Texas officials plan to give Louisiana high school diplomas to seniors

Austin American-Statesman ^ | Tuesday, September 20, 2005 | Corrie MacLaggan

[tje]

"...I want to graduate from one of them schools."

I guess English isn't a requirement....

[Gorzaloon]

"I was born in New Orleans — I'd rather graduate from one of them schools,"

Groan.

Oh, just print a diploma from anywhere they want, for all it's worth.

[CondorFlight]

"I'd rather graduate from one of them schools"

Did nobody care enough about this kid to correct his English by the time he's 18 years old?

Everyone who hears him talk (and that includes job interviewers) is going to think he is STUPID!

Black people are NOT unable to learn proper English.

Letting them slide is one of the most anti-black things you can do.

[linkinpunk]

I'd rather graduate from one of them schools

(Speechless)

"And I's want a masstur degree in Englich."

[linkinpunk]

Oh, just print a diploma from anywhere they want, for all it's worth.

Why don't we just give everybody a diploma when they are in the 8th grade.

Then the only ones we have to pay for are the ones who actually want the education.

[mlc9852]

LOL - I thought the same thing.

[proudofthesouth]

I truly, truly love the South but southern english hurts my ears.

[Shalom Israel]

"I was born in New Orleans — I'd rather graduate from one of them schools,"

Trust me, the folks in Texas want you to have a diploma from one of them schools, too. Just out of the goodness of their hearts. No special reason they don't want you to have one of their diplomas...

[hispanarepublicana]

Hey, he speaks English....that's progress in some Texas schools.

[TXBSAFH]

"I was born in New Orleans — I'd rather graduate from one of them schools,"

The reason for this is the TX schools want plausible deniablity on these students.

[Nathan Zachary]

""...I want to graduate from one of them schools."

No doubt. I don't think it's possible for any of them to graduate from a Texas school this year.

[AbeKrieger]

No Child Left Behind, Unless They Opt Out And Choose To Be Left Behind.

And what, do you think, will be the opt-out percentages? 40%? 60%? Higher?

To hell with the eductaion and testing, let's get them a document and send them on their way to welfare dependency and jail prep.

[WestTexasWend]

LOL...well said! ;)

[jess35]

"I want to follow in my sister's footsteps and go to (the University of New Orleans)."

Ah, he's aiming for crew chief at McDonalds.

[hombre_sincero]

"want to graduate from one of them schools"

Can you imagine the UPROAR (including from many freepers) if Texas demanded that these "students" meet the Texas standards and pass the test before graduating?

This way Texas won't be blamed for their (the student's) ignorance.

[Gorzaloon]

Then the only ones we have to pay for are the ones who actually want the education.

About time someone suggested that!!! But how many times do they get to go through the eighth grade, though?

[linkinpunk]

I'm flexible. We can start at an earlier age if needed.

[radiohead]

"I'd rather graduate from one of them schools"
Did nobody care enough about this kid to correct his English by the time he's 18 years old?

No, either they were black and didn't care whether this kid spoke 'like the white man,' or they were white and were too cowed by PC to correct a kid, who, after all, is just speaking his native language, Ebonics.

This kind of stuff makes me sick. I can't tell you how many black kids I've either not hired or relegated to positions where they don't interact with the client because their English was mediocre. And these were all college grads!

Then the race mongers want to say a college degree doesn't change things for blacks.

[radiohead]

Hey, he speaks English....that's progress in some Texas schools.
The reason for this is the TX schools want plausible deniablity on these students.

Both of these remarks are pretty funny. I thought about the 'plausible denial' aspect as well.