Our 1st Quarter '07 FReepathon is now Underway!

Click here to donate ^ | January 1, 2007 | Jim Robinson

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

NEW JERSEY
THE GARDEN STATE

[onyx]

   Q1 2007 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	Texas	$1,245.00	14	$88.93		$	$936.00	64
2	California	885.00	18	49.17			1,328.56	95
3	New York	590.00	9	65.56			418.00	23
4	Pennsylvania	405.00	9	45.00			278.00	20
5	Florida	315.00	8	39.38			667.11	40
6	Virginia	290.00	7	41.43			593.00	28
7	Indiana	290.00	8	36.25			103.00	10
8	Minnesota	280.00	4	70.00			85.00	7
9	Arizona	255.00	5	51.00			140.00	13
10	Kansas	250.00	4	62.50			40.00	4
11	Washington	195.00	4	48.75			315.00	18
12	Colorado	190.00	5	38.00			190.00	13
13	Canada	180.00	5	36.00			5.00	1
14	Maryland	160.00	3	53.33			175.00	11
15	Alabama	155.00	6	25.83			280.00	14
16	Illinois	153.00	4	38.25			268.50	15
17	Arkansas	150.00	3	50.00			55.00	3
18	New Jersey	150.00	4	37.50			220.00	11
19	Wisconsin	150.00	4	37.50			125.00	9
20	Montana	150.00	2	75.00			343.33	2
21	Sweden	150.00	1	150.00
22	Utah	140.00	4	35.00			92.00	5
23	Ohio	140.00	3	46.67			567.25	15
24	Alaska	125.00	2	62.50			40.00	2
25	Missouri	110.00	4	27.50			175.00	12
26	Michigan	100.00	1	100.00			130.00	10
27	South Korea	100.00	1	100.00
28	Hawaii	100.00	2	50.00			50.00	4
29	Massachusetts	100.00	4	25.00			310.00	17
30	South Dakota	100.00	1	100.00			40.00	2
31	Georgia	70.00	2	35.00			210.00	14
32	New Hampshire	70.00	2	35.00			10.00	1
33	Nevada	60.00	2	30.00			80.00	4
34	South Carolina	60.00	2	30.00			115.00	9
35	Connecticut	50.00	1	50.00			20.00	2
36	New Mexico	50.00	1	50.00			40.00	2
37	Louisiana	50.00	1	50.00			75.00	7
38	North Dakota	50.00	1	50.00
39	Finland	50.00	1	50.00
40	Nebraska	50.00	1	50.00			42.50	3
41	Vermont	45.00	2	22.50			76.00	4
42	Oklahoma	35.00	2	17.50			91.00	5
43	North Carolina	35.00	2	17.50			315.00	20
44	Tennessee	30.00	2	15.00			108.00	9
45	Oregon	30.00	2	15.00			90.00	9
46	Idaho	30.00	1	30.00			85.00	4
47	Puerto Rico	25.00	1	25.00
48	Maine	20.00	1	20.00			10.00	1
49	Mississippi	20.00	1	20.00			145.00	7
50	Wyoming	20.00	1	20.00
51	Delaware	20.00	1	20.00
52	Kentucky	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	2
	Norway						10.00	1
	West Virginia						50.00	2
	United Kingdom						5.00	1
	Iowa						75.00	4
	Rhode Island						45.00	2
	Armed Forces - Europe						25.00	2
	China						10.00	1
	Croatia						5.00	1
Never Never Land		420.00	14	30.00			228.00	19
53 locations total		$8,903	194	$45.89		$0.00	$9,945.25	604

[Mo1]

Of course, the teacher's unions here HATE Pres. Bush...because when he was Governor, he put a stop to social promotion...and started testing the students to find out if they were ready to graduate...and then the teachers were given raises based on the performance of their students.

In this school there will be tests given for certain classes like math and english/lit to make sure the students will be in the right classes they pick

The honor courses are very tough and they want to make sure the kids in the class can handle it

[Mo1]

Too many kids were graduating illiterate..and unable to add or subtract.

Sounds like the Philly Public Schools

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, najida!

[Lady Jag]

How's it going today, Onyx?

WAKE UP!
FIRE IN THE HOLE!

CLICK THE BLASTING MACHINE
STOP FREEPATHONS!

[Mo1]

Oh and my daughter is a B+ student .. so I don't have the problem there

My problem is trying to figure out what she wants to do after high school and what she wants major in at college ..

This school offers many different subjects/electives to help guide their future career choices

She was all excited and wanted to sign up for a bunch of different things

I had to bring her back down to earth and tell her to pace herself and not to bite off more then she could chew .. especially in her first year

[onyx]

I oughta post that on the Dose tonight!!!!

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

NORTH STAR STATE!!

[Mo1]

Did ya just hear King talk about the blogs watching them in Congress?

[Lady Jag]

Do it!

[Lady Jag]

THANK YOU!!

ALABAMA
THE HEART OF DIXIE!!

[onyx]

LOL!

[STARWISE]

[Txsleuth]

Now that sounds good.

I worked for a Neurologist from India at one time...and he told me that in India, they only go to a "public" school until after our equivilent of jr. high.

After that, they decided a career route and they go to a "university" that is for that....he wanted to be a doctor, so he basically went from jr. high school to medical school.

Of course they are very, very competitive there also..they have a high suicide rate for university kids...because it is considered disgraceful to get bad grades..and some kids have killed themselves over bad grades.

[onyx]

Thank you, Starwise!!!

[Txsleuth]

Yepper...I am watching and listening to KING.

I feel it is my "job" ...and I am glad they are aware.


BTW...did you see the post I pinged you to about the blogger that Mitch McConnell hired to get out the doings of the Senate??

That is great news...because I am hoping that WE can post on the bloggers site our opinions..and he can forward them to McConnell...

[Txsleuth]

I hit post before I finished the thought about the schools.

I truly think that there would be less drop outs..and more skilled workers for the types of jobs that are being made...if our schools DID have the opportunity for children like your daughter...

who might know what they want to do...or are extremely interested in, can spend their time learning and training for that...instead of just taking elective courses that they have no interest in...just to have enough credits to graduate.

What training is she interested in??

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, STARWISE!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Onyx!

And this just in:

$50 from South Carolina
$20 from Arizona

Thank you South Carolina and Arizona!!