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The weighty truth about public education
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| Craig J. Cantoni
Posted on 08/19/2003 3:27:09 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:27:09 PM PDT
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hsmomx3
To: hsmomx3
Yikes...a lot of truth in those words. No lambasting from me.
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:38:39 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(Go Fast, Turn Left!)
To: hsmomx3
A friend's daughter dropped off some stuff at our house the other day. She's a senior this year, leader of her ROTC group, etc. This is a "small town" high school bordering on the suburban area of Oklahoma City.
After figuring out that 18 year olds convey meaning with phrases such as "And I was like!", "Dude!", and "as IF!", I asked her if it was as bad as "everyone" says it is.
As the father of two daughters, aged 10 and 8, her reply hit me hard. "Dude, there are students rolling joints in class. The gay kids are kissing and playing grab-ass in the hallways, in plain sight of the teachers. The girls bathroom is full of HS girls smoking pot or barfing up their lunches to keep their weight down. Two of my friends are 18 and already have $5000 on their credit cards."
She told me they had a substitute teacher the other day and one of the "severely emotionally disturbed" children (read psychopath) they've had to mainstream into regular classes told her "I'm gonna cut that smile right off your pretty face."
This isn't paved over Metropolis, either. Some of these kids live where wheat grows right up to the road.
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:38:46 PM PDT
by
Treebeard
To: hsmomx3
Excellent post - thanks!
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:40:24 PM PDT
by
lakey
(It's our sovereignty, stupid!)
To: hsmomx3
wow!!!!! be careful,the moms are going to find you and squish you like a bug..after all,all those fat asses can do a lot of damage...watch your back!!!!
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:41:12 PM PDT
by
fishbabe
To: okchemyst
Exactly why the state of OK is not getting their paws on either of my kids!
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:42:45 PM PDT
by
Okies love Dubya 2
(If feminism is enlightenment, put me back in the Dark Ages!)
To: okchemyst
What you describe is not any different than the public school in our rural Washington town. You might add that the teachers and administration are also part of the drug scene, here, though.
I head one story of a kid exposing himself in the cafeteria and introducing his member, nicknamed Baldy, to all the girls, who just laughed.
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:45:32 PM PDT
by
Eva
To: hsmomx3
Right on the money!
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:46:10 PM PDT
by
umgud
(gov't has more money than it needs, but never as much as it wants)
To: hsmomx3; George W. Bush; Dr. Eckleburg; P-Marlowe; BibChr
Wow~!
The truth hurts.
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posted on
08/19/2003 3:46:21 PM PDT
by
xzins
(In the Beginning was the Word)
To: hsmomx3
The Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA (he's an oconnor) has failed Teachers' Basic Literacy twice. One more fail and he's supposed to be history, but I am sure The Boston Globe can save him...
To: hsmomx3
INTREP
To: Okies love Dubya 2
I've recently moved from Edmond, OK, to the Dallas area. Talk about culture shock. My kids were in a small (220 student) church school and are now testing the publik skool waters here (the elementary skool has over 1000 students). The jury is still out on whether they will stay; my gut feeling is that this whole year will be a waste of time for them, except for all the creative language and behavior they will be exposed to...
Be happy you are in Oklahoma is all I'm sayin...
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posted on
08/19/2003 4:02:42 PM PDT
by
StrictTime
("Toughen up, toughen up. Keep your lip buttoned up. Strict Time."--E. Costello)
To: hsmomx3
I'm constantly amazed at how fat kids are (parents too). I can't imagine how they can get close enough to have sex.
To: hsmomx3
Great post! And who do we thank for all of these healthy, well-educated kids? How about starting with the NEA? These kids are just coming from parents who were probably raised more or less the same way. And those parents will probably sue anyone who dares try to correct or discipline their overweight brats. Then pretty soon, THOSE overweight, undereducated brats will be breeding and producing more just like them. One last cheery note: Those same kids will soon be listening to liberal drivel, buying all of the propaganda...and VOTING!!
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posted on
08/19/2003 4:09:46 PM PDT
by
Maria S
("..I think the Americans are serious. Bush is not like Clinton. I think this is the end" Uday H.)
To: hsmomx3
I think I'll e-mail Mr. Cantoni and express my admiration of his writing skills. Wow!
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posted on
08/19/2003 4:13:24 PM PDT
by
gorush
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Interesting article. There sure seem to be a lot of fat asses in PA!
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posted on
08/19/2003 4:14:38 PM PDT
by
Argh
To: hsmomx3
This is what the LIBERALS have wrought against our children.
If this is "for the children" - it's pure poison!!
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posted on
08/19/2003 4:14:59 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
( America - "The Greatest Nation on the Face of the Earth")
To: hsmomx3
Would somebody like to explain to me how we have managed to become the most powerfull economic and military force the world has ever known with the worlds worst educational system?!Either education is nearly irrelevant or maybe our school system isn't that bad after all.Maybe the problems in our schools are over reported so the teachers unions can continue to demand more of my hard earned tax dollers.
To: edchambers
On the backs of the previously educated....I'm not really excited about kids getting out of school today....I don't think it's going to be a pretty picture, for many reasons. (Parents, included.) Take the "Because I want to" class! PLEASE! I worry about our maintaining the "most powerfull (sic) economic and military force the world has ever known..."
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posted on
08/19/2003 4:26:23 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Vote Democrat ....... pay for our drugs, travel, and total retirement life! Ha hahaha ...fools.)
To: edchambers
Either education is nearly irrelevant or maybe our school system isn't that bad after all. What makes us a powerful country and economy is the culture set up over the last 200 years. By this I mean the system of property rights that allows people to own homes they can borrow against, businesses they can make money from, etc.
I've heard of studies that show that the primary difference in the economic power of a country is the ability of individuals to keep and control property. This is the foundation that allows borrowing, capital buildup, etc.
Education is a good thing. But Bill Gates was a college dropout.
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posted on
08/19/2003 4:51:07 PM PDT
by
narby
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