On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:09:56 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
wrote:

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:14:02 -0500, Mike Marlow wrote:

Yes - they do work harder on
the slower kids, but there is no legislation, nor are there any school
policies that require to teach to the lowest common denominator. None.

What are the percentages of students failing and having to repeat a
grade? That'll tell you more than your personal experiences will.

Um, someone tell Mike about the No Child Left Behind laws. They're
what predicated the change to LCD teaching. And someone find the
persons responsible for putting more money into the architecture of
school buildings, the sports programs, and the administrator salaries
than that of the teachers. And make them pay for their crimes against
humanity.

My neighbor's son was a high school Principal and tried to save
teachers after funding cuts by removing the funding for the athletics
department. The -state- jumped in and said he _must_ fund the dept.
This was not the PE classes, but the -volunteer- sports programs. He
thought that if enough parents wanted the sports, they could fund 'em
themselves. The state told him differently. thud

Sports are more important to some people than their child's education.
Go figure.

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