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Sun, 18 November 2007 06:40  |
emarenot
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Registered: June 2005
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;>>>> funding to our public universities, while letting Predatory Student
>>>>> loan(sharks)
>>>>> have their way and in-debt students for life..(I digress) :)
>>>>>
>>>>> What's really broke is America. Our Gov has has been (for the last
20
>>> years)
>>>>> made a concerted effort to dumb us all down andslow down technology
>in
>>> the
>>>>> name of NAtional Security. We so behind in so many areas it's saddening
>>> to
>>>>> think about it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Dedric Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote:
>>>>>> I only read part of the originally posted transcript and don't know
>RP's
>>>>>
>>>>>> views on race personally (and
>>>>>> neither does anyone else apparently) so he may or may not have views
>>> we
>>>>>
>>>>>> would all object to,
>>>>>> but just have to interject that just saying someone's "good ole boy
>>>>>> politics" makes them racist
>>>>>> is in itself stereotyping and just as prejudiced.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> His reasoning for getting rid of the Department of Education may well
>>> be
>>>>>
>>>>>> because it is failing
>>>>>> to do it's job (I don't know if getting rid of it is the solution,
>but
>>>>>> keeping it "status quo" is not, for certain).
>>>>>> Charter schools, private and alternative approach schools are significantly
>>>>>
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> successful currently (I have inside info to know this).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lamont, I worked with an entrepreneur (and his partner company) trying
>>> to
>>>>>
>>>>>> change the education system from the inside out,
>>>>>> starting with inner city schools. Did you know that urban schools
>across
>>>>>
>>>>>> the US have an average
>>>>>> of 80% student population falling below a basic proficiency level?
> That's
>>>>>
>>>>>> basic reading and math - 80%
>>>>>> are below a very basic level - not a higher than realistic level,
but
>>> a
>>>>>
>>>>>> lower than realistic level.
>>>>>> I don't recall all of the stats, but it blew me away just how bad
the
>>>>>> education system is. Atlanta is in terrible shape.
>>>>>> Others are doing poorly as well. These are their stats from schools
>>>>>> systems, not political parties.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Who's failure is that? Politicians in Washington? Not unless teachers,
>>>>>
>>>>>> community leaders and parents
>>>>>> look to Washington for instruction when they get up each morning.
>No,
>>> it's
>>>>>
>>>>>> a public problem that
>>>>>> "we the people" are ignoring, and it's hard to not put a bit of
>>>>>> responsibility on the students for just
>>>>>> not caring enough to try harder. All the money in the world can't
>make
>>>>>
>>>>>> someone want to learn. To
>>>>>> the support of students who haven't had a chance, my friend's program
>>> aims
>>>>>
>>>>>> to correct learning problems
>>>>>> that are holding a lot of kids back - and it works - but he estimates
>>> 20
>>>>>
>>>>>> years to work through the
>>>>>> red tape and establishment that is the current public school system.
>>> Doing
>>>>>
>>>>>> away with it just might
>>>>>> save a few hundred thousand kids. They are already working with over
>>> 80,000
>>>>>
>>>>>> in a private school system
>>>>>> (can't get access to public schools....).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Dedric
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "LaMont" <jjdpro@gmail.com> wrote in message news:47855784$1@linux...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Bill, when Russert pressed RP on his past voting, writen views
>on
>>>>>
>>>>>>> domestic
>>>>>>> issues, they were in line with the good O'l boy politics. When questioned
>>>>>>> about those thngs he tried to deny saying them and voting or even
>>>>>>> supporting
>>>>>>> those controversial views.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One comment was: To do away with the Department of Education: Code
>word
>>>>>
>>>>>>> for:<
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