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02-09-2007, 12:39 PM

The Real Bev <bashley101+xp@gmail.com> wrote
> Bill Baka wrote
>> Rod Speed wrote
>>> Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote

>>>> Bad choices is electing politicians who don't have a clue, or those
>>>> who should have retired long ago. I didn't invent welfare but those
>>>> that are on it have obviously learned how to milk the system.
>>> That will happen with any welfare system with some of them.

>>>> Now that we have a glut of school aged children

>>> No you dont.

>>>> everybody is complaining about not enough schools,

>>> No they arent.

> They've been complaining about crowded schools since I was a child.

They have indeed.

> We managed to learn to read even in what I discovered later was a lower-middle-class school with
> 35 students in each class.

Yep, and plenty of the catholic systemic schools managed
to do that with even higher numbers per class too.

> Between then and now, something has gone wrong with either teaching or teachers

Nope, the real problem is the parents.

You still see the kids of asian immigrants learning to read fine today.

Essentially because their parents make sure they do.

And it aint just reading either, its their school results in general too.

> and it has nothing to do with the number of kids/class.

Indeed.

There can be a problem with a class full of the absolute dregs
of society who have no interest in learning anything and who are
only interested in stopping anyone else from learning anything tho.

>>>> yet nobody is addressing the main issue.

>>> Wrong again.

>> You must not live anywhere near California.
>> My grandkids have to attend schools that are not only substandard but where guns have been found
>> on students.

> My grandkids live in an affluent (not rich, but containing mostly
> those monster tract homes that are going for $3/4 million now)
> district. They have "lockdown" drills. That's what's supposed to
> happen when a weapon or other threat is discovered. The kids drop
> flat on the floor and the staff turns out the lights. I need to find out more...

02-09-2007, 12:39 PM	#553 (permalink)
Rod Speed Posts: n/a	Re: "Humans 'very likely' making earth warmer" is wrong The Real Bev <bashley101+xp@gmail.com> wrote > Bill Baka wrote >> Rod Speed wrote >>> Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote >>>> Bad choices is electing politicians who don't have a clue, or those >>>> who should have retired long ago. I didn't invent welfare but those >>>> that are on it have obviously learned how to milk the system. >>> That will happen with any welfare system with some of them. >>>> Now that we have a glut of school aged children >>> No you dont. >>>> everybody is complaining about not enough schools, >>> No they arent. > They've been complaining about crowded schools since I was a child. They have indeed. > We managed to learn to read even in what I discovered later was a lower-middle-class school with > 35 students in each class. Yep, and plenty of the catholic systemic schools managed to do that with even higher numbers per class too. > Between then and now, something has gone wrong with either teaching or teachers Nope, the real problem is the parents. You still see the kids of asian immigrants learning to read fine today. Essentially because their parents make sure they do. And it aint just reading either, its their school results in general too. > and it has nothing to do with the number of kids/class. Indeed. There can be a problem with a class full of the absolute dregs of society who have no interest in learning anything and who are only interested in stopping anyone else from learning anything tho. >>>> yet nobody is addressing the main issue. >>> Wrong again. >> You must not live anywhere near California. >> My grandkids have to attend schools that are not only substandard but where guns have been found >> on students. > My grandkids live in an affluent (not rich, but containing mostly > those monster tract homes that are going for $3/4 million now) > district. They have "lockdown" drills. That's what's supposed to > happen when a weapon or other threat is discovered. The kids drop > flat on the floor and the staff turns out the lights. I need to find out more...