OT: Bye Bye Common Core...

[CajunNation]

I don't think you will find a family with both parents that qualifies for "welfare". And I think there is a work provision in the TANF program. I think the program is structured toward single parents, but I could be wrong.

I really think the drug testing for welfare recipients is a straw man. I think Arizona, Utah, and Florida have found the cost of the testing FAR exceeds the savings in people being removed from the rolls. I think Arizona literally found a couple of violators.

Fatherless children is one of the problems.

Its okay for you to say you disagree with my points. Don't throw in variables to create a situation wherein I'm the inflexible one.

You mentioned "stop the cycle".

That is what I'm interested in as well. However, I will never agree with your first 3 requests.

[Ragin4U]

You mentioned "stop the cycle".

That is what I'm interested in as well. However, I will never agree with your first 3 requests.

Food, health and sex ed?

[CajunRebel]

Hell, my brother teaches auto mechanics in high school. Most of them are there because of their “indifference”, that is, so the government check keeps coming to the house. They tell him straight up, you can’t flunk is all or they’ll give you a bad evaluation. Tail wagging the dog.

What does this mean? Are you saying the government only offers aid to families when their kids attend high school? And are you saying your brother passes every kid so he can get a good evaluation?

[Cajun Monkee]

You mentioned "stop the cycle".

That is what I'm interested in as well. However, I will never agree with your first 3 requests.

And I think when we say "stop the cycle", I'm talking about stopping 15 year old girls from being grandmothers in their early 40; (I'm taking liberties, correct me if I'm wrong) I think you're talking about ending any semblance of social welfare programs.

[CajunJeaux]

Having been sent to private schools as a child, and sending my child to a public school, I see the same level of involvement. That’s the fairy tale you subscribe to.

I’m curious to know what your reasoning would be for private high school athletics collecting more money at the gates versus public school gates?

[ZoomZoom]

You could have the same argument at a private school with, "my dad donates money to the school, pass me or I'll tell him to have you fired." The sword cuts both ways.

Yes it does. Sadly, many children with disabilities go to private schools and are “passed”. The children are protected from the reality that awaits. It’s done under the guise of protecting the child from the cruel public system, but that’s the real world.

[ZoomZoom]

What does this mean? Are you saying the government only offers aid to families when their kids attend high school? And are you saying your brother passes every kid so he can get a good evaluation?

No he nutted up and flunked them, knowing he’d get hit in his evaluation. When you lose half of a class to felony arrests, including murder, well, you’re not dealing with the brightest and best.

[CajunT]

You could have the same argument at a private school with, "my dad donates money to the school, pass me or I'll tell him to have you fired." The sword cuts both ways.

I think it's true when you look at the public schools with the highest ratings. They have just as much parent participation as the best private schools. But those numbers are not close when it comes to many of the public schools with failing evaluations. Parental participation is not close when it comes to at risk children and in the learning environments they have to attend.

[ManAboutTown]

In the past 100 years.....enumerous Presidents, Governors..... has LA or MS ever not been in the bottom 10.

Maybe the solution has no correlation to federal spending......but it does correlate to the level of local investment into education.

TX used to be in that bottom group. Now many school districts in TX (where local commitment very high) compete in the top 5-10% nationally......those that dont compete with LA & MS

Perfectly said. We love to vote no on everything concerning school board, education costs and school infrastructure improvement, but every time I turn on conservetive radio in Lafayette, someone is _____ing about the low performances of Lafayette parish schools... Insanity.

[ManAboutTown]

Why do private schools outperform public? Sure some have more money, many don't.

I'm sure there are myriad small reasons that can be pointed to but the main, overriding driver is that the parents are more involved, in general. That's it. If we have a society or a system where people are sending their kids off and expecting them to just come back educated, we will are failing.

I don't know the answer, but it will need to involve forcing real parental involvement in their own kids' education.

Yes sir!