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Beverly Sweeney is the computer teacher for Richland Middle School. She has been teaching here since 1989. She taught Texas History before entering the computer world full time.
Mrs. Sweeney graduated from The University of Texas Austin with a BA in Sociology, a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Sociology. She received her first teaching certification from UTA.
Mrs. Sweeney was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas Austin before going on to the European Division of the University of Maryland in West Germany and teaching for three years. She has also taught at a private school here in Ft. Worth. She has recently completed her certification in Web Design, Digital Graphics, Desktop Publishing, Video Production, and Multimedia.

Yikes! What's with the Java applet?

As found here

Richland Middle School


HEAD / HTTP/1.0

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
MicrosoftOfficeWebServer: 5.0_Pub
Content-Location: http://10.0.1.149/Default.html
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 14:08:10 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Last-Modified: Mon, 20 May 2002 20:40:17 GMT
ETag: "80cecc8c3e0c21:a5d"
Content-Length: 801

Interestingly, that image comes from here and she's violating their policy.

Her name is Beverly Sweeney and her email address is Beverly_Sweeney@birdville.k12.tx.us, which is posted publicly at:

http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/043/admin/contact.h tm

Here is her public home page for the school, which contains an irritating applet and her (nasty, IMO) picture:

http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/043/CompLit/TechApp .htm

Her name is Beverly Sweeney and her email address is Beverly_Sweeney@birdville.k12.tx.us, which is posted publicly at:

http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/043/admin/contact.h tm

Here is her public home page for the school, which contains an irritating applet and her (nasty, IMO) picture:

http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/043/CompLit/TechApp .htm

Just look at her CompLit/TechApp webpage. In particular notice this image where she adds the label: "Sometimes this is how we feel !!!" She apparently finds computers difficult and frustrating.

Someone who finds math frustrating is obviously a poor choice to teach calculus. Someone who finds computers frustrating is obviously a poor choice to teach computers.

According to her bio she seems well qualified in "social" fields, but she's just not a techie. She thinks the ordinary use of the net send command is "tampering" and "hacking". The certification program she took in computers didn't mention it therefore it must be "evil hacker black-magic". Sorry lady, it's not tampering and it's not hacking.

If they want to reprimand the kid for "being disruptive", fine. What he did was no more disruptive than sticking his head out in the hallway and shouting "Hey!". That warrants a warning, or at most detention.

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Just look at her CompLit/TechApp webpage. In particular notice this image where she adds the label: "Sometimes this is how we feel !!!" She apparently finds computers difficult and frustrating.

Someone who finds math frustrating is obviously a poor choice to teach calculus. Someone who finds computers frustrating is obviously a poor choice to teach computers.

According to her bio she seems well qualified in "social" fields, but she's just not a techie. She thinks the ordinary use of the net send command is "tampering" and "hacking". The certification program she took in computers didn't mention it therefore it must be "evil hacker black-magic". Sorry lady, it's not tampering and it's not hacking.

If they want to reprimand the kid for "being disruptive", fine. What he did was no more disruptive than sticking his head out in the hallway and shouting "Hey!". That warrants a warning, or at most detention.

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From the faculty list, here's the principal and here's the computer teacher. They want to make an example of him? Fine, but we get to do the same.

From the faculty list, here's the principal and here's the computer teacher. They want to make an example of him? Fine, but we get to do the same.

Perhaps some of you taxpayers in this area would like to share your views on Ms. Sweeneys expressed opinions? This page lists all email addresses at the school. Play nice!

I think it would probably be better to mail Ms. Sweeney herself, even if just to tell her of her "error"

Here it is, in case they pull it and force Google to nuke the cache:

Beverly_Sweeney@birdville.k12.tx.us

Drop her a line and let her know what a dumbass she is.

Maybe Beverly Sweeney should take the school's Computer Literacy class.

The writer seems to get two important things - that using net send is certainly not hacking, and deeming it so is demonstrative of the school district's lack of understanding of a subject area they purport to teach.

How about emailing the principal of that school and telling him what you think of his actions?

Richland Middle School.

Possible illegal use of trademarked/copyrighted picture on Principal's homepage.

Homepage of the author of the letter to the Star Telegram: Mrs. [Beverly] Sweeney, Social Studies

Richland Middle School.

Possible illegal use of trademarked/copyrighted picture on Principal's homepage.

Homepage of the author of the letter to the Star Telegram: Mrs. [Beverly] Sweeney, Social Studies

Richland Middle School.

Possible illegal use of trademarked/copyrighted picture on Principal's homepage.

Homepage of the author of the letter to the Star Telegram: Mrs. [Beverly] Sweeney, Social Studies