Posted on 10/05/2009 9:05:59 PM PDT by jazusamo
hose = Those
Sorry!
I wonder how a fifth grader came to choose Thomas Sowell?
bttt
“Sowell should be required reading in all middle schools and above.”
Indeed, and THEN the kid writes a report.
Of course, now a days they would be reading “Marxism Made Easy”
“The mindset that sees children in school as an opportunity for teachers to impose their own notions, instead of developing the child’s ability to think for himself or herself, is a dangerous distortion of education.”
Swell nails it on the third sentence!
“Unfortunately, the dumbed-down education of previous generations means that many parents today see nothing wrong with their children being manipulated in school, instead of being educated.”
We already have at least one generation of children who have been “indoctrinated” into leftist ideology. Obama got most of their votes, so it is working out just fine for the NEA. Folks, we are LOSING this battle!
“There’s a place for civics exercises, although not at the expense of reading, writing, and arithmetic. We don’t know from this if the letter that Mr. Sowell got was from a program that was abusing school time.”
If you look at the test scores of American children in public schools, and compare them to almost any other developed country, it is clear that time is being wasted with frivolous
assignments.
Give Little Johnny an A.
All stories that start with "little Johnnie" are.
Little Johnnie was a chemist
Little Johnnie is no more
What Johnnie thought was H2O
Was H2SO4.
Good one, I imagin that teacher knew better that to make an issue of it. Though there were many hippie type and younger people in the antiwar movement there were still many that were solidly against that movement.
Very good idea. That would be an assignment the child would more than likely tackle with enthusiasm.
Yes we do.
Thank you, Dianna! With respect, HTRN, the very fact that the 5th grader is making this request of the great Sowell (he tops my list of the world's wisest living conservatives) tells us that the program is one that is abusing school time.
Auntie Jane gave Baby Nell
What she thought was calomel
But alas what baby ate
Was corrosive sublimate
A dreadful error I confess
One atom and one baby less
I remember that, and this one, posted on the science bulletin board in HIGH SCHOOL (70’s). I can’t believe that brain cell’s still alive! I did have to look up the chemicals (Corrosive sublimate - HgCl2; Calomel - Hg2Cl2) though I remember them being shown as footnotes. There was one more poem on the sheet, which I’ll probably wake up at 2 am remembering.
I think they’re talking about “Christian” schools. I.e., “non-denominational” which tend to be wishy-washy and feel-good all the time nice-nice stuff. I mean, it has its place, but reality (even in the Gospels) is that things are hard and sometimes you face the consequences, not just a “that wasn’t nice; don’t you want to be nice?”
Bottom line is, our society has become so pathetic, you can’t trust even “private” schools. You have to check them out.
“Docility and constant compliance bore me. I like a kid with some spirit.”
That’s funny, because the problem with kids today - why they are so annoying - is exactly because they have too MUCH “spirit”. They’re usually total spoiled brats. Which also explains why so many easily herd into the DemCommie fold, which promises lots for nothing.
My senior English teacher was a tiny, crabby lady who never smiled. She ruled her class with an iron fist. Even though she stood no more than 5 feet tall, the hulking football team gave her respect. She force fed English Literature and grammar to hundreds of bored students.
She changed my life! I developed a love for learning thanks to her. I learned more in that one class than the previous 3 years in high school. Though pretty much despised at that time, I now count her as a Saint.
Please lay out the line of logic from premise to conclusion here.
Sorry lady, premises either implausible or do not join to conclusion.
Gladly: The very fact that the 5th grader is making this request of the great Sowell tells us that the program is one that is abusing school time.
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