tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post7056234281536423950..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Automotive CenturyPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-81146710016168754932017-09-20T19:24:42.442-04:002017-09-20T19:24:42.442-04:00Are you suggesting that the 20,000 did not get the...Are you suggesting that the 20,000 did not get the same opportunities as the 80.000?<br /><br />So quick to blame the schools without even bothering to ask us why? For every single one of those 20,000 that don’t reach the graduation stage (and be careful here with your statistics) in four years the teachers and counselors in their schools can explain exactly why. Amazing to think that people like you never even seem to wonder why they don’t make it. Bad teaching? Hardly. If that was the case we wouldn’t have an 80% success rate. Go ahead genius and give it a try . . .<br /><br />Chronic absenteeism<br />Chronic misbehavior<br />Mental illness<br />Severe cognitive disabilities<br />Parental neglect/abuse<br />Drug and alcohol abuse<br />Apathy<br />Generational poverty<br />Generational dependence<br /><br /><br />NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292448959963091160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-52779693606648749132017-09-20T19:09:32.385-04:002017-09-20T19:09:32.385-04:00So, how many students does public education kill p...So, how many students does public education kill per 100,000?Peter Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-58155437555658717942017-09-20T18:03:49.624-04:002017-09-20T18:03:49.624-04:00For every 100,000 people who get into a car in Ame...For every 100,000 people who get into a car in America, about 10 of them will die in accidents this year.<br /><br />For every 100,000 kids who enter 1st grade this year, almost 20,000 of them will fail to graduate high school.<br /><br />If public education had the successful track record that the automobile does, no one would be trying to change anything.Brian Villanuevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372144072813376916noreply@blogger.com