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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:39 PM Original message |
BASICS: What will it take to improve public schools? |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. bullying and school violence must be eliminated |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I was small for my age for most of grade school, and bullying was so bad |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. Boy is that ever true! |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #54 |
73. I went to a teachers college, and my classmates weren't |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Learning disorder is not related to body language. |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
63. Actually in this case it is |
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CabalPowered (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. I think Positive Action would be a good start in that direction |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
122. Remove the criminals from schools. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. hell of a post. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. I agree with all, but ESPECIALLY with the last two. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I started in K-12 and drifted up the food chain, now I teach part time |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. Apart from what has been said, |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. I had forgotten |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 11:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
110. We could perhaps put you to work on this one.... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
118. hey, I could go on at length about math instruction |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. Tell the boards of education to hire "overqualified" applicants as |
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FredUptoHere (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. If you really want to be a full-time teacher that badly, |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I don't want to be a full time K-12 teacher, and community college is |
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FredUptoHere (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. i was actually referring to nohypocrisy's situation... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. yeah, sadly, they value obedience and conformity in teachers as well as |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. I forgot to add, I would rather eat my own eyes than teach K-12 again... |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
86. That would never work |
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FredUptoHere (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #86 |
109. how would it be found? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
84. try a state where the state pays most of the salary |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. I think the following changes would help |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Smaller class size is NOT necessary - |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
42. No, I went to a grade school where they did this, and I was the peer tutor |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
99. Agree K-A Bob |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Good. Good. Brush the problems under the carpet. Very humane. |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. No, I think you misunderstood what I was trying to say |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. Now be fair.... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:50 PM Response to Reply #40 |
90. actually school is the only place in life |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
43. wow, I posted the same reply you did before I read yours, but why are you |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. smaller classrooms- smaller schools- and |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. I'm in the removal camp |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. They might for |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Oh wait |
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loudestchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
61. Montessori for everyone! With montessori education starting at age 3, |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. I was lucky to be able to |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. One other thing I would add. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. unfortunately, it's designed to make obedient workers who tolerate |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. If we all got involved, perhaps we could change that. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. it's a meta-issue too, not a tangible problem. It's hard to get a lot of |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. True. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. the people who write books on Myers-Briggs temperment stuff nailed it |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:23 PM Response to Reply #47 |
66. I so agree with that... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. highest percentage of SJ at lowest level, then as you go up... |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
60. Baloney. I attended private schools all my life. Sister Eleanor was not |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:05 PM Response to Reply #60 |
75. sorry, parochial school has same agenda as public |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:53 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Most of the students in parochial schools which are private are not |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:00 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. the schools I'm think of are more the elite prep schools like back |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:07 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Well I take it these are your opinions...ok |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:41 AM Response to Reply #82 |
105. The local prepschool where I grew up was notorious as being... |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #105 |
119. Exactly. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:39 AM Response to Reply #60 |
103. You mean that sister Eleanor didn't want to forge you kids into mighty... |
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politicaholic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. This is a very good post and I do have something to add... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. This is the #1 Problem with schools. |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. I don't think Robin Hood is the answer |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
76. the benefit of property tax is it doesn't fluctuate wildly like income |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:12 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. It'd make the most sense to have transfer payments from the federal level |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #83 |
114. Scrapping NCLB should be part of platform--it's a scam |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:12 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. conservative testing obsession is like going to the doctor with the flu... |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
16. Some related issues |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. FIRST you have to get the neo-cons off the school boards |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. SECOND you have to get the production and printing of school books |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. the second one is pernicious. One way to do this: teach without textbooks |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. One big thing missing: Parental Involvement |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. yep, although it's not something we can legislate |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
24. Schools to GOPers |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. you left out building contracts |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
36. Longer days and years, more activities, more teachers. |
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FredUptoHere (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. i concur whole-heartedly...and then some- |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. I can agree with that, as long as AA also covers things like |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. let the kid who finishes earlier move on earlier |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
37. A return to the goal of creating citizens |
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FredUptoHere (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. smaller class size is the MOST important thing... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
44. MORE RADICAL: end social promotion/have set objectives with no minimum |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
80. That's all nice sound advice for kids who are civilized but today |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:10 PM Response to Reply #80 |
117. they would both benefit from ending social promotion and going to |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
46. Bring back the neighborhood school and mixed grade education. |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
48. smaller classrooms and zero bullying policies. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
49. ALSO: fight GOP meme "you can't solve problem by throwing money at it" |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
87. The quickest rebuttal to that with regards to eduation is |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:38 AM Response to Reply #87 |
102. that's a good one! |
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AbbyR (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
51. Take care of the child in every way |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:36 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Amen |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
74. administrators like compliant teachers who don't make work |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
55. equal funding for every child would be a good start |
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jhain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
56. it won't happen in my kids' time |
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yasmina27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
57. What about girl bullying? |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:17 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. Single sex schools seem to help alleviate this. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. works the same for boys--my high school was 75% boys |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
58. Another goal they (the GOP) want to accomplish in education... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
59. give teachers greater autonomy in the classroom |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. teachers need the ability to eject students and make it stick |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
111. Yes! Here we have schools for kids who've been arrested. |
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procopia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
62. Teacher evaluation |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. administrators should be flogged |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
77. Parents need to take an active roll in their kids education. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. AMEN! |
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hopeisaplace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
85. Pay people to go..only get a cheque if you get an A |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
88. Expand early education. |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
89. My completely uninformed thoughts.... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:43 AM Response to Reply #89 |
106. good ideas on administrators--they should see themselves more as |
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NAO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
91. the marginalization and disempowerment of the Religious Reich |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
92. Spend about 1/2 on education as on "defense". |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:46 AM Response to Reply #92 |
96. That's federal dollars |
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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
93. Here's my slogan: It's the Parents Stupid |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
94. How about bulldozers and lots of TNT? |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
95. I'm with you on many of these issues. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
97. eliminate republicans and religious nuts |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #97 |
112. that might run into some constitutional problems |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:01 AM Response to Original message |
98. Parents, teachers and kids need to be on the same team |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
100. I'd get rid of the concept of grades in primary school |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:40 AM Response to Reply #100 |
104. I bet your lousy teacher didn't bother the principal very often and |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:49 AM Response to Reply #104 |
107. Actually |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
101. Convince religious people to open parochial schools and compete... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:18 PM Response to Reply #101 |
116. Parochial schools are, by definition, Catholic |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:11 AM Response to Reply #116 |
120. I meant all religious schools. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #120 |
123. Shrinking the number of students is not the way to go. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
108. Vary the length of the school year based on demonstrated skill |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:49 PM Response to Reply #108 |
113. Nah. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
121. For Homeschooling parents to consider returning |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
124. Deal with the issue of poverty in this country |
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