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Friday, August 11, 2017
The Scripps Research Institute ranked first in the world, while nearby UC San Diego was 14th
Scripps Research Institute Tops World in Science Quality, Says Ranking
The Scripps Research Institute ranked
first in the world in research quality and commercialization of new
products, while nearby UC San Diego was 14th, according to the journal
Nature.
The publication’s Nature Index connects scholarly papers from research institutions with the patents that cite them..
The publication’s Nature Index connects scholarly papers from research institutions with the patents that cite them..
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Teacher of the Year urges Gompers’ community to be accountable
I loved teaching primary grades because I could teach kids basic skills instead of teaching over students' heads, forcing them to go through the motions, pretending they understand what they're doing. But even in primary grades teachers face pressure to teach at the level of the students' age rather than their actual level. And most or all of this pressure usually comes from other teachers.
Teacher of the Year urges Gompers’ community to be accountable
More than 25 teachers and students have come forward to talk about allegations of grade inflation and unrealistic academic expectations detailed by inewsource last week in an investigation of Gompers Preparatory Academy. The school is a sixth-through-12th grade charter in southeastern San Diego that promises “students can succeed at the university of their choice.”
Maria Miller, a resident of nearby Encanto, was named Teacher of the Year during one of her three years at the school. She’s currently an 8th-grade teacher at Lewis Middle School.
Miller was impressed with the order and procedures where once stood chaos, gangs and drugs. She was excited as a first-year teacher, but said she immediately noticed a problem when her advanced placement (AP) history students couldn’t read at a sixth-grade level.
She has concluded there is a glaring disconnect between the school’s leadership and the surrounding Chollas View community, as well as a need for partnerships with the elementary schools that feed into Gompers.
... [T]ranscript of inewsource’s conversation with Miller...
Teacher of the Year urges Gompers’ community to be accountable
More than 25 teachers and students have come forward to talk about allegations of grade inflation and unrealistic academic expectations detailed by inewsource last week in an investigation of Gompers Preparatory Academy. The school is a sixth-through-12th grade charter in southeastern San Diego that promises “students can succeed at the university of their choice.”
Maria Miller, a resident of nearby Encanto, was named Teacher of the Year during one of her three years at the school. She’s currently an 8th-grade teacher at Lewis Middle School.
Miller was impressed with the order and procedures where once stood chaos, gangs and drugs. She was excited as a first-year teacher, but said she immediately noticed a problem when her advanced placement (AP) history students couldn’t read at a sixth-grade level.
She has concluded there is a glaring disconnect between the school’s leadership and the surrounding Chollas View community, as well as a need for partnerships with the elementary schools that feed into Gompers.
... [T]ranscript of inewsource’s conversation with Miller...
When I actually started to develop my lessons, and have my classroom and do what it is that I wanted to do … I started to run into some resistance in terms of how I had been trained for an AP class and what the expectation of an AP class was.
Students I knew were reading at a sixth-grade level were taking an AP class...
I had a lot of resistance in terms of how fast and the amount of work that I was giving the students. And then the students themselves. I recall a student running out of my room because they couldn’t write a summary. ‘I don’t know what you’re asking me to do.’ This was 11th grade...
UCSD teacher convicted of molesting student
UCSD teacher convicted of molesting student
Family suing teacher & administration
Jennifer Delacruz
Channel 10 News San Diego
May 24, 2017
In a place where students should be safe a 17-year-old girl was manipulated and abused.
A teacher at the school, Walter Solomon molested the teen while he was teaching at the Preuss School. He was convicted in October, but the case is only now being made public...
A formal complaint from the victim's attorneys detail their relationship, saying Solomon was "known to the students at Preuss as a 'Pedo' which is short for pedophile..."
...Now, the victim's attorneys are going after the school and saying there were plenty of red flags.
"This teacher was actually grooming my client and grooming her to the
point where he could ultimately sexually abuse her," said Steve Estey...
Monday, May 22, 2017
Despite A’s at Gompers, former student talks about feeling unprepared
First I want to say that it was brave and generous of UCSD student Felipe Morfin Martinez to come forward and say that his K-12 education did not adequately prepare him in science. I'm glad he brought that issue to the attention of the public.
