10-13-2009, 09:38 AM
Reminds me of an old Woody Allen joke: two elderly ladies are at a Catskill Mountain resort. One says to the other, "The food at this place is terrible." The other answers, "Yes, and the portions are so small."
That's what we're talking about here: a terrible school system, and now we're complaining we don't have enough days of bad education. (As Jerry said, charter Schools are the exception.)
I totally empathize with the parents' situation. It's tough to balance a job when you've got young children at home. What really saddens me is that our collective expectations have been reduced to simply relying on our school system for daycare since we really can't rely on them for anything else. (Some might argue that they're not even good at daycare.)
What angers me most is that the DOE is so corrupt they weren't willing to cut the many, many, many non-value added costs that burden the current school system. How selfish. Until we throw the rascals out, nothing of substance will change. Sadly, I don't see that happening anytime soon. We need more charter schools!
That's what we're talking about here: a terrible school system, and now we're complaining we don't have enough days of bad education. (As Jerry said, charter Schools are the exception.)
I totally empathize with the parents' situation. It's tough to balance a job when you've got young children at home. What really saddens me is that our collective expectations have been reduced to simply relying on our school system for daycare since we really can't rely on them for anything else. (Some might argue that they're not even good at daycare.)
What angers me most is that the DOE is so corrupt they weren't willing to cut the many, many, many non-value added costs that burden the current school system. How selfish. Until we throw the rascals out, nothing of substance will change. Sadly, I don't see that happening anytime soon. We need more charter schools!
Tim
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions--Confucius
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions--Confucius