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Fri, 11-07-2008 - 11:33am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Laboratory_School


Obama's girls have a nice school to attend; if public education is so great, how come his girl's don't go to public school?

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Registered: 08-27-2001
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 5:00pm

If the custodian continuously fails to ensure school attendance they should no longer have custody of that child.


Wow.

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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 5:16pm
Well first the removal of custody would not be the first step. I'd give fines and jail time a shot first. I have held this opinion for some time. We have mandated children be educated and passed certain laws. Those not doing it are breaking the law. Why should we continue to allow law-breaking people continue to have custody of minor children?
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Registered: 08-27-2001
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 5:22pm

We have mandated children be educated and passed certain laws. Those not doing it are breaking the law. Why should we continue to allow law-breaking people continue to have custody of minor children?


The question remains - what would happen to those children?


And again, how does that indicate a school is failing in it's responsibility?


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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 5:24pm
If your child and my child are in the same grade I believe that comparison is quite reasonable. If we are just going to have each student have individual standards there is no longer any point in having grade level.
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Registered: 08-27-2001
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 5:30pm

If your child and my child are in the same grade I believe that comparison is quite reasonable. If we are just going to have each student have individual standards there is no longer any point in having grade level.


Anecdotally, I have children in consecutive years of school.

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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 5:33pm

"Additionally, students who are in transition are required to take the test. That is, a student who moves into a district in February takes the test in March, and may be moving again in May. The school is accountable for that child's test scores."

First this is bordering on educational neglect. But even if you didn't think it was, if the child is on grade level why would this matter? Where exactly are these student transitioning to?

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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 6:12pm

First, the requirements of NCLB do not demand every child perform the same. They require a minimal standard of compentency depending upon grade level. If your public school is able to meet the needs of your children to include passing the required minimal standards, I am happy for you. I wish I could say the same for my public school.

What better way would you advocate determining a school's effectiveness other than whether students are learning to a minimal standard?




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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 6:20pm
Well if I'm picked up driving drunk tonight and jailed no one is much worried about what will happen to my kids. So I really can't muster up any more concern for the children of parents who repeatedly break educational law. My guess is the same thing that happens to mine if I'm imprisoned for any other sort of crime. A relative could take them, the state could take custody, ect.
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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 6:32pm

If I am not mistaken the Federal budget for education is higher than ever.

Also as an aside, the per pupil spending for public education is about $10,000-$11,000. The private school DD attends spends about $5,000. It sounds like money isn't the answer to all of the woes of education.

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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-16-2008 - 6:40pm

"I'll ignore the sarcasm. Yes, of course her opinion is different from those who run our federal department of education (which, by the way, is unconstitutional). "

My state has already attempted this unconstitutional argument in Federal court. The case was tossed out.

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