Posted on 03/12/2005 11:36:09 AM PST by Born Conservative
Something similar is happening to my old high school in Ohio, but not for the same reasons.
It is being driven mainly by the same wackos that want to disband the town's police and fire department. Why? Because they would profit from it as they run security firms. They also want everything in the town to revert back to a more rural setting. Too bad they live in one of the fastest growing communities East of Columbus, Ohio and pretty much just make themselves look like idiots. Oops.
I guess short sightedness happens to us all eventually.
What city by Columbus is that? I know that Delaware County is growing phenominally.
To whim it May corncern:
I thinks this be good idear. aNd they shuld not mek us reed eithr, cuz books is espensive. If we culd al jest rap about hip-hop and condoms, we wodnt Have no homework and the techrs culd have there evenings to have fun too. That wood be too cool, dog.
Signed,
Joe Mama
Planned Presidenthood of the NEA
/ sarcasm not that far OFF
Pataskala
IMO Some of these bureaucrats will stop at nothing to maintain the size nd power of their fiefdoms.
Chill out with a cool Yuengling!
You are correct, sir. That's exactly what this is.
Joe Mama, indeed. Sarcasm, what sarcasm? More like, "Oh, No, Toto! Maybe we ARE in Kansas!"
"This smacks more of payback for a defeated bond vote to me"
Absolutely. It's a passive-aggressive "fiscal gun to the head" strategy. Hope the local voters put these extortionists out on the street.
Ronald Reagan, please come back and FIRE them like you fired the air traffic controllers....
Shucks, I forgot to plug my thread. We have been discussing inexpensive ways to fast track kids through high school to avoid the liberal agenda and other idiocies:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315730/posts?page=84#84
Unfortunately my thread title was not well thought out, because some parents might instinctively skip over it due to attached stigma, whether real or imagined.
A good example is Police Services - The vehicles are replaced every year (Or even less in some cases) and are auctioned off to Cab Co's when they are perfectly serviceable for many years forward. BTW - Ever seen an older SUV in our Gov't Fleets? I haven't.
Another example are these 'Training' Boondoggles that are often Taxpayer funded and paid time vacations for our Elected Elites. Virtually every Local, State and Federal Entity engages in this type of waste. /rant
At least this school is using some sense in making these cuts. In our area the first programs cut are the academic enrichment classes followed by music and the arts. The sacred cow is the athletic program which serves only a relatively few students and is very expensive.
You must not have read the article. The only change is that Gym Class is no longer required. It is an elective.
I truly don't understand your point.
It smacks of the district giving more autonomy to parents and students to me. They simply got rid of the gym requirement. If kids still want to take gym, they still can. If the kids and parents think another elective is more valuable, they may now choose the elective of greater value.
My sarcastic "open letter" was more a broad screed of the textbook juggernaut/NEA/Planned Parenthood/Leftist Agenda than strictly a focused comment on this situation. If it doesn't float your boat, no problem. I made another comment or two that are more directed to the original post.
FReegards.
Problem is, this is one organized activity that probably should be a requirement. When faced with the election to be active and in shape in their non-school lives, many kids are already electing out. I expect much the same decision will be made for in-school programs. If not in school, where will most kids ever be exposed to organized fitness and sports programs?
Wonder whose pocket the existing money is going into to. There is NO reason to sut this course.
sut=cut
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