If Tolstoy in banned, it is because he is above the people writing the test. You do have to admit, he is not exactly light reading.
How about "The Prince" Sure can't read "Snow White". A chick living with seven dudes? What is the song line from South Pacific? "You have got to be taught to hate, You have to be carefully taught"
A coworker's son actually got expelled from high school here. His son wrote a paper about breading Akitas, their family hobby. He used the word "bitch" instead of "female canine mother" Absolutely true story. After it was final, the father did suggest that the offence was really that the teacher and principal did in fact have the same attributes of a female dog and called them same. He had to complete school in a private school at great expense. We are way too sick.
How about "The Prince" Sure can't read "Snow White". A chick living with seven dudes? What is the song line from South Pacific? "You have got to be taught to hate, You have to be carefully taught"
A coworker's son actually got expelled from high school here. His son wrote a paper about breading Akitas, their family hobby. He used the word "bitch" instead of "female canine mother" Absolutely true story. After it was final, the father did suggest that the offence was really that the teacher and principal did in fact have the same attributes of a female dog and called them same. He had to complete school in a private school at great expense. We are way too sick.
And who is (after a certain age) so dump to consider education guidelines as being Not a political issue?
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George
Wave,
We will have to disagree. Some actually are. I read a paper recently that explains this quite well. The basic concept is that as one rises in level of authority, one starts to think it is because they are smarter and are right. They quit questioning themselves and more dangerous, quit being questioned by others. The "don't challenge the boss" problem. If you examine the truly great leaders in history, you will see they are the ones who never stopped questioning themselves.
The other thing to notice, it that local school boards are being used as an entry point by people with very radical agendas. I know I am being overly stereotyping, but I see a basic attitude that "I am right, so you are wrong". These are likely the kind of people who are passing the kinds of rules that this thread is discussing. They believe they have power, they believe they are always right. We need to keep questioning.
We will have to disagree. Some actually are. I read a paper recently that explains this quite well. The basic concept is that as one rises in level of authority, one starts to think it is because they are smarter and are right. They quit questioning themselves and more dangerous, quit being questioned by others. The "don't challenge the boss" problem. If you examine the truly great leaders in history, you will see they are the ones who never stopped questioning themselves.
The other thing to notice, it that local school boards are being used as an entry point by people with very radical agendas. I know I am being overly stereotyping, but I see a basic attitude that "I am right, so you are wrong". These are likely the kind of people who are passing the kinds of rules that this thread is discussing. They believe they have power, they believe they are always right. We need to keep questioning.
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This is a real problem..Not all the time, however I have seen it so many times..(And if you question, the bully comes forth because they are right even when they are proven wrong)...and education can be one of the worst..Because its become target driven..
Regards
M. Gregg
A fool may know he is and ask for advice. It's the bright guy who scares me as he has all the answers.
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