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In reply to the discussion: *****SOTU OFFICIAL THREAD***** -- Thread 2 [View all]musicblind
(4,484 posts)88. I'm talking as someone whose mother is a teacher and who grew up with a learning disability myself.
I'm not saying that all kids failing in school want to fail.
But there are some kids who simply do not want to learn.
My mother once recommended a girl for honors english and she and her parents refused. They did not want the negative stigma of being in an "honors" class.
So sad.
It is true though, that some kids, just refuse to do any kind of school work.
I love the idea of giving schools more money. I love the idea of alternative education techniques. I love giving families more incentives to keep their children in school no matter what.
I'm just being honest.
Remember... some kids are republican too...
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Prez, there are plenty of tech workers in the US that can't get hired, because companies
valerief
Jan 2012
#1
You're welcome! The first thread was getting cumbersome even with a high-speed connection.
highplainsdem
Jan 2012
#8
"It is time to turn our unemployment system into a re-employment system that puts people to work."
ellisonz
Jan 2012
#7
Love the praise for teachers... He's so right about everything he's saying!
highplainsdem
Jan 2012
#15
POTUS proposes every state requires that all students graduate or until they turn 18. Wow
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#21
In some countries they have a choice of finishing a minimum level of education or
Cleita
Jan 2012
#136
I don't think it's at all possible to enforce something like this.
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2012
#210
I'm talking as someone whose mother is a teacher and who grew up with a learning disability myself.
musicblind
Jan 2012
#88
Women should earn equal pay for equal work....and the repukes don't stand. nt
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#50
They are trying to figure out how women are going to get the housework done on top of getting = pay
Thor_MN
Jan 2012
#77
Boner keeps licking his lips. Seems stressed- in need of bourbon and chap stik.
Snarkoleptic
Jan 2012
#56
Maybe saddle soap will help. Isn't that what you use to condition old leather? n/t
Cleita
Jan 2012
#77
Whoever gives the response is going to look so small if they go on the attack. n/t
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#62
Paul Ryan toolishly laughing at Obama proposing an All-Of-The-Above strategy for energy development
sfpcjock
Jan 2012
#80
OT--my little daughter thought the Supreme Court weren't clapping because they're nuns
renate
Jan 2012
#102
You can tell how great this speech is by the unhappy looks on Republicans' faces.
highplainsdem
Jan 2012
#108
"Take the money we're no longer spending on war, use half of it to pay down the debt...
ellisonz
Jan 2012
#120
"We'll give those banks that were rescued by taxpayers a chance to repay a deficit of trust."
highplainsdem
Jan 2012
#130
Obama/Duncan education policy is total bullshit. He can't call for merit pay at the same time he is
Orlandodem
Jan 2012
#137
Bombs going off all over Camp Pen tonight for clean energy projects on public lands
sfpcjock
Jan 2012
#138
Welp, Obama 2012's POLICY PROPOSALS are certainly to the left of Obama's 2008's RHETORIC.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#144
"I am not backing down from making sure an oil company can contain a spill like we saw in the Gulf."
ellisonz
Jan 2012
#145
yes, I saw it too, but it looked really really painful....and it was with a frown.
Alameda
Jan 2012
#174
He's not on solid ground talking about shaky lending practices...and A.G. Holder. nt
Honeycombe8
Jan 2012
#160
Obama's going to overstep, sidestep and step over the Repukes.!! Stop the tax hike!!!!n/t
hue
Jan 2012
#162
Bush's tax cuts were supposed to be temporary! I knew it at the time...was really permanent.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2012
#166
What is wrong with Cantor? Geez....he looks like he just ate something really disgusting.
Alameda
Jan 2012
#167
Obama: Members of Congress should pay their fair share in taxes. Republicans sit on their hands.
NYC Liberal
Jan 2012
#173
Man, Obama looks angry. Reminds me of getting lectured by my father there.
Saving Hawaii
Jan 2012
#187
I'm starting to cry. This man needs to be in the White House for four more years.
musicblind
Jan 2012
#191
"We should all want a smarter more effective government!"-except the oligarchy that controls Repuks
hue
Jan 2012
#196
Republicans (like Newt and Romney) don't know what they are talking about ..
MarkCharles
Jan 2012
#199