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Here are the problems with charter schools.
1) There is a presumption that they offer a superior/innovative education because they are not encumbered with union rules.
2) Charter schools do not offer a suitable education for special needs or ELL students. If a child is problematic then that child will be “encouraged” to attend a traditional public school that is heavily burdened with “high needs” students.
3) Only children who are selected by a lottery at very specific entry points can attend. Entry via lottery requires that a child have an interested and active parent or guardian for participation.
A child should be able to receive a free and appropriate education by chance or birth. If that were true we would not have had public school graduates like Henry Kissinger.
The existence of charter schools have only accelerated the destruction of what were once excellent schools by politicians who do not send their children to public schools. When Pataki declared that a child only needed an eighth grade education during his administration it became apparent that educating the next generation was not a priority.
Terrorism is not a civilian crime. Nor is it a military crime, as they are not mebers. They should be taken as Prisoners of War and they should not be released until the war on terrorism is over.
May not make sense on the face of it, but one case is under military rules, another civilian, so different standards, different rules. Since we have not declared war on a country, like Yemen, and terrorists are not in enemy uniform, like Nazi soldiers, then the rules are now blurry. Not saying that’s right or wrong, just complicated.
We’re supposed to be better than they are, and better than governments, including some of our allies, that have secret trials and public executions, or courts where the already deemed guilty are brought in for a “fair trial”. If they are going to televise military courts, then maybe. A criminal court trial is the only way our system can currently assure a fair trial for all to see. If we give that up, then we’ve already lost the war.
just a thought,
this administration sees fit to give the foreign underwear bomber constitutional/miranda rights
but they choose to give marines who slapped an al quaeda murderer a military tribunal and court martial…
yeah, that makes sense!
Here are the problems with charter schools.
1) There is a presumption that they offer a superior/innovative education because they are not encumbered with union rules.
2) Charter schools do not offer a suitable education for special needs or ELL students. If a child is problematic then that child will be “encouraged” to attend a traditional public school that is heavily burdened with “high needs” students.
3) Only children who are selected by a lottery at very specific entry points can attend. Entry via lottery requires that a child have an interested and active parent or guardian for participation.
A child should be able to receive a free and appropriate education by chance or birth. If that were true we would not have had public school graduates like Henry Kissinger.
The existence of charter schools have only accelerated the destruction of what were once excellent schools by politicians who do not send their children to public schools. When Pataki declared that a child only needed an eighth grade education during his administration it became apparent that educating the next generation was not a priority.
Very nice, Legion, but you added mustard. That wasn’t part of the original jingle!
Terrorism is not a civilian crime. Nor is it a military crime, as they are not mebers. They should be taken as Prisoners of War and they should not be released until the war on terrorism is over.
May not make sense on the face of it, but one case is under military rules, another civilian, so different standards, different rules. Since we have not declared war on a country, like Yemen, and terrorists are not in enemy uniform, like Nazi soldiers, then the rules are now blurry. Not saying that’s right or wrong, just complicated.
stop the world, i wanna get off! why is like 99 percent of everything in life such a damn buzzkill!??
*rob*
Arkady,
I thought “the customer is always right”?
expert textpert,
I clarified my typing style
long ago…
I write in iambic pentameter.
scroll back for the past year
and you will have
one endless and meaningless
poem.
Just wondering…
Where’s DH and Snappy been?
We’re supposed to be better than they are, and better than governments, including some of our allies, that have secret trials and public executions, or courts where the already deemed guilty are brought in for a “fair trial”. If they are going to televise military courts, then maybe. A criminal court trial is the only way our system can currently assure a fair trial for all to see. If we give that up, then we’ve already lost the war.
just a thought,
this administration sees fit to give the foreign underwear bomber constitutional/miranda rights
but they choose to give marines who slapped an al quaeda murderer a military tribunal and court martial…
yeah, that makes sense!
Posted by: Legion at February 3, 2010 2:43 PM
EXACTLY. This is soooo fucked up.