tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post8846278069709047339..comments2023-03-26T03:47:29.469-04:00Comments on Peter St. Onge: Our schools: Sharing the pain, or dismissing it?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-76761209871363358172011-01-18T06:08:55.797-05:002011-01-18T06:08:55.797-05:00Good article. Thank you.Good article. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-10238256516165401152010-11-25T07:42:17.866-05:002010-11-25T07:42:17.866-05:00Mark 12:41-44 41 And he sat down and beheld how t...Mark 12:41-44 41 And he sat down and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury and many who were rich cast in much. And there came a poor widow who cast in two mites which make a farthing. And he called his disciples and said, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all the rich, for they did cast in of their abundance but she gave all she had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-34589601942853405122010-11-24T07:09:24.123-05:002010-11-24T07:09:24.123-05:00There are 10 times more poor people than rich peop...There are 10 times more poor people than rich people who wouldnt have to pay but 10% in taxes and could equalize what the rich pay to keep schools open.<br /><br />Use your welfare checks & food stamps to pay taxes. Collect bottles and aluminum & sell to pay your fair share of taxes. <br /><br />Cut down on eating & staying fat as hogs. Donate it to pay taxations. If all would do this the schools could be saved. It would take a whole nation of villages to save schools if only you paid your taxes and stopped cheating.<br /><br />Remember "pay to Caesar what is Caesars and pay to G-d what is G-ds"? <br />Are you living up to this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-59242329999844644242010-11-20T15:36:48.568-05:002010-11-20T15:36:48.568-05:00First, the school system is too large and should b...First, the school system is too large and should be split apart. There seems to be this big push in government that centralization is the answer and saves money. What we really see is a reduction in service, poor management, and costs going up. If the school system is split up and one of these smaller systems gets it right, they can be a model for the others to follow. Second, Charlotte is a wealthy city with a lot of wealthy people. Ask the wealthy to get their checkbooks out and donate to the school system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-20309170291933754182010-11-19T16:26:43.449-05:002010-11-19T16:26:43.449-05:00Hey yo. Lower your expectations. Join the real wor...Hey yo. Lower your expectations. Join the real world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-61567828537325932462010-11-19T15:26:10.336-05:002010-11-19T15:26:10.336-05:00November 18, 2010 12:40 PM
Is that some kind of ...November 18, 2010 12:40 PM <br /><br />Is that some kind of cruel joke of a post? Somebody trying to jerk somebodys chains? Real funny. <br /><br />We are just trying to keep them off the streets in school out of trouble. They can be dog catchers or ditch diggers. Anything is better than dealing drugs and terrorizing the community with crime and going to jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-914144842696170022010-11-19T06:48:32.248-05:002010-11-19T06:48:32.248-05:00"Lynne Stevenson said...
Once again the real..."Lynne Stevenson said... <br />Once again the real losers are the children who are not getting the education they need in order to compete in a global economy. These kids are our future doctors, lawyers, teachers, politicians, and maybe even future Presidents or Vice Presidents. They deserve only the best education that our tax dollars can provide and they are clearly NOT receiving it...<br /><br />November 18, 2010 12:40 PM "<br /><br /><br />Get off the crack. They already get the best education somebody elses money can buy now and half of them turn out to be drop-outs and crackheads. Start educating based on the amount of taxes you paid into the system and then you will see zero schools zero education. Nothing should be free. Pay to play or you dont play ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-11681439258826486792010-11-18T12:40:29.429-05:002010-11-18T12:40:29.429-05:00Once again the real losers are the children who ar...Once again the real losers are the children who are not getting the education they need in order to compete in a global economy. These kids are our future doctors, lawyers, teachers, politicians, and maybe even future Presidents or Vice Presidents. They deserve only the best education that our tax dollars can provide and they are clearly NOT receiving it...Lynne Stevensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-86292799959841602642010-11-18T12:29:51.209-05:002010-11-18T12:29:51.209-05:00My son was a senior in 1999 and Dr. Smith held mee...My son was a senior in 1999 and Dr. Smith held meetings explaining this very issue was projected to happen. The School Board was asking for bond money to avert the problem or at least attempt to address them. The Board of Commissioners decided to attach the Bobcats Arena to that same bond package. It was voted down but still built. Thank you Board of Commissioners!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-39467381793454982642010-11-18T09:14:46.198-05:002010-11-18T09:14:46.198-05:00MY CHILD IS NOT A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT NO MATTER WHAT...MY CHILD IS NOT A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT NO MATTER WHAT GORMAN THE BOE OR KUJO THINK!