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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Developmental Education in Community Colleges ... Sam Kegley aka SamKat

I copied the subject article into my skegley.blogspot.com SamKat blog this morning. It should give us all pause for concern in the future of human societies.  My immediate concern is especially for those school administrators who might move along with a tide in education which can remove help to those mainly wanting to better their employable credentials.

I, SamKat, still tutor math, now in the Developmental Education Department Math Lab at our local Columbus State Community College (CSCC).  Many of our DevEd students have disabillities, in addition to a nearly universally shared fear of necessarily more disciplined mathematical courses. Thusly, these students don't qualify for college math courses by their placement test scores. Most DevEd students share a desire to better their futures in employment for the rest of their lives and, although some will complete full college degree requirements, most will enhance their academic credentials for better employment opportunities with community college associate degrees.  In my mind, God has richly blessed our community and our country with those advancements by such credentialed employees.

Columbus State has served an important "need" for such students and this community, especially through Developmental Education.  However, a universal higher education movement has been ongoing for several decades to force the DevEd type classes back into the high schools, or where else I don't know.

 I believe Artificial Intelligence courses drive the academic movement that is, "only the very brightest should succeed".  It has not always been the academic intelligence people who have made our country so wonderful.

I have witnessed struggling student's burning desire for advancement, not necessarily to learn the math material, but to get the passing grade to satisfy their curriculum's requirement.  Answering that "community need" has been such an important service which CSCC has provided the Columbus Ohio educational scene, which was recently touted in a national magazine article.  I enjoyed the article which gave to CSCC and to all Columbus schools and residents in general, more pride in our terrific community.

I, although in love with my metallurgy career, taught first at Columbus Foreman's Club, then Columbus Technical Institute (CTI), and still at CSCC.  Most such part-time adjuncts such as I, needed no benefits, as their careers provided such. Salaries, with no costs of benefits to around eighty per cent adjuncts have converted many costs to profit dollars throughout the existence of community colleges.

My teaching income has helped me and my family some; however, my major concern in this rant is that community colleges do not lose sight of Developmental Education needs of many citizens of their communities.

Sam Kegley aka SamKAT

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