http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/01/29/the-billionaires-tout-school-choice Comments On: The billionaires tout school 'choice' by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:15:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by hellsbells]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:36:37 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by David Tomerlin]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:22:28 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Josh Blade]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:31:59 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by ArkansasGirl]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:03:02 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Valerie Emmons]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:12:26 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Whoscrumdown]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:44:26 -0600 Arkansas Times "Why must you liberals always take things so personal...why can you not discuss the facts instead of throwing out stupid comments like this?"

I want you to please go re-read your first post on this thread. In the Internet world, any use of all caps means you are yelling. Also, your tone and word choice... I don't see any other way to take your post but as argumentative, condescending and hateful.

If this is how you speak to your children's teachers, then I guarantee they won't feel the urge to bend over backwards for you.

Also, do you work with your children at home? Have you read to them since they were small - helped them with their homework? You mentioned your son had been struggling since last year... did you not sit with him and work with him? Success comes from nurturing.
Posted by ArkansasGirl]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:51:32 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Valerie Emmons]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:18:48 -0600 Arkansas Times
But seriously. This is a good example of why all patients can't be cured. Many are raised with few interpersonal or intrapersonal skills. Their approach to life? Attack, blame, rage. I see it everyday. Adults who choose anger and ignorance rather than taking advantage of the opportunities at their feet. And then instill the same in their children. Somehow or another these "failing schools" are still churning out large numbers of students who succeed in college and careers.
Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:01:48 -0600 Arkansas Times
When they started mainstreaming the children with learning disabilities so they would start behaving more "normally" is when the right wingers started screaming about the scores going down. As if the mainstreaming had nothing to do with it.

It's too bad that the right wingers are trying to starve the public schools so much, leading to fewer counselors that lead to the problem Valerie points out. Why anyone would support the Republicans who have caused this problem is beyond me.
Posted by rablib]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:29:23 -0600 Arkansas Times
And bigboy, how coincidental your first two posts came on the day of the Big Billionaire Charter School Confab. Mind telling us which of those boys you work for?
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:57:58 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Valerie Emmons]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:35:33 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Valerie Emmons]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:20:09 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by ozarkrazo]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:08:30 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by ozarkrazo]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:01:19 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Valerie Emmons]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:55:49 -0600 Arkansas Times
Secondly, I would recommend you try to separate your political views from your personal issue of your child's education. Educators are there to educate. They are not cogs in a vast political conspiracy.

And there's this thought to consider. Many veteran educators share this with parents: If you won't believe everything your kid says about school, I won't believe everything he says about home. A child or teen's perspective is often vastly different from the actual events.

Good luck. Hope you're able to find a better path.
Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:49:35 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Francesco M. DiGiovanni]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:37:40 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:23:51 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Valerie Emmons]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:12:14 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:18:37 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by bigboy]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:46:39 -0600 Arkansas Times
Incidentally, I remember when Jim Walton was a somewhat Hippie college student back in the 1960s. He sent all of his kids to Bentonville Public Schools, and never asked for any special treatment of them. In fact, he insisted that they be treated just like any other student. I do not know what is behind his recently-acquired interest in charter schools. However, I was surprised that he took a public role and spoke at this meeting. He usually avoids such appearances, outside the Halls of Wall-Mart.
Posted by plainjim]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:33:46 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:26:29 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by bigboy]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:20:27 -0600 Arkansas Times