Overheard on BART . . .

[Bullwinkle925]

yesterday, on my way to the Giants game in SF - two teachers discussing their classes - class curriculum, etc. when one of the teachers mentioned the "No Child Left Behind" program and how it was jeopardizing the actual act of teaching in the classroom and focusing only on testing. The other teacher interjected that it should be known as "No Teacher Left Standing".....


sad, but true.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. I think I was engulfed in sadness and missed that convo

I thought you were going to mention the dolly lady.

[EFerrari]

2. Did we win? Be gentle.

:)

[Bullwinkle925]

3. waaaaahhhhhhhh ...... no

but we did get to visit with Russ Ortiz at the ChopHouse after the game. He should be back on the mound (hopefully) in a couple more weeks!!

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. My sister's been a teacher for 29 years

The only time I ever heard her say "fuck" was when she was talking about W and NCLB.

Hey, where'd you sit? I may go July 22 for the Cubs. I've never been to AT&T, and I'd want to be somewhere around sec. 312 because it's near a smoking area, but I dunno what kinda view you get from up there.

[Bullwinkle925]

5. We were in section 119 ...

just under the overhang. You'll love the park. It's beautiful.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

8. Here's a pic I took with the good ol' Blackberry

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Gah! Third-base side!

*holds up fingers in sign of cross*

I gotta sit on the first-base side. I'm used to it. :scared:

[KitchenWitch]

19. I am a first base sider myself!

:D

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Yeah, but I'm a smoker

and the only smoking areas are off secs. 135, 229 and 314. Since I hate sitting on the third-base side, that leaves 314, but that's the upper deck.

[Book Lover]

6. Hey, if you do make it up here for the game, please let us all know

I foresee beer and burgers and a good time had by all....

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. I shall do that

Thanks. :hi:

[Neoma]

7. *twitches*

Education is a lifetime thing, spread that around.

[Bullwinkle925]

9. Unfortunately - Dubya seems to have been left behind - doesn't seem

much interested in continuing any kind of education whatsoever!

[Neoma]

10. Eh.

He can't stop me from reading!

Well, maybe he could...

[Danger Mouse]

11. My preferred name for NCLB is 'No Child Left Untested'

that's about all it is, all it does, and all it's good for.
In other words...it's nothing, it does nothing, and is good for nothing, just like W.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

13. and then there's Greg Palast's Armed Madhouse....

He has a chapter called "No Child's Behind Left".

Sad but true.

[Danger Mouse]

14. Pretty much. Our educational policy is written by buffoons who pay no attention to sociological

research on education.
You know, the kind of stuff that might REALLY benefit the kids.
Year-round schooling would be an excellent start.

[femmocrat]

18. And how about art, music, and P.E.?

Those subjects have all been decimated to accomodate the Test Almighty.

[Danger Mouse]

20. Right. Because when Bush asks the question 'Is our children learning?'

The answer is no. Our children no is learning. And it's thanks to Bush.
Art, Music, and PE are all VITAL parts of education. Somehow they got it into their fat heads that the Test Almighty is the answer to all of our educational problems.
Surprise! It isn't. It isn't even close. But keep fantasizing, morans...

[Truthiness Inspector]

12. This was Ted Kennedy's brainchild

and Bush backed it.

One of my best friends is a teacher, and isn't happy about it at all.

The intent was good, the application, not so much.

[KamaAina]

21. Randi Rhodes calls it "No Child's Behind Left"

:rofl:

[mitchum]

22. Part of its purpose is to drive teachers out of the profession