Re: But, it is Mississippi.Whatever *THAT* means.

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Post #390,833 by folkert 6/16/14 5:43:57 PM Reply	Re: But, it is Mississippi.Whatever THAT means. Considering the racial segregation, the Southern Baptist encroachment... among many other "Godly things" emanate from there. -- greg@gregfolkert.net "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." --Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Post #390,842 by boxley 6/16/14 8:35:11 PM Reply	could be worse, could be michigan, the most segregated state http://www.realizethedream.org/reports/states/michigan.html Michigan is the most segregated state for African Americans, with 62.7% of Black students in extremely segregated schools (those with a 90-100% minority student body) with its own groups of special people http://abcnews.go.com/WN/TheLaw/michigan-christian-militia-hutaree-targeted-law-enforcement/story?id=10228716 Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #390,846 by folkert 6/16/14 10:18:31 PM Reply	It isn't by accident... It is amazing how the wagons are circled. -- greg@gregfolkert.net "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." --Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Post #390,848 by boxley 6/16/14 11:52:44 PM Reply	with good reason Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #390,853 by pwhysall 6/17/14 3:21:11 AM Reply	Whataboutery. The pox on discourse in the 21st century.
Post #390,880 by a6l6e6x 6/17/14 4:56:43 PM Reply	Re: Whatever THAT means. On many statistical lists of states Mississippi is at or near the bottom. Example: Best Educated Index. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #390,887 by boxley 6/17/14 5:27:50 PM Reply	just 3 states below california, mississippi catching up ;-) Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #390,889 by Ashton 6/17/14 5:39:28 PM Reply	Jeez.. post-Prop 13, CA fell from top of stairs to bottom, (bouncing up a couple.. on rebound?) Had no idea it dropped anywhere near _{that low.. :-/} Considering our population size, that seems to be a whole lot of dull folks. And yet.. ... we were smart enough to vote-in Jerry Brown?
Post #390,897 by boxley 6/17/14 8:14:29 PM Reply	more than just funding If you are assigned a job in Compton and dont like it, you will leave asap. If no one else wants you because you are useless, stay at Compton. Lather rinse repeat. Money will not solve that problem. Compton needs to solve that problem. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #390,902 by drook 6/17/14 8:44:15 PM Reply	Pay more in Compton Why does the market suddenly stop working when the answer is more funding for education? -- Drew
Post #390,904 by Another Scott 6/17/14 8:53:24 PM Reply	Because Unions. Amirite?
Post #390,909 by boxley 6/17/14 9:56:14 PM Reply	that doesnt work in rural alaska, it won't work in compton starting teachers salary in bush ak is 78k average plus free housing and paid travel for vacations. It doesn't work. What does work is people from there getting education degrees and giving back to the community. Then the extra salary works. Still in progress but getting better. Tenure is ok, last hired math teacher, first to be let go. I disagree with last hired math teacher teaching math being replaced by a pysed teacher with more time in. That needs to go. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #390,910 by drook 6/17/14 10:02:27 PM Reply	Compton isn't the Alaskan Bush And $78k hasn't worked in Alaska. Have they tried $178k? -- Drew
Post #390,912 by Another Scott 6/17/14 10:11:42 PM Reply	Money isn't the only thing, but it's a lot. Diane Ravitch: The single most reliable predictor of test scores is poverty, and poverty, in turn, is correlated to student attendance, to family support, and to the school’s resources. And perhaps we should begin demanding that school districts be held accountable for providing the resources that schools need. Just like No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top requires and pressures districts to close low-performing schools. The overwhelming majority of low-performing schools enroll students in poverty and students who don’t speak English and students who are homeless and transient. Very often, these schools have heroic staffs who are working with society’s neediest children. These teachers deserve praise, not pink slips. Closing schools weakens communities. It’s not a good idea to weaken communities. No school was ever improved by closing it. Werd. Cheers, Scott.
Post #390,936 by mmoffitt 6/18/14 9:43:56 AM Reply	Yep. Now if your President would only listen to anyone besides Michelle Rhee...

In the "WTF is wrong with you people?" category - (drook) - (20) - June 16, 2014, 10:37:48 AM EDT

Almost unbelievable. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (16) - June 16, 2014, 01:11:48 PM EDT

But, it is Mississippi. - (a6l6e6x) - (15) - June 16, 2014, 05:03:30 PM EDT

Re: But, it is Mississippi.Whatever *THAT* means. - (folkert) - (14) - June 16, 2014, 05:43:57 PM EDT

could be worse, could be michigan, the most segregated state - (boxley) - (3) - June 16, 2014, 08:35:11 PM EDT

It isn't by accident... - (folkert) - (1) - June 16, 2014, 10:18:31 PM EDT

with good reason -NT - (boxley) - June 16, 2014, 11:52:44 PM EDT

Whataboutery. - (pwhysall) - June 17, 2014, 03:21:11 AM EDT

Re: Whatever *THAT* means. - (a6l6e6x) - (9) - June 17, 2014, 04:56:43 PM EDT

just 3 states below california, mississippi catching up ;-) -NT - (boxley) - June 17, 2014, 05:27:50 PM EDT

Jeez.. post-Prop 13, CA fell from top of stairs to bottom, - (Ashton) - (7) - June 17, 2014, 05:39:28 PM EDT

more than just funding - (boxley) - (6) - June 17, 2014, 08:14:29 PM EDT

Pay more in Compton - (drook) - (5) - June 17, 2014, 08:44:15 PM EDT

Because Unions. Amirite? -NT - (Another Scott) - June 17, 2014, 08:53:24 PM EDT

that doesnt work in rural alaska, it won't work in compton - (boxley) - (3) - June 17, 2014, 09:56:14 PM EDT

Compton isn't the Alaskan Bush - (drook) - June 17, 2014, 10:02:27 PM EDT

Money isn't the only thing, but it's a lot. - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 17, 2014, 10:11:42 PM EDT

Yep. - (mmoffitt) - June 18, 2014, 09:43:56 AM EDT

YAN pit-bull-Owner attack; a breed which, left unpolluted is docile and admirable - (Ashton) - (2) - June 16, 2014, 06:38:32 PM EDT

took our pit bull mix for a long walk today - (crazy) - (1) - June 17, 2014, 09:32:12 PM EDT

Newt Gingrich on a leash/no muzzle: now That's scary.. -NT - (Ashton) - June 17, 2014, 10:03:13 PM EDT

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