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School Voucher Case Being Argued for Child Prodigy Before California Court of Appeal Today
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| 10/24/06
Posted on 10/24/2006 9:05:52 AM PDT by ZGuy
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:05:54 AM PDT
by
ZGuy
To: ZGuy
In a case being argued today before California's First District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, the Court could rule that school vouchers can be mandated for highly gifted children more intelligent than below average turnips whose needs cannot be served by the standard K-12 system.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:08:39 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Do not remove this tagline under penalty of law.)
To: ZGuy
OR he could stay in HS and be diagnosed ADHD because he is BORED OUT OF HIS EVERLOVIN' MIND.
To: ZGuy
Couldn't the university offer the kid a scholarship?
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:11:00 AM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
(Why can't Republicans stand up to Democrats like they do to terrorists?)
To: ZGuy
What a load of crap!
"His mother Leila Levi, a single parent, says she cannot afford the more than $9,000 it costs to attend UCLA each year and filed a lawsuit in February of 2004 in Sacramento Superior Court. She argues her son is of mandatory attendance age, and the California constitution requires he be provided a free education."
If your son is so brilliant how did he manage to have YOU as his mother?
It's not MY fault you don't have 9K to send your precious son to a university. We spend as much on private school for a VERY bright child. We don't present lawsuits to have OTHERS pay OUR tab. Get real! Pay your own bills.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:11:22 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: ZGuy
children whose needs cannot be served by the standard K-12 system.
Basically, that is any child with an IQ above 8.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:11:42 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: ZGuy
Whoa, back up a minute. I'm sure his high school, as most all other high schools in the nation, has AP and college credit classes at a reduced rate. Those brighter than average students' parents have to foot the bill for those classes so this boy's mama should do the same. It's her choice to send him to college full time, not the taxpayers'. Kick the case out and make her pay all court costs.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:12:15 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: ZGuy
Bureaucracies like mediocrity. This will be a tough one, especially with PC so fashionable among the intelligensia today.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:14:15 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
( He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. -Rev. 3:6)
To: nmh
Do you know the circumstances surrounding the mother?
Maybe she was in a long-term relationship and the guy up and left her.
This isn't about the mother, it's about the kid. If L.A. can give each kid $12,000 a year to basically sit around and do nothing or skip school and hang out with gangbangers, then surely they can give the kid the money to attend UCLA.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:14:58 AM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
(Why can't Republicans stand up to Democrats like they do to terrorists?)
To: mtbopfuyn
I'm sure his high school, as most all other high schools in the nation, has AP and college credit classes at a reduced rate. Taxpayers are already footing the bill for this anyway.
Would you rather have the kid get bored or dumbed-down in a high school or get a better return of taxpayer money by putting him in UCLA?
To: widowithfoursons
funny you should say that, because that is EXACTLY what happened to my son....took the analysis of 2 psychologists to determine he was highly intellegent, nat ADHD....still, try and remove that tag once it has been placed on your child..........
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:20:07 AM PDT
by
joe fonebone
(Israel, taking out the world's trash since 1948.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Tricky situation here. Forget the age. It's the level. We are guaranteed socialized education through the 12th grade. If he wins this lawsuit, does that mean that anybody who skips a grade or two, and is just pretty smart can get two years free of college until they hit 18?
To: nmh
Actually nine grand is not unreasonable- I'm betting the school board spends at least that much per high school student.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:21:00 AM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(Pluto's been marginalized! Call the ACLU!)
To: nmh
How did he not get a scholarship? Wouldn't a kid who started college at 9 be a poster child? There has to be some scholarship money around if he is so exceptional.
An alternative could be that he is brilliant and lazy. If he is 14 now, it was five years from the time he started junior college until he went to UCLA. What was he doing for 5 years? Taking 2 classes per semester?
To: dogbyte12
If he wins this lawsuit, does that mean that anybody who skips a grade or two, and is just pretty smart can get two years free of college until they hit 18? College for the most part is basically free anyway.
Until you can convince the ruling class to get out of education, you might as well make proficient use of taxpayer monies allocated to it.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
There's always home school and independent study. Seems like no college wants him enough to offer a scholarship.
Whaaa, my kids are bright so why doesn't the state send them to college for free? Oh, never mind, they're not illegal.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:23:28 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: mtbopfuyn
There has to be more to this story. A college would have taken him at 9 if he was one of those math/science wiz types who gets straight A+ in everything they try. My guess is that there are problems here. No scholarship is frankly bizarre. He would be a prize to any University if there are no problems going on.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"Do you know the circumstances surrounding the mother?
Maybe she was in a long-term relationship and the guy up and left her. "
If it's NOT about the mother, WHY are YOU making up excuses for her?
Lots of people get left. Ever hear of a divorce? I know a mother, barely makes ends meet and puts her daughter through private school. She's not making a lot of money and who knows where her ex is. Still she's not groveling around for OTHERS to pay HER BILLS. She pays them herself.
"This isn't about the mother, it's about the kid. If L.A. can give each kid $12,000 a year to basically sit around and do nothing or skip school and hang out with gangbangers, then surely they can give the kid the money to attend UCLA."
Again, it's about HER KID. If she wants HIM to go to college, it's NOT up to SOCIETY to PAY FOR IT! If she can't afford it have her son WORK and start EARNING his tuition.
WHY is it so much to ask for PEOPLE, INDICIUUALS to be self sufficient and RESPONISBLE? Truly it't not up to the "village" to raise her son; nor is it up to the "village" to PAY for her sons education, at ANY AGE.
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posted on
10/24/2006 9:25:32 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: nmh
Oh, come on, that's a lot of money! Just because you have an extra $9000 a year, doesn't mean everyone does. Who ever DREAMS their children would need money for college at that age?
To: ZGuy
This story is bunk.
The boy may be a genius but the mother is not.
The child is well beyond homeschooling and the need for school vouchers.
The family should be reviewing academic scholarships.
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