Comments on: I Love Dogs! http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331 These are our principles. If you don't like them, we have others... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: G-MAN http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42468 G-MAN Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:48:04 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42468 @ Floyd- I didn't hear about Chino. I'll check it out later today. In a conference at Santa Fe, I got a tour through Old Main, where the NM riot was. They never did re-open portions of it. I hung back from the main big-shot group and stuck with a couple of sgts trailing along. They both were working there at the time of the incident. The group got an overview. I got the real deal. (I started as a grunt and never forgot where I came from.) Those sgts were awesome! And what they told me, I'll never forget. @ Floyd- I didn’t hear about Chino. I’ll check it out later today.
In a conference at Santa Fe, I got a tour through Old Main, where the NM riot was. They never did re-open portions of it. I hung back from the main big-shot group and stuck with a couple of sgts trailing along. They both were working there at the time of the incident. The group got an overview. I got the real deal. (I started as a grunt and never forgot where I came from.) Those sgts were awesome! And what they told me, I’ll never forget.

]]> By: Matt Helm http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42467 Matt Helm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:36:13 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42467 "I just find it harder and harder to buy into the “public school education is beneficial to everyone” with the rate on return coming out of far too many public school lacking in far too many basic educational skills." Eric, just be quiet and fork my salary over. You're right, of course. But since those taxes come out of your federal and property tax, the best bet is in trying to change the laws concerning illegal aliens attending our schools. The law states that you can't even ask about US citizenship when a parent signs their kid(s) up at a school. And these kids for the most part are siphoning that money from going to more useful purposes. They ought to also pass a law that kids need to know how to read/spell their names, as well as simple C-V-C words, and count to ten, before they can apply to register at a school. Because enough of those parents who expect us to pay for their kids public education don't want to waste their time doing what they're supposed to. Then our tax money will go a lot further (and they'd need less of it), because when they show up in school without knowing how to do those things, they will in most cases always be behind, and keeping them back means we're paying double for them. “I just find it harder and harder to buy into the “public school education is beneficial to everyone” with the rate on return coming out of far too many public school lacking in far too many basic educational skills.”

Eric, just be quiet and fork my salary over. You’re right, of course. But since those taxes come out of your federal and property tax, the best bet is in trying to change the laws concerning illegal aliens attending our schools. The law states that you can’t even ask about US citizenship when a parent signs their kid(s) up at a school. And these kids for the most part are siphoning that money from going to more useful purposes. They ought to also pass a law that kids need to know how to read/spell their names, as well as simple C-V-C words, and count to ten, before they can apply to register at a school. Because enough of those parents who expect us to pay for their kids public education don’t want to waste their time doing what they’re supposed to. Then our tax money will go a lot further (and they’d need less of it), because when they show up in school without knowing how to do those things, they will in most cases always be behind, and keeping them back means we’re paying double for them.

]]> By: Floyd http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42458 Floyd Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:11:57 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42458 @ Eric.... I see your point, but as in all things "don't believe all the hype". The overwhelming majority of public schools function fine and the overwhelming majority of kids go to public schools -- the bad ones make the news -- like bad cops and bad athletes. And even the private obnes are subsidized with public monies (tax deductions for tuition, etc. -- also coming out of your pocket. I'm on your sidewalk! :-) @ Eric…. I see your point, but as in all things “don’t believe all the hype”. The overwhelming majority of public schools function fine and the overwhelming majority of kids go to public schools — the bad ones make the news — like bad cops and bad athletes. And even the private obnes are subsidized with public monies (tax deductions for tuition, etc. — also coming out of your pocket.

I’m on your sidewalk! :-)

]]> By: Floyd http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42449 Floyd Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:04:13 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42449 @G-MAN... 100% agree with that. OT -- did you hear about the Chino prison riot here in CA? They tore it up -- not anything near New Mexico or Attica, but the place sounds unusable. @G-MAN… 100% agree with that. OT — did you hear about the Chino prison riot here in CA? They tore it up — not anything near New Mexico or Attica, but the place sounds unusable.

]]> By: G-MAN http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42448 G-MAN Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:34 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42448 I should proof my writing more better. I should proof my writing more better.

]]> By: G-MAN http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42447 G-MAN Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:53:48 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42447 Floyd- My beef is the way it is operated. Like any other government-run operation, it's inefficient and costly. Look at the salaries of state university administration. The president of the where college I teach part-time makes about 4 times what I made as a deputy director of a pridon system. Her responsibility is about a tenth of what I had. It's a system-wide, not a local problem. School administration, although not as bad, is still way over the top. Floyd-
My beef is the way it is operated. Like any other government-run operation, it’s inefficient and costly. Look at the salaries of state university administration. The president of the where college I teach part-time makes about 4 times what I made as a deputy director of a pridon system. Her responsibility is about a tenth of what I had. It’s a system-wide, not a local problem. School administration, although not as bad, is still way over the top.

]]> By: Eric http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42426 Eric Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:42:20 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42426 Fair enough, Floyd, but who's to say the kids in question were products of homeschooling, private schools or a military institution? ;-) We could play devil's advocate till Kriskey decides to renounce his allegiance to the Red Sox. I just find it harder and harder to buy into the "public school education is beneficial to everyone" with the rate on return coming out of far too many public school lacking in far too many basic educational skills. Now get off my damn lawn!!! Fair enough, Floyd, but who’s to say the kids in question were products of homeschooling, private schools or a military institution? ;-)

We could play devil’s advocate till Kriskey decides to renounce his allegiance to the Red Sox. I just find it harder and harder to buy into the “public school education is beneficial to everyone” with the rate on return coming out of far too many public school lacking in far too many basic educational skills.

Now get off my damn lawn!!!

]]> By: Floyd http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42408 Floyd Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:20:11 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42408 @Tracy... I'm not picking fights. :-) @Tracy… I’m not picking fights. :-)

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42400 Stephanie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:17:36 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42400 I have a question is this a real bill? I mean Thad McCotter is a known prankster. This just smacks of GOTCHA! I have a question is this a real bill? I mean Thad McCotter is a known prankster. This just smacks of GOTCHA!

]]> By: Tracy, txmom2many http://www.threedonia.com/archives/11331/comment-page-1#comment-42399 Tracy, txmom2many Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:15:20 +0000 http://www.threedonia.com/?p=11331#comment-42399 You just like to pick fights. I *know* public school kids are learning. My nephews and several of my boys best friends go to ps. Great kids, smarter than mine. excellent parents. I was an aide, my sister a teacher, and most of my extended family works in the ps system. Fine establishment. There, now how are you going to pick a fight? You just like to pick fights.

I *know* public school kids are learning. My nephews and several of my boys best friends go to ps. Great kids, smarter than mine. excellent parents. I was an aide, my sister a teacher, and most of my extended family works in the ps system. Fine establishment. There, now how are you going to pick a fight?

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