I remember the shock and horror I experienced as a 2nd Grader when Mom and I were in a store and I saw that you could just BUY “Robin Redbrest” stickers!
No child left behind is a joke. My sons school is a AAA rated school. It is a mix of rural and suburban children. No problems with the MAP tests. My nephew goes to school in a district that lost accreditation last year because many of the children don’t speak English. All of the flyers that go home are in both languages. These kids are paying the price by being time tested weekly. They put so much pressure on these kids during these tests, that my nephew now has a test phobia. He gets nervous and his mind goes blank because every test is timed and the teacher gets upset if he doesn’t do well. These kids also lose recess time if they get too many answers wrong. How is that good? What does that teach them? My nephew may have an issue with test taking the rest of his life now, he is only 8. My S-In-law has told him that these tests are not about him. They are made up to grade the teachers not him.
I went and subbed a year and a half, looking for what was wrong with the schools…I don’t just talk and gripe, I really AM an American…there wasn’t anything wrong with the buildings, and the kids were fine. The teachers were pretty good, too…I found out that the book budget had gone to the athletic dept…Thieves. Criminals.
@Sharuniboy I hate to tell you this, but it was the dimocraps who came up with all the kinda crap you are talking about. Us republicans think that you should be responsible for your actions or even inactions.
@Jkissmya “No child left behind is a joke.”Ditto on that.. Sounds like that old golf joke about why it took so long for the foursome to finish their game. “Well, ol’ Earl had a heart attack and died on the fourth hole and after that it was just ‘hit the ball and drag Earl, hit the ball and drag Earl..’We’re dragging too dam many Earls!
tigre1: Welcome to reality. Athletics consume a third of the capital expenses (stadia aren’t cheap) and a third of the operating costs (lines must be painted and exercise machines maintained). No male teacher may be hired for any subject unless he is a competent coach. They should admit their only function is as the bottom rung of the professional athletic ladder and either demand payment from the overpriced leagues or boycott the racket altogether and concentrate on intramurals and lifetime sports which benefit all students. (Mens sana in corpore sano)
The legislation was proposed by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001. It was coauthored by Representatives John Boehner (R-OH), George Miller (D-CA), and Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Judd Gregg (R-NH). The United States House of Representatives passed the bill on May 23, 2001 (voting 384–45),9 and the United States Senate passed it on June 14, 2001 (voting 91–8).10 President Bush signed it into law on January 8, 2002.
The main problem with NCLB was that it wasn’t funded. Education is expensive even if you only try to educate 80% of kids…Some students have much greater needs and deficits than others….It costs a lot more to build a highway in the Rockies than it does in Iowa..
Theo [Theus, God] Poser {one who poses]: Fascism is the total union of government and business. Derived from the Roman fasces, a bundle of sticks around an ax, symbolizing their authority to beat someone found innocent, and decapitate anyone they thought guilty.
I actually feel kind of sorry for the humor-impaired who can’t read a light-hearted joke in a comic strip without turning it into a hateful political rant, which by the way bears no relation to the joke in the strip.
Varnes about 12 years ago
Comfortable in her own skin. I admire that!
LeoAutodidact about 12 years ago
I remember the shock and horror I experienced as a 2nd Grader when Mom and I were in a store and I saw that you could just BUY “Robin Redbrest” stickers!
School was never the same again.
a2teacher about 12 years ago
This is why I have my students grade most all of their own work. (Saves me the price of stickers.)
wcorvi about 12 years ago
After several school shootings, I give all A’s. A lot quicker, and safer, too.
brick10 about 12 years ago
She is truly taking charge of her own learning (and grading).
Jkiss about 12 years ago
No child left behind is a joke. My sons school is a AAA rated school. It is a mix of rural and suburban children. No problems with the MAP tests. My nephew goes to school in a district that lost accreditation last year because many of the children don’t speak English. All of the flyers that go home are in both languages. These kids are paying the price by being time tested weekly. They put so much pressure on these kids during these tests, that my nephew now has a test phobia. He gets nervous and his mind goes blank because every test is timed and the teacher gets upset if he doesn’t do well. These kids also lose recess time if they get too many answers wrong. How is that good? What does that teach them? My nephew may have an issue with test taking the rest of his life now, he is only 8. My S-In-law has told him that these tests are not about him. They are made up to grade the teachers not him.
tomokc about 12 years ago
She’s in for a real surprise when she tries that at work.
tigre1 about 12 years ago
I went and subbed a year and a half, looking for what was wrong with the schools…I don’t just talk and gripe, I really AM an American…there wasn’t anything wrong with the buildings, and the kids were fine. The teachers were pretty good, too…I found out that the book budget had gone to the athletic dept…Thieves. Criminals.
HareBall about 12 years ago
@Sharuniboy I hate to tell you this, but it was the dimocraps who came up with all the kinda crap you are talking about. Us republicans think that you should be responsible for your actions or even inactions.
unca jim about 12 years ago
@Jkissmya “No child left behind is a joke.”Ditto on that.. Sounds like that old golf joke about why it took so long for the foursome to finish their game. “Well, ol’ Earl had a heart attack and died on the fourth hole and after that it was just ‘hit the ball and drag Earl, hit the ball and drag Earl..’We’re dragging too dam many Earls!
hippogriff about 12 years ago
tigre1: Welcome to reality. Athletics consume a third of the capital expenses (stadia aren’t cheap) and a third of the operating costs (lines must be painted and exercise machines maintained). No male teacher may be hired for any subject unless he is a competent coach. They should admit their only function is as the bottom rung of the professional athletic ladder and either demand payment from the overpriced leagues or boycott the racket altogether and concentrate on intramurals and lifetime sports which benefit all students. (Mens sana in corpore sano)
renewed1 about 12 years ago
Why don’t you research “no child left behind” and find out who wrote the law. (Hint: it wasn’t Bush.)
har67212-comics1 about 12 years ago
The legislation was proposed by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001. It was coauthored by Representatives John Boehner (R-OH), George Miller (D-CA), and Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Judd Gregg (R-NH). The United States House of Representatives passed the bill on May 23, 2001 (voting 384–45),9 and the United States Senate passed it on June 14, 2001 (voting 91–8).10 President Bush signed it into law on January 8, 2002.
Varnes about 12 years ago
The main problem with NCLB was that it wasn’t funded. Education is expensive even if you only try to educate 80% of kids…Some students have much greater needs and deficits than others….It costs a lot more to build a highway in the Rockies than it does in Iowa..
har67212-comics1 about 12 years ago
A good example of a great education above.
hippogriff about 12 years ago
Theo [Theus, God] Poser {one who poses]: Fascism is the total union of government and business. Derived from the Roman fasces, a bundle of sticks around an ax, symbolizing their authority to beat someone found innocent, and decapitate anyone they thought guilty.
childe_of_pan about 7 years ago
I actually feel kind of sorry for the humor-impaired who can’t read a light-hearted joke in a comic strip without turning it into a hateful political rant, which by the way bears no relation to the joke in the strip.