I haven't found a response yet to my offer to Oceana High School in California to explain why it scheduled a daylong protest and discussion of school budget cuts, instead of using that time for English, math, science and social studies. I have however received this letter from an Oceana High student, which speaks for itself:
Dear Mr. Mathews,
My name is Megan, and I am a student at Oceana High School in Pacifica. Our school recently participated in the statewide Day of Action, where students of all ages protested budget cuts, or should I say, were practically forced to protest budget cuts.
"What do you mean, your teacher didn't make you go?" Were the first words out of a friend of mine's mouth when she got back from the beach where the students had been demonstrating. I admit, I was confused. Why would a teacher make one of their students attend this, knowing that it was a political action? I held my tongue though, and said nothing, because I didn't want the other kids to start talking.
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Posted by Steve Sinai
This was a neat find Steve. Yes, why would a teenager or younger be strongly encouraged or forced to protest the school funding issue?
ReplyDeleteThat's why I never did well in gov ment school. I was the kid that told the teacher to "F off" and if you don't like your pay find another job. So, I worked hard at not letting gov ment school get in the way of my real education.
ReplyDeleteSo how'd that work out for you? Never mind... We've all seen your spelling and grammar.
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ReplyDeleteWhat's your point and is that directed at Kathy Meeh, Kathleen Rogan?
If so, tell it to yourself!
Think Kathleen may have been singing back to OOMPA, all good, Jets. I'm very thankful for public education, I've never been someone who spells well, and now make typos, can't blame that on public school though.
ReplyDeleteOur standard-of-living has been high for a lot of years, but currently California still has a 20 billion dollar deficit. Similar to other institutions schools will find ways to adjust.
Growing-up we had half-day sessions for a while, and some combined classes, life goes on.
Some of you who have school age children may have a better insight into how your feel about your children protesting school fund shortages. Personally I question the wisdom of involving such young people in protest actions.
Not at Kathy, I like her. We may have different views , but we are friends. So, F U, to U.
ReplyDeleteThe same to you in spades Kathleen Rogan and a great big F U to U. You ain't kiddin no one. You don't like anybody. You're a miserable jealous big mouth. Go crawl back in your hole.
ReplyDeleteWell we got no choice all the girls and boys
ReplyDeleteMakin' all that noise 'cause they found new toys
Well we can't salute ya can't find a flag if that don't suit ya that's a drag
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Well we got no class and we got no principals and we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes
School's out for summer school's out forever my school's been blown to pieces
No more pencils no more books no more teacher's dirty looks
Out for summer out till fall we might not come back at all
School's out forever school's out for summer
School's out with fever school's out completely
Actually Jets, different venue, Kathleen is terrific, and no "evil twin".
ReplyDeleteBlogs are still somewhat new to some of us. I'm still learning to adapt and continue to make various tone mistakes in the process. And, several of us gave Richard a hard time for his seemingly far left views, so it seemed only fair to give Kathleen a hard time for her seemingly far right views. There may be reasons Kathleen is not that keen on public education outside her rebellious teenage example.
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Other than that got anything to offer regarding the article?
I am in total agreement with Megan. Not appropriate for teachers to use their students as tools unless they explained both sides of the issues prior, and then not pressure the students to attend. The teachers should have stayed to teach, and perhaps exercised their right to demonstrate their views, after school hours. While I know teachers have a big ax to grind, re low pay scale, overcrowded classrooms, etc., there are always 2 sides to an issue. For instance, this State was excluded from getting it's share of fed stimulus funds earmarked for education, because one of the prerequisites required setting standards and accountability for teachers on their teaching effort results. So the teachers union stepped in and pressured Sacramento and the result, the state missed out on over a billion dollars of much needed funds. I do believe teachers deserve higher pay but only for good work. This is how it works in private sector. In the words of Paul Simon, "When I think back of things I learned in high school, its a wonder I can think at all, and my lack of education hasn't hurt me none,
ReplyDeleteI can read the writing on the wall". Truer words never spoken. And as for you Mr. Anonymous. Seems to me like you are the consummate critic hiding in your invisible castle. Try looking in the mirror when spewing out your irrelevant remarks. I may not agree with Kathleen at times, and I may offer some contrary opinions, but I would never think of belittling her.
The health care reform the congress is forcing through has earmarks in it for public school education; greening of all public schools and more control over student loans. Meanwhile, Los Angles just reported that they have 14.9% unemployment ( which really is 25%) and progressives are going ape shit because it has no public option. Unions and union employees will be exempt from this health care reform, but the majority of Americans will be forced into government run health care and the ones that have been able to afford their own health care will be taxed to pay for the artist who wants to paint pretty pictures instead of finding a job with health benefits. Coming soon, The Brown Shirts in YOUR neighborhood. Any congress or senator that votes for this debacle should lose their job. VOTE THE ASSHOLES OUT!!
ReplyDeleteI figure any student would be more than happy to stand out on the curb protesting for a few hours if it got them out of school for the day.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the schools would let a student out of school to go to a right-wing tea party rally?
Word on the street is, majority of students were pissed off and then pissed the day away. One of my links above shows that this day of protest has some serious anti-American sponsors, not all, but they're in the list. They throw some honest unions and groups in there to camoflauge the groups true identity. Evil and nefarious. CONTROL!
ReplyDeleteUniform standards for health care through-out the United States needs to happen, whatever form that takes.
ReplyDeleteMedicare was approved in 1965, and has continued to evolve with improvements.