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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 12:41 AM Original message |
'F' student graduates. Didn't go to class, flunked every class and got a diploma. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. Bush at Yale? |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 01:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Didn't need it... Daddy had the checkbook.. |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 01:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Ha! I thought Bush too.... |
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ThomThom (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 05:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. I suspect he hired other students to take his classes |
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Fast Dude (146 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 06:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Actually, that's Ted Kennedy's old trick |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 06:57 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. self-delete |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Here's what Smirko's professor from his postgrad days at Harvard has to say. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #20 |
43. neither do pot-bellies and neon green hair |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. If you make graduating high school as easy as sneaking into a club on friday night |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 12:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They have what they call "credit recovery" |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. Would you show up to classes with 17 year olds if you were 21? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 01:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Quote from the student herself. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 01:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And why go when you can just take a test and Google the answers? |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 01:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. After all, isn't the 'test' the most important part? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 01:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yes, I read the article. |
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chemenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 05:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. "There wasn't no problem. I just didn't go." |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
56. Oy.... |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 06:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. You have to actually study for a GED |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #18 |
42. Nope, she's got her cellphone and cute purple purse.. |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #42 |
57. "The felony charge is pending." |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. I know people that did. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
11. they gave her the diploma to get rid of her nt |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 05:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. We have a winner! *ding*ding* |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
28. Many moons ago, my brother was given his diploma for that reason |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #28 |
49. So in other words, the Army kicked him in the ass and forced him to find |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. The school is closing down, last year of classes |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 04:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. This is the direct result of NCLB. Teach to the test and nothing else. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 06:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. while NCLB is crap... |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Maybe not NCLB, but other problems contributed... |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 07:05 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. it is indeed the child at fault (and probably the parent too) |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 08:22 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Why is this the teachers' fault? |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. when i was a teacher |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. And administrators can change grades |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. actually i quit my job as a teacher |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I believe it |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. the problem is with the system AND |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I'm on your side |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I believe that was largely my point... |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
37. This is NOT due to NCLB. |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
55. I hate NCLB, but this has nothing to do with NCLB, this is a direct result of Community influence |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. 21 after 6 years in high school? Why was she even there? Get her ass |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. i liked the part when she faked her graduation... |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
19. She isn't the only type of student that gets by |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
29. I suspect anything that the murdock funded NY Post passes as "news". |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. There have been lots of articles - many in more dependable publications - |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Sorry...pissy rant in here... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Report it to who? |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. i disagree... there are whistle-blower protection laws |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. You must be braver than I am |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. and to me...that should have been the other way 'round |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I believe we are in agreement |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
41. Indeed. This story smells very Willie-Horton-ish. n/t |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
35. Education seems to be a new favorite target of the "War on Culture" |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
39. This is clearly the fault of the teacher's union. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
45. Well of course she got a diploma. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
50. We catch hell for NOT allowing that here. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. They pulled some nonsense here to raise the graduation numbers at one of our schools |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. If I were a teacher, I'd be pissed, too. |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
58. I would put the blame on Tatiana Reina herself. |
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