have your federal tax exemption, you need to obtain your Arkansas state tax exemption. This may include exemptions from income, property, sales, and other state taxes. Arkansas's tax agency will have a form you need to file to obtain your state tax exemption.
3. Other state reporting and registration requirements.
Depending on your activities and the size of your organization, you may need to register with the Arkansas attorney general before doing any fundraising activities. Check with Arkansas's attorney general website at www.ag.arkansas.gov/pdfs/charitables/Charity_Registration.pdf for additional rules or, for more information about fundraising registration requirements, see Nonprofit Fundraising Registration: The 50-State Guide, by Stephen Fishman (Nolo).
That's it! That's all it takes to become a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation in Arkansas.
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