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It all starts with the family. These lousy students learned their habits at home, not school. If the families have no respect for education, then their children will not either!

New Trier-Duke Ed wrote:

It all starts with the family. These lousy students learned their habits at home, not school. If the families have no respect for education, then their children will not either!

Not true. This is the propaganda the teacher's union wants to spread. Let's face it ... with xhildren in school 6 hours a day for 5 days ... it is much more time rhan parents spend with their children. The teachers are hired to teach the children ... and they are failing miserably. Classes used to be 30-35 students per class ... children came into first grade not knowing numbers or the alphabet .. and failing grade used to be 74 ... so what happened? Liberalism ... They don't want to teach ... they want to indoctrinate ... You can't have some student succeed and others fail ... no ... that would not be good for the dumb, lazy students self esteem.
This approach has worked really well ... don't you think?

Let me first say that I understand the frustaration that parents and others may be having with sending their child or children to a Chicago Public School. However, keeping their child from attending school until more funding is avaliable is just insane. What are you really teaching your child by not sending them to school on the first day or even until more funding is avalialbe? If we let our children stay home just because we do not like the funding that is provided to our schools then we can also say to out children if you dont like something at work then dont go to work until you get what you want. And for Pastors/Reverands to say that they want into The White School is insane as well. If you want to be in that school then move to that area and pay the taxes that go along with that area. There are boundry lines for a reason. There are school districts for a reason. It is not to segrate people. It is in place to control over population in one school or another. Now if a white person would turn around and say I didnt get public aid or a job becasue I am white then we are being pregidice. So what is the difference if a black person says they want into a white school. No one is saying you can not go to the white school. Just move into that area and pay the taxes that pay for the funding for that specific school just like every one else who is attending that school. Why not do fundraising for your school. the church askes for money for everything else why not for the school in that area. There is one problem with society. There are certain people who think that everything should just be handed to them. There are people who are out there that need public aid assistance and get turned down because of color. You dont hear a white person crying because they did not get a job or that their child does not go to a good school. The white people who are going to those schools are going there becasue they are living in that district and paying the taxes for that district. And before anyone can say that i am a high class white person let me tell you i am not. I live in Harvey. Born and Raised in Harvey and still reside in Harvey. SO no I do not have the best schools in my area. Nor would i like to send my child to a school around here. I know that if i want to my child to go to a good school i have to either move to another area of senf them to a private school. i do not exspect to have some school let me go there because the schools near me are not that great.

$10,000/pupil is plenty of money, and most of it comes from outside of Meeks district. It's very generous charity and Meeks is turning his nose up at it. He just wants some scene like Little Rock.

A Teacher wrote:

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Are you serious?
I have attended private school most of my life. I graduated from a top private high school (in another country.) I also attended a tier 1 university. I graduated at the top of every graduating, I was a member. I have a degree in Applied Mathematics and a degree in Education. I am involved actively in the community I teach (hard not to when you live there.) So, I am sitting next to my students and not from the top of a glass tower. I was recruited by CPS because of my stellar background. So, the teachers are not always the problem. Maybe we need to look at the students (and parents) who are affected by low scores.
Only 50% of CPS student graduate high school. My average freshman class has an attendance of about 60%. I’m paid to teach a whole class, so the students who attend are getting the education the other students miss out on. I am there after school and before school (for free.) The problem is not the funding. Victims never move beyond their circumstances and we are creating eternal victims. Poor Johnny… his mom is never there… he doesn’t know his father… his school has limited funding… he has school books that he refuses to use….he has teachers he curses at… he has on $100 shoes. So pardon me, when I don’t feel for the parents (or kids). People have learned to read without book (during slavery.) Make the students and parents accountable early on. Enforce attendance laws and maybe we can talk about increased funding; that is a debate for people who actually utilize their resources.

I guess you are stating that since people learned how to read without books, we should keep forcing our African American students to learn without the same benefits that White American has? I pray that you are not teaching African American students.

tom wrote:

$10,000/pupil is plenty of money, and most of it comes from outside of Meeks district. It's very generous charity and Meeks is turning his nose up at it. He just wants some scene like Little Rock.

If $10,000 a pupil is plenty of money than why is it that other schools have $17,000? Are the tax payers overcharged?

Kevin wrote:

I heard Meeks on the radio this morning. He claimed that a very large percentage of kids from this school could not pass basic reading comprehension tests after graduating. Does he actually believe that the reason these kids cannot read is because they're only receiving 10k per student per school year and that by throwing money at the problem then all of the sudden these same illiterates will be college material? I mean seriously! I specifically remember helping my little brother learn the fundamentals of reading when he was 4-5 years old and also I remember my parents reading to us and encouraging us to read with children's books. Alot of this took place before I ever set foot in school. It's astounding to me that someone thinks a measly amount such as 5-7k (let's face it, in the grand scheme this is nothing) could even come remotely close to being the reason that an 18 year old can't even read. Ludicrous!

Sounds like you would like to donate a measly amount of 5-7K to the situation. Do you really think that all African American parents are worthless?

I think anyone who doe not help their child to learn how to read is worthless. Can't anyone steal a seek and spell from target?

They aren't overcharged. They want to pay the high property taxes because education is a high priority for them. The Chicago school students in this case are subsidized almost entirely by State income tax money and lottery money.

As I said,$10,000 per pupil is plenty of money. A lot of districts have high test scores and well-educated students with less than that.

A Parent wrote:

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If $10,000 a pupil is plenty of money than why is it that other schools have $17,000? Are the tax payers overcharged?