tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post114255510610040107..comments2023-10-16T02:46:52.844-07:00Comments on palosverdesblog: Competition Will Fix Public EducationBill Lamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02092428206818183253noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1143315522731436032006-03-25T11:38:00.000-08:002006-03-25T11:38:00.000-08:00Bob,You know way more about LA Unified than I do. ...Bob,<BR/>You know way more about LA Unified than I do. But I have a perhaps naive optimism that if "most" parents were given the opportunity they would try to give their kids a better chance. Most now simply give up. And the ones who suffer from the chaos that exists are the good kids who want to learn but are ignored because all the attention must be focussed on the trouble makers. At least that group of good kids will have a better chance if they are able to matriculate in a school with discipline, respect for teachers and standards. They and their parents deserve that chance. Why do we deny them?<BR/>BillBill Lamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092428206818183253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1143315436335239032006-03-25T11:37:00.000-08:002006-03-25T11:37:00.000-08:00I am a first year teacher and know very little abo...I am a first year teacher and know very little about it. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, your solution would work for the ones that care a lot(parents), but not for the majority of the students in the LA unified system. They just don't care. They want their kids out of their domain and become someone else's problem. On the other hand, we need to do something. It is a crisis. thus, maybe what you are suggesting would help.<BR/><BR/>BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1142634690584862982006-03-17T14:31:00.000-08:002006-03-17T14:31:00.000-08:00Hi Dad, I would send Christy to your school and yo...Hi Dad,<BR/> <BR/>I would send Christy to your school and you would be happy to have her because she has a parent who is 100% involved. I go to all conferences and open houses - I have the email address and phone number of every teacher she has had (and I use them)! I check homework and make sure she is prepared. I have taught her to respect her teachers and that she is there to learn.<BR/> <BR/>Wow... competent teachers and involved parents... what a concept!<BR/> <BR/>~ Love, CarolynneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1142618722839681692006-03-17T10:05:00.000-08:002006-03-17T10:05:00.000-08:00I blame the Feminazis! And the teachers unions. Wh...I blame the Feminazis! And the teachers unions. When the focus is on how to prevent teachers from doing any more than just barely enough, instead on the student (i.e. the client), failure is bound to happen.<BR/><BR/>Problem is in CA, unions run this state and libs are terrified of competition and vouchers. Until we can get a voucher program statewide, we'll be stuck with lousy teachers who don't want to teach, lousy teachers who honor their union first.<BR/><BR/>The "It's all about me" mentality is taking our society apart. That and the Feminazis.Katy Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990099801243520229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1142618495185515712006-03-17T10:01:00.000-08:002006-03-17T10:01:00.000-08:00Bill,Excellent!!MarieBill,<BR/>Excellent!!<BR/><BR/>MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999692.post-1142618440788787472006-03-17T10:00:00.000-08:002006-03-17T10:00:00.000-08:00You have hit the nail on the head -who makes the d...You have hit the nail on the head -who makes the decision as to which school to send their child? The parents! That is the key to good education.<BR/> <BR/>HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com