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-85709709038061386732010-11-16T18:39:35.481-05:002010-11-16T18:39:35.481-05:00Closing schools to cut budjet is crazy. Kids shoul...Closing schools to cut budjet is crazy. Kids should not be worrying about where they will be going to school. These should the best years of their lives, yet for many, their life is filled with turmoil. The best way to save money is to cut out some of the administrative jobs, thats where the money is going. How can you justify a salary upwards of $60,000.00 in a school system where that person is not even in a classroom teaching a child. Disrupting the livelihood of these kids is paving the way for many to just give up,get lost in the shuffle or not attend anywhere. I can guarantee that not one of the board members have a school aged child that would be affected by all this mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-91719999301625063012010-11-14T17:43:15.571-05:002010-11-14T17:43:15.571-05:00I'm sorry Peter but I am numb to this new &quo...I'm sorry Peter but I am numb to this new "pain". We have carried this school system sacrificing our children for too many years as it is. We are willing to get out and work with our teachers and our children for the benefit of their education. We have labored long hours running PTSA's, fund raisers so the less fortunate could go on trips, chaparoning trips, etc. We have been the pawns of past school boards because they needed us white middle class families to change from school to school to help the percentages. <br /><br />When I found out that my last child was going to attend 3 middle schools and at least 2 high schools due to pupil reassignment, I worked the system and got it my way. In the infamous words of George Dunlap, "we do not care what you say because we will still get your tax money". <br /><br />The students now suffer from sardine campuses, overloaded classrooms, etc. If this was a private institution doing this to my family, they would not be in business much longer. <br /><br />So Peter, get off your high horse and get with the program. These folks like Rev Kojo love to use you and jerk you around for their personal agenda. It is time to give us real choices in public education and that means giving me part of my tax dollars back.therestofthestorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-9944507485369584972010-11-14T08:29:52.836-05:002010-11-14T08:29:52.836-05:00Education for many is a waste too expensive and va...Education for many is a waste too expensive and vastly overated. Basic simple reading, writing & math is all many need espec those who never pay any taxes. Jobs are what really counts whether manual or skilled labor. You cant teach truck driving brick laying plumbing carpentry engine repair electrical etc in the classrooms. <br />Revamp the whole system. Change the laws. Save billions. Solve the problem. Pay to play or you dont play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-36337362895046365732010-11-14T05:52:48.446-05:002010-11-14T05:52:48.446-05:00You know I am not trying to discount any child loo...You know I am not trying to discount any child loosing their school because I felt the same exact way in the 70's when they did the same thing to us.....I guess I don't see it as drastic as most because it truly has been happening for decades. <br /><br />Kids are resourceful and resilient, it is the parents who aren't and keep their child in turmoil! The more accepting the parents are the easier it is on the child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-31283277056864327992010-11-14T03:37:02.240-05:002010-11-14T03:37:02.240-05:00CMS and public education as a whole was broken lon...CMS and public education as a whole was broken long before Gorman got out of high school.<br /><br />It will continue to be broken as long as the status quo continues by federal and state regulations and educators running the system.wiley coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674905924582409585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-51493420092946391432010-11-14T01:26:37.153-05:002010-11-14T01:26:37.153-05:00I still think we should pool a small percentage of...I still think we should pool a small percentage of school fund raiser to assist all schools and the fund should be allocated by a county-wide PTA made of the officers of each school. Work together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-79823943338310547992010-11-14T01:21:24.822-05:002010-11-14T01:21:24.822-05:00My parents, myself, my daughter attended schools i...My parents, myself, my daughter attended schools in Charlotte many the same for all of us. The only change I have seen over the decades of change is the equalizing of the bad. Equalizing of the good was supposed to be the goal and we never even moved in the correct direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-6852858770713299642010-11-14T00:41:42.647-05:002010-11-14T00:41:42.647-05:00Dr. Gorman and the BOE have destroyed CMS within a...Dr. Gorman and the BOE have destroyed CMS within a few short years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069744000849776605.post-90319378244451269232010-11-13T23:42:20.631-05:002010-11-13T23:42:20.631-05:00Many high achieving schools have lost more teacher...Many high achieving schools have lost more teachers (many transferred to lower preforming schools) than lower preforming schools. This is no longer an overcrowding issue. It is a combination of weighted student/teacher ratios at Myers Park/Ardrey Kell and Providence. IF 40 children can highly achieve, why not pack the class with 45-50. More bang for the buck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com