Another interesting link.
Fairfax schools officials ax honors classes:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/07/fairfax-schools-officials-ax-honors-classes
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Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. -
Henry Kissinger
Politicians are people w
Related to the topic:
D.C. Public Schools Cut Over 400 Employees:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/d-c-public-schools-cut-over-400-employees/
178 Teachers & Principals Named: Atlanta Schools Created Culture of Cheating
& Fear:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/178-teachers-principals-named-atlanta-
oh yeah, still another rant is the Montessori charter school the kids went
to in Jackscnville -- the other school I mentioned was in New Mexico. As far
as instruction went, the Montessori school was great. But my son reported
being beat up on the playground and the school adamantly denied this. Ex
One of the main reasons we chose homeschool is because our school
system sucks. When my older son was in kindergarten his teacher was a
bitch (not a word one would likt to use to describe a kindergarten
teacher), he constantly got bullied (IN FUCKING KINDERGARTEN) and
the principal told us 'i
"there is an enormous rant behind that paragraph, but almost everyone on the
list has heard it several times, so I will refrain. Bottom line, the kid is
21 now and in his weaker subject no worse off than his peers; in his better,
quite a bit ahead. This because I declined to let the schools system
oh I agree that sad as it is, even bad schools are the best hope that some
children have. I just get impatient with that whole
if-only-parents-gave-a-damn thing the teachers have going on...
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Maureen wrote:
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> I've found that as parents of exceptional kids, we h
I've found that as parents of exceptional kids, we have options. Even
when our kids have other problems, bottom line is they are smart and
we can find resources to educate them, or lacking that, do it
ourselves. Children who are not exception, who struggle with school,
or have severe behavorial p
there is an enormous rant behind that paragraph, but almost everyone on the
list has heard it several times, so I will refrain. Bottom line, the kid is
21 now and in his weaker subject no worse off than his peers; in his better,
quite a bit ahead. This because I declined to let the schools system
"Oh and that parent-teacher thing they whine about? I went to mine, but they
were always about how I could help the teacher, not about how we together
could help the child."
Interesting. I have had parent/teacher conferences with teachers from
public and private schools. In my experience, the p
"After all of the hype this movie received, I hoped for so much more. I left
the theater frustrated and disappointed. As a teacher, I felt Guggenheim
missed so many arguments that should have been addressed by any critical
thinker; namely, if the system is broken, which we all agree it is, then
wh
Don't tell Mr. Stewart that...*grin*
-Original Message-
From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 3:04 PM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party
having said that ... bad custodial care is better
having said that ... bad custodial care is better than no care in some
cases. If this initiative were to go through many children would starve
because their parents could not work. I home schooled but not everyone is
academically or financially able to make that work.
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:00
oh pshaw. If schools are so interested in attainment, why is it that what
matters for graduation is hours spent butt in chair? I have seen some really
good schools in my travels in the US with two children. But not many. Most
of them were indeed warehouses devoted to teaching children to sit down
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote:
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>
> I've recommended it before and I'll recommend it again. If you haven't
> seen
> Waiting for Superman, check it out. If you are sensitive, it might bring a
> tear to your eyes. One of the students followed goes to one of the best
> pub
"They better think twice before they try to kill my Alma mater. Especially
considering the district uses CFML :-)"
No worry. Most voucher advocates do not want to kill public schools. They
just want an alternative. Minorities stuck in terrible districts are a big
supporter of the voucher movem
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote:
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> "So much for equal and free education for all:"
>
> Equal and free education has been dead for decades. While it still may be
> free, there is nothing equal about it. In the school zone I live in, the
> schools are great. In the same di
"While it still may be free, there is nothing equal about it. "
Oops. What was I thinking. Public schools aren't free. They are actually
incredibly expensive. Especially the DC schools.
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Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. -
Henry Kissinger
Politi
"So much for equal and free education for all:"
Equal and free education has been dead for decades. While it still may be
free, there is nothing equal about it. In the school zone I live in, the
schools are great. In the same district, but another zone across the
county, the schools are atroci
http://www.truth-out.org/tea-party-group-admits-it-wants-shut-down-public-schools/1310493891
So much for equal and free education for all:
Tea Party Group Admits It Wants to "Shut Down Public Schools"
Tuesday 12 July 2011
by: Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress [3] | Report
As ThinkProgress has document
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