I noticed that Felipe blames only the director of his high school--not his teachers--for his lack of academic preparation in science. I think Felipe is allowing his good personal relationships with his teachers to interfere with his assessment of the situation.
I believe that Felipe was short-changed, but I believe the problem started in elementary school, and I believe that teachers share the blame as much as principals.
Also, I suspect that Gompers doesn't provide adequate remediation for kids who didn't learn basic concepts in elementary school.
Also, it's possible that Felipe wasn't really much interested in science. He says,
I know from personal experience that an effective teacher can teach kids to thoroughly understand math and science concepts. Felipe's problem isn't that his classes weren't advanced enough. Felipe must have taken courses up to and including pre-calculus to get into UCSD. He could also have taken two more years of calculus.
The problem is that only a minority of kids deeply understand basic concepts. And often those kids learned more at home than at school.
During my years teaching in elementary school I far too frequently heard teachers claiming that the math was too hard for any teacher to understand. I once contradicted such a teacher, and then I learned to keep my mouth shut.
The problem is a lack of basic education in elementary school and a lack of remedial education in the higher grades. And you need super good teachers to make remedial education fun and fascinating. You can't just have hacks that pass out easy math worksheets...
inewsource
inewsource published an investigation last week into the quality of education at Gompers Preparatory Academy — a nationally recognized charter school that promises “students can succeed at the university of their choice.” After the story ran, Felipe Morfin Martinez came forward to share his experience.
Morfin Martinez graduated from Gompers in 2016 and was awarded a full-ride scholarship to the University of California San Diego where he is studying communications.
He told inewsource that he realized early in his Gompers education that he wasn’t being challenged in his classes. Despite earning straight A’s, he said, he knew he wasn’t prepared to achieve his dream of pursuing a career in science. When he shared his concerns at home, he said, his parents responded: “You don’t believe in yourself, look at your grades.”
Morfin Martinez says he’s proud of his straight A’s at UCSD, “but they’re not the classes I wish I could take. They’re not organic chemistry, they’re not the chemistry series, the math series, they’re not the classes that people value.”...
I noticed that Felipe blames only the director of his high school--not his teachers--for his lack of academic preparation in science. I think Felipe is allowing his good personal relationships with his teachers to interfere with his assessment of the situation.
I believe that Felipe was short-changed, but I believe the problem started in elementary school, and I believe that teachers share the blame as much as principals.
Also, I suspect that Gompers doesn't provide adequate remediation for kids who didn't learn basic concepts in elementary school.
Also, it's possible that Felipe wasn't really much interested in science. He says,
"I wanted to do science and I guess it clicked on me when I was probably in 10th grade or ninth grade where it was like, ‘my dreams aren’t going to happen because I can see it. I’m not ready for that, I’m not prepared for that.’"Why would he give up on science in "10th grade or ninth grade"?
I know from personal experience that an effective teacher can teach kids to thoroughly understand math and science concepts. Felipe's problem isn't that his classes weren't advanced enough. Felipe must have taken courses up to and including pre-calculus to get into UCSD. He could also have taken two more years of calculus.
The problem is that only a minority of kids deeply understand basic concepts. And often those kids learned more at home than at school.
During my years teaching in elementary school I far too frequently heard teachers claiming that the math was too hard for any teacher to understand. I once contradicted such a teacher, and then I learned to keep my mouth shut.
The problem is a lack of basic education in elementary school and a lack of remedial education in the higher grades. And you need super good teachers to make remedial education fun and fascinating. You can't just have hacks that pass out easy math worksheets...
inewsource
inewsource published an investigation last week into the quality of education at Gompers Preparatory Academy — a nationally recognized charter school that promises “students can succeed at the university of their choice.” After the story ran, Felipe Morfin Martinez came forward to share his experience.
Morfin Martinez graduated from Gompers in 2016 and was awarded a full-ride scholarship to the University of California San Diego where he is studying communications.
He told inewsource that he realized early in his Gompers education that he wasn’t being challenged in his classes. Despite earning straight A’s, he said, he knew he wasn’t prepared to achieve his dream of pursuing a career in science. When he shared his concerns at home, he said, his parents responded: “You don’t believe in yourself, look at your grades.”
