Representative Jody Dickinson

Meeting — March 14, 2013 (59:20)

that would be a really good thing to do, do you think that she could not on her own go ahead and say this is what we're going to do children this is the way it's going to be every day rather than mandating and putting another law on our

Meeting — March 14, 2013 (59:14)

Yes, ma'am. Do you think that since you're only involving one minute, that if the teacher deems that

Meeting — March 14, 2013 (56:39)

and I think it would be wonderful if everybody would just smooth out and do that, but I don't want to add another thing to any teacher to have to work on discipline on. When you're asking for the silence, are you, is it going to be asking absolute, total, be still, silent, and is she going to have, or he going to have to stand up as a guard to do that?

Meeting — March 14, 2013 (56:07)

silent, and I think it was like, I can't even remember how much time we were required to do that, but if it was like 15 minutes, it was 15 minutes of browbeating and hard looks and stuff, you know, to try to make them stink on target. I don't know. I love the concept,

Meeting — March 14, 2013 (55:34)

to talk to you about it, and I don't think we ever got around to that conversation, but I taught school back in the cave days when we did that thing with the sustained silent reading, and I don't know if anyone else in here remembers that or not, but I do, and it turned into one of the most problematic times of the day to try to make students be

Meeting — March 14, 2013 (55:23)

does. I'll be happy to answer any questions. Representative Dickinson. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Representative Hobbs, you sent that bill to me to look at, and I told you I really needed

Meeting — Feb. 8, 2013 (1:43)

first. I have a motion to adopt the new amendment

Meeting — Feb. 8, 2013 (0:49)

Amendment passed. Okay. That is a proper motion. Second. House doesn't need a second

Meeting — Feb. 5, 2013 (1:05:24)

And I just think we need to do what we can at this point. I have a deep concern for them. Yes, ma'am, I understand. Thank you. And now my question is, do

Meeting — Feb. 5, 2013 (1:04:43)

I have nothing to say about that, but we all know a lot of it is not. And for those who are not diligent in it, you've got to look at families that they still have to go make a living, so they can't stay home and do that classroom the way they should. And those are children that's going to fall between the cracks. I just feel like that our hands are tied, and more and more we're not able to watch for our rural families and rural children.

Meeting — Feb. 5, 2013 (1:04:04)

I'm sorry. How am I? I understand. Well, the parents in these rural districts, they have to make a choice. Say they don't want to put their school gets consolidated, and they don't want to put their children on a bus for even longer hours to get to school, where they're spending a large part of their daylight hours on a school bus, and they don't want to do that. So they can have a choice. They can homeschool them, and a lot of the homeschooling is very diligent.

Meeting — Feb. 5, 2013 (1:03:31)

Okay. Okay. I just see this as an opportunity to speak up for not only our rural students, but our rural families. As numbers fall and more rural schools are consolidating, I've got so much to say that I can't even put it together here.

Meeting — Feb. 5, 2013 (1:03:24)

Chair. Dr. Kimbrell, at the end of this, I will have a question.

Meeting — Feb. 1, 2013 (12:21)

And if he is, how does he have the right

Meeting — Feb. 1, 2013 (11:59)

members. Representative Dickinson, you're recognized. MS. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I certainly am not questioning your legislation, but I do have a question about, just for my information, if he obviously is admittedly the rapist, why is he not incarcerated?

Meeting — Jan. 17, 2013 (11:28)

And, again, I'm honored to be here and work with you on the committee and you out

Meeting — Jan. 17, 2013 (10:54)

Good morning. I'm Jody Dickinson. I represent District 47, which is parts of Independence, parts of White, parts of Jackson, and all of Woodruff County. And I spent about 34 years in the classrooms working with our children, and I loved it. I still love the children. I just don't miss being in the classroom there anymore. This is my third term to serve on this committee.

Meeting — Jan. 16, 2013 (12:14)

subjects that are near and dear to me and I'm honored to be here thank you thank you and

Meeting — Jan. 16, 2013 (11:40)

and all of Woodruff County. I'm a retired teacher of 34 years. I'm a proud parent of three children, three in-laws, I mean my daughter's in-laws, son-in-laws, and five grandchildren. The newest is just about two weeks old. And I am honored to be on this committee and to work with you all and you all out there also it just deals with all the

Meeting — Jan. 16, 2013 (11:27)

to be here for the second time on this committee good morning I'm Jody Dickinson and I'm honored to represent district 47 which is parts of Independence excuse me parts of White Jackson