Comments on: MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: Save School Choice in D.C.

By: the worst of the worst « Appalachian Conservative

the worst of the worst « Appalachian Conservative — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:53:09 +0000

[...] Update 7/23/09: Even Chris Matthews agrees, Obama Should Support School Choice in DC [...]

By: Writing Under the Influence: A Misguided Missive Against School Choice : Conservative Blog: Urban Conservative 2.0 – Conservative News & Politics

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:07:23 +0000

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By: What A Difference Nine Months Makes | Conservative Principles Now

What A Difference Nine Months Makes | Conservative Principles Now — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:07:50 +0000

[...] Durbin’s acknowledgement of the program’s positive impact puts him among a number of others who were originally skeptical about the program but later admitted the educational benefit of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship [...]

By: StewartIII

StewartIII — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:07:16 +0000

Pro-voucher D.C. Democrats Lodge Protest Same Day Obama Addresses American Students http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2009/09...

By: Chad Daly

Chad Daly — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:37:50 +0000

Read Thomas Sowell's book "Vision of the Annointed" the section on education truly shows how everytime there is a negative statistic about US public schools the liberal response is we need more money. The spending on public schools has increased exponentially and yet the test scores continue to decline. Choice breads competition and that weeds out dead weight but the unions know that will erode their power base. So we continue to throw good money after bad. Yes we need God back. Not just because I am a Christian but because what is wrong with Loving your neighbor as yourself? Spare the rod spoil the child

By: JOHN

JOHN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:08:12 +0000

The great teachers union, the black president is paid off by all unions in america. Unions have always been mob linked, and they are linked with the white house. As is the chicago mob that this black president is associated with. Obambana h. will see that his girls get the best education in america. However, for the rest of the american children the union schools will do just fine.

After all they keep him in office, so does the black union, the naacp, acorn .

By: Lynn B. DeSpain

Lynn B. DeSpain — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:08:22 +0000

Having graduated from public schools myself, as did many of my friends and relatives, this being several decades ago, the only thing I find wrong with them now is a combination of the ACLU and Government regulations, that keep out the Ten Commandments, yet allow kids to run wild with no rules. Liberal education that teaches no Conservatism. Principles throughout the whole system that youth grow up with validating that no matter what you do wrong in life, it is someone else's fault! A school system that validates , there is no respect earned or given, that it is valid to kill unborn babies, yet wrong to torture or kill Terrorist. That the "New Swine Flu" is important because 600 people worldwide have died form it, while never explaining that 300,000 die worldwide each year from just the flu.

No, it is no so much the Public Schools, as it is the removing of the right of a teacher or a principal to say to a child, "What you did was wrong!", to embarrass a child, to punish a child as well as reward a child for achievement. "If there are no winners and no losers in a game, why do they keep points?" I had a eight year old grand daughter ask me that!

Gold stars by your name meant something. Being sent to the Principals office meant something. Being truant meant something. Teachers were Educators and could actually take pride in their work, instead of a pay check and tenure. When a child would come to school all marked up, the gym teachers and principals, would pay a visit to the kids parents, and it never happened again. Kids didn't get lost in systems. Bad kids went to bad places, if they did not change , they grew up and went to jail, their choice, and they were made aware of it early on, and most did change and most all teachers did extra to help them.

Do we need credits for Private Schools? Yes, we probably do. Our Public Schools experiments with Government involvement and the ACLU have pretty much messed up the current stock of Teachers and Administrators. In time, the Private schools, which are like the Public ones of old, may become the Public ones of New. Until that time, My vote is for the parents choice of where their money goes for their kids education.

Hozro

By: paula Boston MA

paula Boston MA — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:02:59 +0000

Its exactly our "dumbed Down" (in the last 40+ years) education system that gave us Obama, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank etc.

What happened to "vouchers"?

Republicans should run on a "Voucher" platform among other things.

By: Jan in Michigan

Jan in Michigan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:34:05 +0000

Mike Quinn, I agree and disagree with you. First Chrissy Matthews

is a joke but this one time I have to agree with him.

DC public schools are the worst in the nation with a high cost

per student to educate. The schools of choice offer the children

a better education and at a lower cost. The parents are also

involved as they have to choose which school their child attends.

No child will be a success without a parent that is involved and

a good education.

By: Molly Dow, Oregon

Molly Dow, Oregon — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:17:14 +0000

Good educations are key to a prosperous life in America.

The Democrats block school vouchers and would doom children

to a life of poverty by denying them access to GOOD schools. Why does Obama elect to send his own children to a high class private school?? Does anyone see the blinding hypocracy here??

The ruling class MUST have poorly educated masses to maintain control.