| Why Black children don't score exactly like White | | | | overcome. Explain to your intellectually challenged |
| children on achievement tests in public schools. | | | | brood the golden rule. He who has the gold |
| Perhaps their focus is on not being exactly like | | | | make the rules. |
| White children? I am sure a firestorm of | | | | The mystery of why Billy is asleep in class is |
| protest will roll in now! But I don't care. The so | | | | solved? Poor Billy was struggling to raise his |
| called achievement gap is closing in southern | | | | parents all by himself. He has to stay up late at |
| states. No so much in northern states. In the | | | | night keeping tabs on them. It not easy to raise |
| city where our national capital resides public | | | | yourself without your parents help. Billy is doing |
| education is a dismal failure. | | | | the best he can. Especially since his parents are |
| Maybe Johnny can read as a result of a serious | | | | back on the job! We can't have fathers acting |
| parent smacking him upside his head or applying a | | | | like they are in charge of their children that's |
| belt to his behind. The terrorist tactics of | | | | welfare's job! A Black man in charge is an |
| punishment serve to provide temporary benefits | | | | oxymoron. Everyone knows that dads don't |
| versus long term image damage. What part of | | | | deserve any respect. Just look at any TV |
| pay attention do you not understand? | | | | show. |
| Let us let bk stand for black kid and wk stand for | | | | Why the hierarchy in education loves big |
| white kid. Already the political correct police will | | | | multi-syllable words and no accountability ceases |
| be coming to arrest the development of common | | | | to amuse me when I get my tax bill. Not only |
| sense in the treatment of our educational darlings. | | | | can't they teach my kid but they can't tell in any |
| What is the answer to these questions? | | | | meaningful way what they are going to do about |
| DO bk equal wk? | | | | it. I would hope by grade five 9 times 8 would |
| DO bk have same economic status as wk? | | | | have a definable answer not a dissertation on |
| DO teachers have the same expectations for bk | | | | grouping. I want my kid not to have to take |
| as wk? | | | | off his shoes to do math. |
| Is an equal amount of money spent on bk versus | | | | Then it dawned on me. The solution was simple! |
| wk? | | | | Have a public teacher in every home. This |
| DO the parents of bk care like the parents of | | | | would reduce child care expenses, latch key kids |
| wk? | | | | and ensure that kid s were taught in stable |
| Human nature will always win out bubba. Want a | | | | environment a personal curriculum. This could |
| grade improvement on the kid's report card? | | | | lead to year round education and vacations |
| Have four parent teacher meetings wearing a suit | | | | without the children. It's true that we might |
| while using standard English if you are Black! | | | | have to eat the cost of unused buses and school |
| Have a power breakfast with your teacher if you | | | | buildings. There would be the savings in not |
| are White. I don't see a need for a federal, | | | | having to maintain them. |
| state, local busybody to be in charge of my child's | | | | We need to close the schools for ten years and: |
| education. They need to remember that they | | | | Build the plan on what to teach. |
| are not paying for it. | | | | How to teach. |
| The reason the kid can't read fool is that he | | | | Where to teach. |
| doesn't have to and no one cares if he or she | | | | Whom to teach. |
| does. Do you really think a failing public school is | | | | How to remember what was taught? |
| going to give vouchers so a kid can get an | | | | In ten years the problem might have |
| education? Schools don't pay for performance! | | | | disappeared. Our kids education is too important |
| That's like welfare departments sterilizing mothers | | | | to leave in the hands of the politicians, the school |
| to prevent poverty. It doesn't have to work | | | | board, and the NEA. No child left behind in the |
| just be something that can be done. And yes, | | | | clutches of public education sounds like a feasible |
| they did do that. | | | | justifiable act in bringing education into the 21st |
| Kids fearing their parents is a marvelous aid to | | | | century. One teacher has a classroom of 3 and |
| educational goals. Fear is a wonderful | | | | salary of $15,000. While an elderly teacher with |
| motivator! Even God preferred to be feared | | | | a classroom of thirty kids make $160,000 and has |
| than loved. If you don't believe in GOD | | | | spa Wednesdays courtesy of the parents. |
| substitute parents. Can public education be the | | | | Quality education can't be had on Mickey D |
| same in Washington DC as it is in Beverly Hills? I | | | | wages. |
| can hope so but I believe money will win out! | | | | I saw program on TV when babies aged two |
| I am not against rap music the sound of my | | | | were reading at home because of dvd |
| knuckles rapping on my son's skull seem to | | | | instruction. At age eight a GED might be possible |
| provide motivation to hit the books and | | | | even a college degree at eighteen. Science just |
| homework in the evenings. | | | | may have the answer for us. |
| You want to see the achievement gap | | | | |