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In my 3rd year of High School... Now what?
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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 39949" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Re: In my 3rd year of High School... Now what?</p><p></p><p></p><p>No swimming for me either, but I also recall calculus, and physics, while Fortran IV was part of the general graphics course. I don't recall it being a waste but I didn't matriculate past sophomore year, so I am not an expert on this subject. </p><p></p><p>Been trying for a while... Not so much to reduce cost, but trying to make it perform the function it is supposed to. I am extremely disappointed that "No child left behind", even giving them a number of years to get students performing up to their grade level has failed miserably. The reports of teachers cheating and altering test results is just adding insult to injury. Now since they can't hit the 2012 deadline, that program now needs to be adjusted (lower). This is just unacceptable. Before we change the course material, maybe they should actually succeed at teaching the old material. </p><p></p><p>I was at a local public event and cornered a politician running for superintendent of education or something like that, and he tried to blame NCLB as the problem... BS, if they were doing the J O B, there would be no need to test and measure and MANAGE... arghhh. I am not a fan of federal meddling into local issues, but damn this is a train wreck in need of some basic management, where results are reviewed and adjustments made based on those results. I don't see much improvement, and not sure what reported results can be trusted. There is huge push back against innovative educational programs that seem to work, by those entrenched in the old ways and old power structure. </p><p></p><p>I can't say that I pay much attention, or care, where penguins and polar bears live. I am concerned about the public's ignorance of history, technology, and judging from current political arguments about tax policy, simple math. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Perhaps the mom's need to study too... you have ignored the percentage obese, too (similar to 33%). </p><p></p><p>This dumbing down is a serious impediment to economic growth... camping out on wall street and demonizing successful elements of the economy will not fix any fundamental issues.. just like short term patches can not fix long term problems. Guess what? The short-term stimulus ran it's short-term course and then petered out. Should we really be surprised or expect it to work differently if we do it again? At some point we won't be able to borrow enough to tweak the marginal reported numbers, but until then we should just know better and act like responsible adults. </p><p></p><p>All this government stimulus is like putting a fan on the deck of a sailboat. it makes the sails billow out as if they are working, but it's a zero sum game, actually less than zero... </p><p></p><p>Of course I could be wrong... </p><p></p><p>JR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 39949, member: 126"] Re: In my 3rd year of High School... Now what? No swimming for me either, but I also recall calculus, and physics, while Fortran IV was part of the general graphics course. I don't recall it being a waste but I didn't matriculate past sophomore year, so I am not an expert on this subject. Been trying for a while... Not so much to reduce cost, but trying to make it perform the function it is supposed to. I am extremely disappointed that "No child left behind", even giving them a number of years to get students performing up to their grade level has failed miserably. The reports of teachers cheating and altering test results is just adding insult to injury. Now since they can't hit the 2012 deadline, that program now needs to be adjusted (lower). This is just unacceptable. Before we change the course material, maybe they should actually succeed at teaching the old material. I was at a local public event and cornered a politician running for superintendent of education or something like that, and he tried to blame NCLB as the problem... BS, if they were doing the J O B, there would be no need to test and measure and MANAGE... arghhh. I am not a fan of federal meddling into local issues, but damn this is a train wreck in need of some basic management, where results are reviewed and adjustments made based on those results. I don't see much improvement, and not sure what reported results can be trusted. There is huge push back against innovative educational programs that seem to work, by those entrenched in the old ways and old power structure. I can't say that I pay much attention, or care, where penguins and polar bears live. I am concerned about the public's ignorance of history, technology, and judging from current political arguments about tax policy, simple math. Perhaps the mom's need to study too... you have ignored the percentage obese, too (similar to 33%). This dumbing down is a serious impediment to economic growth... camping out on wall street and demonizing successful elements of the economy will not fix any fundamental issues.. just like short term patches can not fix long term problems. Guess what? The short-term stimulus ran it's short-term course and then petered out. Should we really be surprised or expect it to work differently if we do it again? At some point we won't be able to borrow enough to tweak the marginal reported numbers, but until then we should just know better and act like responsible adults. All this government stimulus is like putting a fan on the deck of a sailboat. it makes the sails billow out as if they are working, but it's a zero sum game, actually less than zero... Of course I could be wrong... JR [/QUOTE]
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