Morfin Martinez says he’s proud of his straight A’s at UCSD, “but they’re not the classes I wish I could take. They’re not organic chemistry, they’re not the chemistry series, the math series, they’re not the classes that people value.”...
Thursday, June 02, 2016
San Diego ACLU's David Loy says UCSD cut student newspaper funding to curtail speech
Koala vs. Khosla: We need more speech, not less, to address the undercurrents of hate in our schools. See the federal complaint here.
Offensive UC Newspaper Demands Funding
By JON CHOWN
Courthouse News
June 02, 2016
SAN DIEGO (CN) — The Koala, a satirical student newspaper whose motto is "The Worst in Collegiate Journalism Since 1982!" claims the University of California San Diego cut its funding to punish it for its speech.
Koala, primarily distributed on the UC San Diego campus, is one of several publications supported by the Associated Students of UCSD. It regularly satirizes issues involving ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion and even people with disabilities.
Its content has drawn complaints for years, but it's managed to survive. But administrators' decision last year cut all funding to student publications may have killed it, unless The Koala can win what it has proclaimed "the trial of the fucking century."
Its Monday complaint in Federal Court seeks an injunction against UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, Associated Students of UCSD President Dominick Suvonnasupa, the Associated Students of UCSD Financial Controller Tristan Britt.
"There are two core issues: freedom of the press and freedom of speech," The Koala's attorney David Loy said. "The university violated both by discriminating against the student press and discriminating against the viewpoint of one student newspaper."
Attorney Loy, with the ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties, said the ACLU took the Koala's case because of the speech and free press issues, and that the case is clearly laid out in emails and online reports.
The college has tried to shut down The Koala before. In 2002, it tried to revoke its registration as a student organization after a member took photos of another student organization's meeting and made fun of it.
In 2010, all student print media were suspended after The Koala broadcast an invitation for an event called "The Compton Cookout," and asked participants to wear chains, cheap clothes and be loud. Women were told to dress up like "ghetto chicks." That stirred outrage among the African-American community on campus.
E-mail threads cited in the complaint reveal a discussion between administrators on how to quash the paper, dating back to the 2010 incident.
The Koala's Nov. 15, 2016 story, "UCSD Unveils New Dangerous Space on Campus" uncorked a new flood of complaints and a renewed effort to stop it.
The story mocked UCSD's new "safe spaces" where students allegedly are excused from restrictions on insensitivity.
The predictably offensive story reported: "Located in the center of Library Walk, the new Dangerous Space is the ideal place for students to do whatever the hell they want," then quoted a fictitious "Asian nerd," F. Yu, who enjoyed necrophilia.
In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, perhaps, the complaint cites 15 student complaints against the Koala, including: "Knowing that my school is funding such a heinous magazine is not okay and I stand by my fellow students to get it off this campus. Please cease funding for this awful publication."
And: "I would like to see UCSD dismantle The Koala immediately."
And: "Pull the funds, and make them turn to personal donations if they way to continue this nonsense. They have the UC stamp/icon on the paper. UCSD already has a bad racial climate and this is an obvious contributor that can be eradicated."
And: "I would like the University to shut down the koala newspaper and the creators of the newspaper should be punished by their college deans."
Two days after the "Dangerous Space" story was published, Chancellor Khosla and other top administrators denounced The Koala "profoundly repugnant, repulsive, attacking and cruel." The UC San Diego Associated Student Council quickly decided to cut funding to all student-run publications.
Another UCSD student newspaper, The Guardian, reported that Associated Student Council President Dominick Suvonnasuna said the administrators' attack had no bearing on the Student Council's quick decision to cut funding, that it was a coincidence.
The Koala doubts that.
"However offensive or outrageous it may have been, the article remains protected free speech on topical issues of public concern," the complaint states.
The Koala wants the university enjoined from refusing to provide funding for campus publications or "otherwise interfering" with the First Amendment, plus attorneys' fees and costs.
Offensive UC Newspaper Demands Funding
By JON CHOWN
Courthouse News
June 02, 2016
SAN DIEGO (CN) — The Koala, a satirical student newspaper whose motto is "The Worst in Collegiate Journalism Since 1982!" claims the University of California San Diego cut its funding to punish it for its speech.
