88% of D.C.'s 8th graders can't read

Tech · Sep 8, 2008

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/09/07/bolduan.fixing.dc.schools.cnn

Hypocrisy86 · Sep 8, 2008

Tonyk212000 · Sep 8, 2008

Thats ridiculous.

Whatever happened to No Chile Left Behind?

Tech · Sep 8, 2008

Tonyk212000 said:
Whatever happened to No Chile Left Behind?

No Child Left Behind is probably one of the main reasons why the public schooling system is doing so poorly.

SerbMarko · Sep 8, 2008

Hypo, im not quite sure how you find this funny?

in all honesty im not sure if giving money away will work in this particular situation, but something needs to be done very quickly, so I can clearly understand where this women is coming from and her drastic measures..

Flex · Sep 8, 2008

SerbMarko said:
Hypo, im not quite sure how you find this funny?

in all honesty im not sure if giving money away will work in this particular situation, but something needs to be done very quickly, so I can clearly understand where this women is coming from and her drastic measures..

He's probably just laughing at Zoolander's proposal of building a Center for Children Who Can't Read Good.

Hypocrisy86 · Sep 8, 2008

Im laughing at both

Kids just gonna use that money to buy drugs

Mygeeto · Sep 8, 2008

lol, now this one totally dosnt suprise me at all!

Flex · Sep 8, 2008

Most Americans would rather watch American Idol than read a book.

'nuff said.

Clint · Sep 9, 2008

What is this? A center for ants? How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read... if they can't even fit inside the building?

I don't wanna hear your excuses! The building has to be at least... three times bigger than this!

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Braaq · Sep 9, 2008

Tech said:
No Child Left Behind is probably one of the main reasons why the public schooling system is doing so poorly.

Really? You think so? How so, discuss please.....

I would blame it on poor parenting, poor teachers and laziness of today's society, among many other variables.

Tonyk212000 · Sep 9, 2008

Tech said:
George Bush is the reason America is doing so poorly.

Fixed

Braaq · Sep 9, 2008

^^ Pretty hard to argue against that :49:

, I would say Neo-Cons and their agenda are destroying America.. not just Bush himself. He is just the scape goat at which we can all point at their mistakes and choices, but then again when he speaks it is pretty hard not to think so. :keke:

Robcardu · Sep 9, 2008

SerbMarko said:
Hypo, im not quite sure how you find this funny?

..

He cant read...

Tonyk212000 · Sep 9, 2008

Braaq said:
but then again when he speaks it is pretty hard not to think so.

Flex · Sep 9, 2008

Don't blame it all on Bush, he may not be the most intelligent president we've ever had and certainly isn't one of the better speaking candidates to be elected, but if not for September 11th he may have been an alright president. He ran on a humble foreign policy and for the first few months you could say it was close just that.

I think what people forget it is that the majority of Washington was for invading Iraq, so it probably would have still took place with someone like Bill Clinton in power. Meanwhile, someone in Illinois by the name of Barack Obama was holding a peace rally the first couple days of the invasion.

That is why Obama > McCain

Skeptic · Sep 9, 2008

LOLOL education in australia is becoming as fucked as that i reckon. Its not quite as bad, but definately on the way.

I have a friend who is becomming a Primary school teacher... she cant even spell properly.

Mygeeto · Sep 10, 2008

it's Australia, with a capital "A" dude :keke:

Skeptic · Sep 10, 2008

Mygeeto said:
it's Australia, with a capital "A" dude

:wutyousay:

lifterdead · Sep 10, 2008

No Child Left Behind is probably one of the main reasons why the public schooling system is doing so poorly.

I'll explain it, I have first hand experience with this.

88% of D.C.'s 8th graders can't read

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