the anti-science crowd - cause

[pahoated]

An admin from HCC recently said they are getting new students that have graduated from the local high schools and many have 4th grade math skills and read at the 6th grade level. They are kind of mystified what to do with them, there is no way the community college can bring them up to college level in a year or two, by the time they are supposed to be graduating with an associates degree.

Kind of puts this Honokaa high school situation in perspective:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28756...under-fire

Had some experiences with Connections Charter and now know why the upper class neighborhood is fighting tooth and nail against that school in their neighborhood. That is a thug-gangsta academy, they get out of school and they are all over town, cavorting with the homeless, gangsta tagging, dealing drugs (watched more than a couple deals going down) and stealing right and left. People go, "Oh look the children are smiling and laughing". Of course, kids that are allowed to screw off and play all day are going to be smiling and laughing, they don't have to work. They are developing street smarts though. All just preparation for this future Hawaii that this screwy emo-gushiness view is leading to.

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"