Comments on: Just wondering

By: Tim Wise

Tim Wise — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:01:14 +0000

Ah yes, AYP. Other than the 535 members of Congress + the President being unable to read and understand the Constitution and its amendments, which provide no role for the federal government in education. Right?

Back to AYP. You have Democrats on one side wanting to throw more money at perceived problems and you you Republicans on the other trying to assure some amount of accountability.

As Amity Shlaes writes in her new book, The Forgotten Man, who gets “forgotten” are the taxpayers.

By: Kris Amundson

Kris Amundson — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:22:19 +0000

Right indeed. Also a former school board member. Understand that I once taught a course called “The Poetry of Rock,” for which students received credit. (I will be atoning for that for the rest of my life.) So it’s not standards I oppose–it’s standards applied in a way that unfairly punishes kids.

By: Tim Wise

Tim Wise — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:54:52 +0000

Said like a former school teacher. Right?

By: Kris Amundson

Kris Amundson — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:14:24 +0000

Could we talk you into 150??

By: Doug in Mount Vernon

Doug in Mount Vernon — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:01:19 +0000

That was very astute. Thanks Kris. Just for that, I think I’ll put up 100 signs this weekend! ;-)

By: Kris Amundson

Kris Amundson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:14:13 +0000

Actually, Vivian, I DID have the New Math. That, however, is a story for another day.

By: Vivian J. Paige

Vivian J. Paige — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:10:46 +0000

It’s called New Math. Surely you learned that in school, right? :D

By: Leslie Byrne

Leslie Byrne — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:12:52 +0000

LOL!