By Leader

Jan 24, 2009 5:43 PM | Link to this

Those of you who posted "attacks" against the comments from Alternative School Teacher should re-read his/her post and try to gain a clearer understanding. He/She did NOT say a lot of what you accuse/allege. Also, your comments prove that you are clearly NOT employed in the educational arena or you would better understand the comments. Things are VERY different for students today than when we were in school. In fact most of you, even though you have already completed high school and maybe even college, and been on your job for a few years, would probably fail the high school graduation test that is administered today...even if you took a refresher course. Should you lose your job if you can't pass it?

By Concerned citizen

Jun 11, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this

To Alternative Teacher:
I cannot beleive you would advocate not requiring every capable public school student to know at least an introductory level about biology and other sciences, math beyond long division; and at least enough American history to appreceate our system of government and the effort and sacrifices our forefathers made to establish and insure the continuation of the freedoms we all take for granted.
I agree with the commentor who stated "SHAME ON YOU!"

By Rosa

Jun 6, 2008 1:39 AM | Link to this

Parents Comments

By Tray

Jun 5, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this

Alternative School teacher, you should be embarassed to call yourself a teacher!!! You should not be partial to kids receiving education based on what they want to do with thier lives (a student who can build things...)!! Since when was a high school student actually responsible enough to decide what's best for them??? Like they know!! In my last post, i blamed the parents, and i still do. However, if this blogger is actually a teacher, then i found out another problems. Idiots can only teach people to be idiots!!

Also, Alternative School Teacher declined to mention what research they did to come up with this number. After looking it up, s/he is COMPLETELY WRONG about how they calculate the scores, especially with special ed kids.

God, there are 2 problems here, idiot teachers like the one I've mentioned, and parents who aren't involved!

By Tray

Jun 5, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this

Gee, i wonder what to attribute this to? The school board?...no. The teachers?...no. Wait, I got it-It's YOUR FAULT PARENTS!!!

Maybe if you were as involved in your kid's work as my parents were involved, they'd do better!! Unless you MAKE your childern study when they come home, they won't. And it's been proven only about a billion times that studying at home is necessary. However, (I'm looking for the poll now), students were surveyed a few years back about how much time their parents spend with them on homework. Guess what, GA parents again ranked near the bottom!!!!!

I hope you read this, and it pisses you off, because if it does, you're probably that parent. Parents who don't get pissed know I'm right!

KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR KIDS, GET INVOLVED WITH THEIR LIVES AND FRIENDS, AND YOU WON'T HAVE SURPRISES.

By Pam

Jun 5, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

Why is DEKALB always at the bottom of every list???

By Publicenemynumberone

Jun 5, 2008 8:19 AM | Link to this

Alternative Teacher

You mention that a student that repairs or builds things will/may not need to know biology or chemistry. Untrue! At some point, you should have a "well-rounded" education. The builder/repairer will someday have to take medicine, cut his grass, have a pet...you need to know how chemicals react in our bodies, why some plants need shade, why dogs pant.

You do need to pass all parts of a graduation test to graduate (OR YOU DON'T QUALIFY TO GRADUATE)

By Boots

Jun 4, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this

Thank you Observer for your response to Micha.

I am so tired of hearing about the lack of opportunity --- excuses for not being willing to put forth the effort --- to delay the gratification of temperal desires --- to invest in the future.

Un-freakin'- believeable that we're still hearing those 1950 excuses in 2008.

By Gene

Jun 4, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

If Sonny and his fellow bufoons in the legislature attended to matters other than the BCS, Bulldog license plates, and stealing the Tennessee River, perhaps education in the state would improve.

By The O-Gee

Jun 4, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this

we're alos lowest in the country in $/capita spent on transportation. dawgs are #1