tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post5808563060028392033..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: New Jersey continues to hemorrhage moneyWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-89598775998602075662011-05-22T09:54:47.955-04:002011-05-22T09:54:47.955-04:00My grandson is going from 8th grade public school ...My grandson is going from 8th grade public school to a Catholic school. If he stays there for the next four years, it's going to cost the parents $35,000. I know, it might be a bargain compared to other private schools, but it's a lot of money for them. They would love to have put that money towards their retirement, but they feel it's worth the sacrifice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-8168010542236694932011-05-22T01:28:51.582-04:002011-05-22T01:28:51.582-04:00Let's put the blame squarely on the group that...Let's put the blame squarely on the group that has nurtured and raised this system for it's own political purposes:<br /><br />THE DEMOCRAT PARTY!<br /><br />What other party gets the most support from Unions? (particularly the Teacher's Unions.)<br /><br />What other party blocks (and in the case of D.C. they stopped an already successful system as soon as they had the power) voucher systems, charter schools and any other attempt an innovation that aims to improve teacher accountability and the pupils education.<br /><br />THE DEMOCRAT PARTY is the cause and their defeat is the answer.<br /><br />Anyone with children should be able to draw the same conclusion EVEN USING ONLY THE MSM's slanted reporting for data.<br /><br />Anyone who votes Democrat is denying their children the opportunity to live their life to their fullest potential.<br /><br />I can't find the quote but I remember someone saying once that if the state of our schools were the result of outside action, it would be grounds for war.<br /><br />Well we are at war; with the socialist utopians and the unionists and they are represented by<br /><br />THE DEMOCRAT PARTY!jakee308https://www.blogger.com/profile/14427624618950767788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-40017005092359840902011-05-21T23:11:13.300-04:002011-05-21T23:11:13.300-04:00Great post! We may win the next election, but if ...Great post! We may win the next election, but if we don't attend to the education of our children, we are doomed in the long run.<br /><br />It is fine to say that the government should provide vouchers, or that the teachers should quit the unions, but we can't wait for somebody else to solve our problem. Parents need to adjust their priorities and pull their children out of the government schools. Churches need to adjust their priorities and provide their less affluent members with funding to do the same.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091863185956786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-30591940209072678532011-05-21T21:04:43.579-04:002011-05-21T21:04:43.579-04:00For the past ten years, my mother has been a teach...<b>For the past ten years, my mother has been a teacher in urban Paterson, New Jersey.</b><br /><br />The teachers could end this tomorrow. They need to withdraw en masse from the unions.JoAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551343945828962133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-4354700467668532662011-05-21T19:25:27.925-04:002011-05-21T19:25:27.925-04:00A fairer estimate of schooling costs would include...A fairer estimate of schooling costs would include capital spending as well as direct expenses. If that is added in, places like the LA Unified School District spend nearly $30,000 a year per student.<br /><br />For that kind of money, society should pay parents half that to homeschool their children. Not only would the quality of education go up dramatically, but society would save because homeschooled children generally finish high school 1 to 2 years before their peers stuck in the monopolistic monstrosity that is government education.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067705499934991249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-33920213233887498922011-05-21T18:30:26.595-04:002011-05-21T18:30:26.595-04:00"Pell grants also serve as vouchers for the n...<b><i>"Pell grants also serve as vouchers for the needy and fuel the rich competition between schools at the university level.</i></b><br /><br />That's courious... I went to college with a pell grant to a Catholic University... but school vouchers for K-12 education can't be used in religious schools... why..?Ulises Jorge Bidóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16306324683429907515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-1793048732314668052011-05-21T17:51:12.080-04:002011-05-21T17:51:12.080-04:00Well put, Kathleen.
It's especially worrisome...Well put, Kathleen.<br /><br />It's especially worrisome that Gov. Christie's state is a leader in the bloating despite his high profile efforts to contain costs.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-33558068807510573792011-05-21T15:42:00.647-04:002011-05-21T15:42:00.647-04:00I saw quite a few Japanese classrooms and the comm...I saw quite a few Japanese classrooms and the common characteristic ... they were absolutely bare bones. Individual desks and a chalkboard ... that was about it. None of the expensive bells and whistles that adorn (crowd?) our kids' classrooms here in California, where my wife thinks what is expected of children to learn is ridiculously too easy.<br /><br />The secret to Japan's success? "Kyooiku Mamas."<br /><br />"Education Mothers." (Same genus as the Chinese "Tiger Mom.")<br /><br />My best friend became a third-grade teacher in a tough part of L.A. when he was fresh out of college. An idealistic liberal, he threw in the towell half way through the school year.<br /><br />It was bad enough that when he went out of his way, on his own time, to contact the parent (all single mothers) there were two reactions: The nicer reaction was complete disinterest. The other was hostility towards him, blaming him for their child's bad behavior and/or lack of progress.<br /><br />But what spelled the end was when he made the mistake of telling the kids he was Jewish. He was then taunted by elementary school kids (from other classes in the school, too), calling him derogatory terms for Jew.<br /><br />Culture is the problem. And throwing money at unions and administrators isn't going to help the kids one bit.LukeHandCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14050153852654024997noreply@blogger.com