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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:18 PM Original message |
Uh oh... Obama just lost the 5- to 17-year-old vote |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. =unfunded mandate. Local school districts have no money for this |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. local funding of schools is an enormous problem in and of itself. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Absolutely. I would love to see federal funding of the public |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. By making the fucking DoD hold a bakesale to buy tech they don't need. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Prostitutes. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. More time for INDOCTRINATION you mean! |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. I disagree. What we need are more teachers, |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. My gandchildren already go to school year round..they like it much better than |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. i said something similar last night |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. My teen, being what I consider "a normal teen" ... she's not enthused about an extended School Year. |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. OMG nt. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Yes, she does well in HS, but gee, this is Summer Vacation that Obama wants to mess with ... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Hell, I hold it at a much older age. And my young daughter thinks the idea sucks on toast. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
9. what crap. he's stepping in big doo doo saying shit like this. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Then I must be tapdancing in a puddle of big doo doo. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. I hope Sasha and Malia will talk some sense into him |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. It's the only place children learn higher math... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. reply |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. There are school districts already doing this... |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. I only had about 2 months here |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is moronic.....just like all of the excess emphasis on "math & science" |
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heliarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. There's nothing moronic about a longer school year. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. kids who want to learn will learn. kids who don't won't. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. My parents motivated me when I didn't want to... circa age 7... |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Exactly, it starts with the parents.... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. More relevantly: of lots of people who want Americans to be as stupid as possible. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Including those who offshore jobs, claiming Americans are stupid as the reason for doing so? |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
44. exactly, they can control the citizens better. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. This is inevitable. Parents need the daycare service provided by the schools |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. Anything would be better then the 'No Child Left Behind' crap of the Batshit Crazy Repuke Era. |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. I remember my son and his friends arguing about which candidate would make them do more homework |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Maybe so! But I don't think Obama is any softie either. nt |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. and a lot of moms who actually like having their kids home for the |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
45. some of us do like our kids. some kids do the work. some kids like the home time. |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. Hey why not, the next generation is gonna have crappier wages, weaker government |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. +1 |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
34. Was I the only one who got the humor in your headline? 5-17 years olds voting? |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Apparently..... lots of people missed it |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. got it. i am sure most did. just didnt comment. cute. nt |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #41 |
49. People didn't miss it. I think it was a no brainer. |
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Zen Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
36. I believe our kids attend school less than children in other developed nations. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
37. I despise this approach to fixing education. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
47. exactly. makes no logical sense at all. time, hours isnt the issues. nt |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
38. Before he extends school days, he'd better fix "no child left behind". |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. More garbage in still equals garbage out. nt |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #39 |
48. if by 12th grade student still doesnt know first pres of u.s. an extra year is NOT |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
40. But - with the economy being in such sad shape and funding cut` |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
42. Funny. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
43. 90+ % of my local property taxes already go for school funding. Where will the money come from? |
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jenniferj (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
50. The UK have less holiday time for kids... |
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