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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:29 PM Original message |
“My special child, pushed out of Kindergarten at a NYC charter school" |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. Poor little guy. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. He's a cute kid! |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I hate the thought of him puking every morning, afraid of his charter school day. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. The "little soldiers" schools are gonna get all the gleaming, shiny toys. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. NYT article: |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. kr important stuff! |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. I still don't get it. Charter schools are for the Lisa Simpsons, not the Bart Simpsons. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Telling a 5 year old EVERY DAY that he's bad is harmful |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Try reading the whole article. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. It's not the curriculum that is at issue. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Do you by any chance mean... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Define "goof around" |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Precisely! I define goof around as being a normal 5 year old. nm |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Do you think it's right to kick a normal 5 year old out of school |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 08:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. If it's a special school for nerds then YES!!! nm |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. No. Sorry. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Ok, excuse me. "AUTOMATONS". I was busy goofing off in class the day they taught us that word. nm |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Does that special school for nerds |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-11 07:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I don't have enough information to judge whether their use of the facilities is fair, however |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. No. I don't mean 'goof around'. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 08:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. There's nothing wrong with that IMO, but it sounds like that particular school was not for |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. They kept him after school to teach him to walk in the hall |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. And who gets to separate the Lisas from the Barts? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm with Ms. Sprowal. I'd have taken a child out of such a joyless environment |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
23. +1 |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. Eva Moskowitz is an evil POS. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. It is shameful that charter school receives public funds. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
20. IMO the kid was lucky to have been evicted from this charter school. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I don't know why the mom wanted to keep her kid |
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Drahthaardogs (482 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
25. This is what our educational system would be reduced to if vouchers prevail. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
26. kick rec and shared |
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BOHICA12 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. Homeschool ..... the public side is not a fit. nt |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. Time to bring out this old standby |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. Affluent parents rarely, if ever, send their children to charter schools. |
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