It's starting in Florida the dumbing down of the kids

[katmondoo]

In spite of the protests Florida's Jeb Bush will end the Head Start program. Instead of a full day of learning the kids will now have only 3 hours a day. The head start program was working well maybe too well for the Bushies. If Karma exists may it please come soon and end this destruction.

[wtmusic]

1. I guess it's better than teaching Creationism

the rest of the time...

[The Doctor.]

2. One of my favorite songs by Shriekback; "Hammerheads"

Shriekback Hammerheads lyrics

Our time has come, age of the hammerhead. This is our mission; to be the darlings of god.
Too late for silence too late for anything; It's all too much for me it's roots go down to deep for me.
Our punishing fire an animal frenzy These hammerhead people they know what danger is for.
You let them in and now there everywhere; If it's mineral or vegetable it's back a little up a little.

Shot push hammerheads bold and resolute- Marching balancing in too far to go back. Yes yes hammerheads! swimming kissing, We are big and clever and we don't know anything...

Purification by emersion in our filthy demon seed We know the only things you like are perilous sex and childish greed.
Our own worst enemies they hold us to our word; Look at the beast inside us gonna get us this time but good.
Whether we pull it out or push it in it all ends up the same You know a hammerhead is a hammerhead by any other name.

Onwards hammerhead bright and dangerous Jumping running in the field and factory. God save hammerheads; keeping going We are sleek and special and we're sure of something.

Blessed are the airmen.
Blessed are the shit kickers.
Blessed are the jackhammers.
Blessed is the big damage.
Blessed are the faith healers.
Blessed are the moon walkers.
Blessed are the snake people.
Blessed are the heat seakers.

[Lenape85]

3. Didn't Florida also try to get rid of 12th grade or something...

[kcass1954]

5. Parent of a Florida HS senior

There now exists an option to "eliminate" the need for 12th grade. The purpose is to eliminate some of the school overcrowding that has occurred since we reduced class sizes in 2002. (Damn, I wish I'd saved that school board letter!) If the student has enough credits in the major subjects, and both student and parent(s) agree, the student receives a HS diploma. Not even a consideration in our house, since I'm not sure how something like this will affect college acceptance.


http://browardschools.com/schools/grad.htm - About halfway down, you'll find the graduation requirements for a 3-year HS program.

[journalist3072]

6. Optional 12th grade

I remember reading about it, when Florida made 12th grade optional. That was their 'solution' to classroom overcrowding.

Did it not occur to them to hire more teachers?

What do most of the parents in Florida think about the 12th grade optional?

[quaker bill]

4. The people of Florida passed a constitutional ammendment

The ammendment requires JEB to set up universally available taxpayer funded Pre-K. He is complying with the constitution rather than trying to repeal it for a change.