[Grovenet] Opinion wanted

[Geri]

I don't think Steve's saying you're not entitled to opinions,
but wants to see what you have to back them up.  You
should know by now that when folks tend to generalize
on GroveNet, someone else - and rightly so - will ask for
the data to say what influenced your opinion.

Geri

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven" <NoSpam03 at comcast.net>
To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Opinion wanted


> Because they shut out opinion? As you're trying to do, Steve. Why do you
> attack my opinion and not other opinions posted?
> Why not discuss the point about the school reports being a bit behind the
> current actual. Could have led to a discussion of how a good school becomes
> a magnet. Too much of a good thing gets ruined by everyone jumping to that
> school. So a school with good rating could be worse than a school with a bad
> rating that is getting better. Parents moving into a neighborhood for the
> school, then moving away later. Interesting issue. But no.
> 
> I could start with the NEA's opposition to school vouchers and other
> revisions.
> The culling of school days to solve budget problems.
> Forcing kids to be drugged if they don't fit the teacher's idea of behavior.
> I don't want the school doing medical procedures on my kid without my
> permission.
> 
> We wanted to bring our niece from (formerly East) Germany to study her last
> year of high school. The school system said it was not allowed, no way. All
> legal and on the up and up. Yet I'm sure there are many here illegally. The
> schools look the other way.
> 
> At the orientation meeting for first grade, the principal went on and on
> about how they will help the Spanish speakers. Math classes taught in
> Spanish. They could even attend Spanish classes to better their native
> language. We asked if our child could join in. Great to learn another
> language in first grade! NOPE. Not available to English.
> 
> Offer open market solutions, parents would have choice and probably elect to
> spend valuable resources on quality and cost effective solutions. One size
> does not fit all. Who to say those same kids getting a poor education in
> private school wouldn't have suffered even more at huge taxpayer expense in
> a public school. How much superior could the process be if we didn't have to
> decide for all? That instead of bias toward a particular method we vote to
> have all compete, perform, and report the results. At least the core
> requirement to guarantee the kids will not grow up to be a burden to
> society.
> 
> As for the grouchy Sister? Exact same thing happened in an interpretive
> writing class in public school. You were only able to interpret the poem the
> way the teacher said. I got a -D.
> 
> My kid is reading and doing math better than the neighbor kids a year ahead
> in the public school.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
>> Behalf Of Steve Jerrett
>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:22 PM
>> To: Forest Grove local interests list
>> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Opinion wanted
>>
>>
>> Exactly what I said. A philosophical issue.
>>
>> Please elaborate on the "socialist agenda."  Please give spcific examples.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
> 
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