tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post116311298452277299..comments2023-07-14T07:58:23.792-04:00Comments on More Than My Luggage: Why Now?Dennis!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08221557848747905966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1163172919080506892006-11-10T10:35:00.000-05:002006-11-10T10:35:00.000-05:00Amen! And please don't get me started on "NCLB", F...Amen! <BR/>And please don't get me started on "NCLB", For the best several years I've listened to my mom (a teacher) muttering about unfunded mandates, and teaching to goals not students.katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710143323435835012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1163138072462356662006-11-10T00:54:00.000-05:002006-11-10T00:54:00.000-05:00Loved this, Dennis! You are so right on! Let loose...Loved this, Dennis! You are so right on! Let loose the fury, I say. <BR/><BR/>SB, I can't help but respond about NCLB ... I can tell you that NCLB isn't all that great. There are provisions in NCLB that require any school district who accepts federal money to give over the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all high school students to the local military recruiters. The only way to avoid the phone calls, contacts, and visits is for parents to fill out a form that isn't even publicized. Of course, I'm sure rich districts don't have as a big a problem with harassing phone calls as poorer districts do. <BR/><BR/>Here's the text directly from the NCLB act:<BR/> <BR/><EM>(1) ACCESS TO STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION- Notwithstanding section 444(a)(5)(B) of the General Education Provisions Act and except as provided in paragraph (2), each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide, on a request made by military recruiters or an institution of higher education, access to secondary school students names, addresses, and telephone listings.</EM><BR/><BR/>Not to dis the military, but it should be a choice - not something that's pressure-marketed to poor kids. On top of that, how do school deal with this? <A HREF="http://www.nsba.org/site/doc_cosa.asp?TRACKID=&DID=34312&CID=1046" REL="nofollow">Many districts ignore it, and don't inform parents.</A><BR/><BR/>On top of that, Dubya's brother, Neil, runs a company that sells educational software called Ignite! (Yes, with the exclamation). George, Sr. also invests in it. These educational materials are marketed to schools, and then schools are able to purchase them with federal funds supplied from ... you guessed it, NCLB! <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ignite22oct22,0,4402778.story?coll=la-home-headlines" REL="nofollow">Here's an LA Times article about it.</A><BR/><BR/>That family makes me so sick. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, Dennis, for my rant. I just couldn't help it!Modiglianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542754383806481453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1163131881353731962006-11-09T23:11:00.000-05:002006-11-09T23:11:00.000-05:00I can recall one single time he worked across the ...I can recall one single time he worked across the aisle. On the fairly useless but crowd-pleasing "No Child Left Behind" Act. Did it do anything? By most current accounts, no. But he worked with Ted Kennedy, so he coasted on that for at least a year or two.SBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162984014317623905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524377.post-1163116334770752252006-11-09T18:52:00.000-05:002006-11-09T18:52:00.000-05:00Indeed.Indeed.p.p.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12055244443189632358noreply@blogger.com