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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL ' • ’ * : , : . • 1 > > ' >. v •v ■+ Journal Kristy Warren Kaneice Lucas, recently designated Master Teacher, mentors Rebecca Oakley, second year 6th grade science teacher at Warner Robins Middle School. TEACHER From page iA the most honorable profes sions in society.” Kaneice Lucas of Warner Robins Middle School is the first and only Certified Master Teacher in Houston County In applying for the Master Teacher Certification, Lucas provided documenta tion of her years of teach ing and student data from her 2004/2005 seventh grade students compared to their sixth grade data from 2003/2004. There was a sig nificant gain in the ‘O4/’OS scores compared with the ‘O3/’O4 scores. Perdue’s Master Teacher and Academic Coach pro gram was created during the 2005 legislative session to recognize teachers who are impacting student achieve ment and to keep Georgia’s best teachers in the class rooms, rather than moving to administrative positions. “A great teacher has an impact that lasts a lifetime and these master teachers are sterling examples of teachers who inspire their students inside and outside of the classroom,” said Cox in a release. “I urge each of these Master Teachers to share what they know with others. With their help, Georgia will LETTER From page 4A sex with non adults as toler ated by a major religion and proclaimed by NAMBLA whose rights have been endorsed by the ACLU and (2) having sex with “fam ily” members, common ly referred to as “incest” among humans. In addition, there have been reports that we humans can go beyond the genetic drive of other mammals by having sex with other spe cies such as cows, sheep, dogs, etc and we humans have been known to per form sexual acts with our dead. We humans do indeed have sexual “genetic” drives and ... choices! There are no “unique” homosexual genet ic drives,” or special genetic drives to “act naturally,” or a compelling genetic need to “simply be.who we are,” or a no choice “homosexuals, like heterosexuals”, genetic drive” or a special genet ic “homosexual brain”; all touted by homosexuals and their behavioral advocates. Bottom line, there are no reasons to grant homosex uals the right to redefine marriage, to have formal “unions”, to have special “civil rights” for housing and jobs, or to grant homosexu als “political correct rights 1 ’ to have recruiting clubs or “homosexual life style class es” in our grammar, mid level and high schools, or in our colleges. Meanwhile, anyone can get together and purchase real estate, vehicles, life insurance, or partnership a continue to have some of the best teachers in the nation.” Teachers in the pool of 199 Master Teachers are eli gible to become Academic Coaches. According to a release, the duties of the Academic Coaches may include inducting new teachers, analyzing student achievement data, making recommendations for school improvement and imple menting the new Georgia Performance Standards Curriculum. Academic Coaches may be eligible for salary increases. As Middle School Science Coach, Lucas said she works with science teachers on implementing the best practices into the science classroom. She spends her days planning with teach ers from the seven county middle schools and “juggles” elementary school needs as well. The FYO6 budget passed by the General Assembly included $500,000 to imple ment the Master Teacher program and $2 million for the Academic Coach Program. No other state in the nation has developed a cer tification program to recog nize Master Teachers. Lucas has been an edu cator for eight years. She spent four years in Jackson teaching fifth and seventh grade science and one year business, or grant power of attorney to each other for financial, health, and family decisions when one is inca pacitated. Concerning the Mark Foley affair, I do not understand the Democrat’s outrage. After all, the Democrats endorse homosexual activity, condone their lifestyle, and seek their membership in the Party because homosex uals are simply being who they are. According to the sex-edlol.org WEB site, the liberal courts have invali dated homosexual “age of consent” laws in 22 states Get an early start an the New Year! Join for the months of October & November and get DECEMBER FREE!* ‘New members only. • 24 Hour Access • Personal Training • 110 Contracts 1030 Ball Street (Downtown Perry) 987-8516 00038833 in Bibb county teaching fifth grade science before com ing to Warner Robins Middle School where she spent two years in the class room as a seventh grade science teach er. Lucas graduated from Dooly County High School in 1993 and obtained her Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees from Fort Valley State University and her Education Specialist degree from Georgia College and State University. This is also Lucas’s sec ond year as Teacher Support Specialist, a mentor position recommended by the prin cipal. Last year she mentored a sixth grade teacher and this year she is mentoring one sixth and one eighth grade teacher. “She is extremely knowl edgeable and dedicated,” said Rebecca Oakley of her mentor, Lucas. Applications for the second class of Master Teachers will be available in early October and will be accepted by the PSC from November 2006 through January 2007. The PSC and Governor’s Office of Student Achievement will be offer ing technical assistance to teachers throughout the state in collecting and sub mitting student achievement data for the Master Teacher application. and 7 states plus D.C. have repealed their laws. In other words, in at least 29 states and D.C., Foley did not break any law! Soon, any adult homosexual can seek out your child for homosexual activity, with out fear of criminal pros ecution, anywhere in this Nation with the blessing of the courts and undoubtedly the Democratic Party! If one is a Democratic Party can didate or votes Democratic, are you not endorsing the philosophy of this Party? 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