Koala, primarily distributed on the UC San Diego campus, is one of several publications supported by the Associated Students of UCSD. It regularly satirizes issues involving ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion and even people with disabilities.
Its content has drawn complaints for years, but it's managed to survive. But administrators' decision last year cut all funding to student publications may have killed it, unless The Koala can win what it has proclaimed "the trial of the fucking century."
Its Monday complaint in Federal Court seeks an injunction against UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, Associated Students of UCSD President Dominick Suvonnasupa, the Associated Students of UCSD Financial Controller Tristan Britt.
"There are two core issues: freedom of the press and freedom of speech," The Koala's attorney David Loy said. "The university violated both by discriminating against the student press and discriminating against the viewpoint of one student newspaper."
Attorney Loy, with the ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties, said the ACLU took the Koala's case because of the speech and free press issues, and that the case is clearly laid out in emails and online reports.
The college has tried to shut down The Koala before. In 2002, it tried to revoke its registration as a student organization after a member took photos of another student organization's meeting and made fun of it.
In 2010, all student print media were suspended after The Koala broadcast an invitation for an event called "The Compton Cookout," and asked participants to wear chains, cheap clothes and be loud. Women were told to dress up like "ghetto chicks." That stirred outrage among the African-American community on campus.
E-mail threads cited in the complaint reveal a discussion between administrators on how to quash the paper, dating back to the 2010 incident.
The Koala's Nov. 15, 2016 story, "UCSD Unveils New Dangerous Space on Campus" uncorked a new flood of complaints and a renewed effort to stop it.
The story mocked UCSD's new "safe spaces" where students allegedly are excused from restrictions on insensitivity.
The predictably offensive story reported: "Located in the center of Library Walk, the new Dangerous Space is the ideal place for students to do whatever the hell they want," then quoted a fictitious "Asian nerd," F. Yu, who enjoyed necrophilia.
In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, perhaps, the complaint cites 15 student complaints against the Koala, including: "Knowing that my school is funding such a heinous magazine is not okay and I stand by my fellow students to get it off this campus. Please cease funding for this awful publication."
And: "I would like to see UCSD dismantle The Koala immediately."
And: "Pull the funds, and make them turn to personal donations if they way to continue this nonsense. They have the UC stamp/icon on the paper. UCSD already has a bad racial climate and this is an obvious contributor that can be eradicated."
And: "I would like the University to shut down the koala newspaper and the creators of the newspaper should be punished by their college deans."
Two days after the "Dangerous Space" story was published, Chancellor Khosla and other top administrators denounced The Koala "profoundly repugnant, repulsive, attacking and cruel." The UC San Diego Associated Student Council quickly decided to cut funding to all student-run publications.
Another UCSD student newspaper, The Guardian, reported that Associated Student Council President Dominick Suvonnasuna said the administrators' attack had no bearing on the Student Council's quick decision to cut funding, that it was a coincidence.
The Koala doubts that.
"However offensive or outrageous it may have been, the article remains protected free speech on topical issues of public concern," the complaint states.
The Koala wants the university enjoined from refusing to provide funding for campus publications or "otherwise interfering" with the First Amendment, plus attorneys' fees and costs.
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Drug firm charges UCSD with fraud
Drug firm charges UCSD with fraud
Academic scam swept "under the rug," says company
Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical, a
Japanese drug company, on April 1 charged the Regents of the University
of California with fraud, claiming that UCSD defrauded the company and
then engaged in "a whitewash campaign to sweep the embarrassing episode
of academic fraud under the rug."
The complaint, filed in federal
court in San Diego, said the company paid over $1 million to UCSD to
determine whether a pain medicine developed by the company is effective
in treating lower-back pains. The work was allegedly done by Dr. Koichi
Masuda of UCSD's Orthopaedic Surgery department. The company charges the
research was "not only objectively flawed, but likely outright
fabricated."
When Nippon Zoki demanded the
underlying data, "Dr. Masuda claimed that he did not have them,"
according to the suit. An internal investigation by the university found
that the research was incorrect, but the university concealed its
results to "protect its own reputation," according to the suit.
UCSD did not respond to a
request for comment within the allotted time frame. However, if the
university has a response of reasonable length, the Reader will print it.
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