Comments on: The Lost Ones

By: Ann-Mi

Ann-Mi — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:02:18 +0000

I’m so sorry for your troubles. Do you think there’s any chance that the insanity will be stopped and that a new system will be put in place, or is the NCLB too big to stop for now?

On a completely non-serious note (please don’t hit me!) these “problem children” being sent from district to district remind me of sending uncurable patients to other hospitals in the old game Sim Hospital! You would deliberately send them to damage their reputation and thus increase your own.

I find it horrifying to imagine it happening in real life, especially with children.

By: rubicon

rubicon — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:33:03 +0000

Education starts in the home.

NCLB in it’s raw form is something I would think you Deej, as a teacher would want and accept. I definitely agree with the funding part but when that started it was because the districts in question had poor teaching performance, poor districts in general, and kids from broken homes, and kids who chose drugs over learning. Yes it seems like a penalty but up to that point nothing else was working, and it’s real sad to see the horrible level of smarts some of the kids have.

Bush may have began NCLB when he was governor of Texas. But when he brought it to Washington as president there were many, many others working on that bill, from both sides of the aisle.

I just wonder how much of that “open district” policy business hurts your area. I’d never heard of such a thing until reading your post. At first glance it seems like something I’d oppose.

By: Squilla

Squilla — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:53:01 +0000

Here in Australia, you take what school you are nearest to unless you can afford private education. This being the case, I went to good ol’ Orange High. Say no more, really.

My question to you as a teacher is: do you think that the school really makes a difference or is it the student who will find their way regardless?

For me, it wasn’t the school (indeed I had many), but the few memorable teachers. That’s where you are most definitely included, my friend. Such is the passion of your post. But it is hard to get into politics. In this way I also find myself adrift in the world. What to do, what to do? :/

By: logis

logis — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:46:43 +0000

I find it strange that a test says how much funding your district, school gets.

Here in Belgium one has tests, exams, aswell but the funding isn’t attached to it. Heck, every student, kid, has to make those test (and pass)otherwise passing to the next year is not allowed.

But then again, i guess, conserning education, Belgium has a good system. The only problem might be the drop-outs without diploma at age 18 since the law says children only have to go to school until they are 18 years old.