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Thank God for the Bushes. I'm lucky to have one in the White House and in the Governer's mantion. To all those punks who I see at the parking lots "booming your bass" on Weds. nights past 11PM when you should be home studying, to all those girls who skip school with the cool guy, when I see you at the BK hanging out with your friends on a school day, (Does your mother know where you are and what your friend keeps grabbing while you should be studying), to the parents that let their kids run around and not pay attention to their schooling, to the kids who had 5 to 7 chances to take this test, now you know that Mr. Bush IS serious.
What is the attitude now here in Miami? What have the kids told me?
"I BETTER STUDY HARDER NEXT YEAR BECAUSE I WANT TO GRADUATE."
"I DONT WANT TO FAIL."
"I DON'T WANT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM HAPPEN TO ME"

Does Amwerica see this? Is this on the news? Mr. Bush you have done so much good for this state. My friend, a teacher says that even the kids are "respecting" her more than befroe. School is almost over here and the kids are already anxious about the next session. I was born and raised in Miami, and I have NEVER seen this kind of attitude before.

...now you know that Mr. Bush IS serious. What is the attitude now here in Miami? What have the kids told me?

"I BETTER STUDY HARDER NEXT YEAR BECAUSE I WANT TO GRADUATE."
"I DONT WANT TO FAIL."
"I DON'T WANT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM HAPPEN TO ME"

Does Amwerica see this? Is this on the news? Mr. Bush you have done so much good for this state. My friend, a teacher says that even the kids are "respecting" her more than before...

FreeManWhoCan, you sure did hit the nail on the head. I think one of the biggest and best changes to come out of all this is that kids are getting the message, even if their parents remain clueless, because the kids notice what is happening around them, with their peers. And where is the news media in reporting this?

Gov Bush has stood his ground, and believe me, there are teachers who ARE grateful. What teacher honestly wants to teach a class of 4th graders when not one kid is reading on a 4th grade level? How much better to have a class of 4th graders ready to read and do 4th grade work. Any honest teacher will agree with me here. It far more work for a teacher to be forced to teach to several different grade levels under the false premise all the students in a 4th grade class are ready for 4th grade. And, it is long past time that students put in more effort -- and realize without the effort, they are not moving ahead.