Comments on: Academic Achievement and Violence Free Zones http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:54:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Leon, Durango, CO http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71816 Leon, Durango, CO Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:30:02 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71816 Where the quality of education falls below common sense you can expect students to act up. Where students have cleared up their misunderstood words and achieve real academic achievement the amount of graffiti and corruption go down. We are legally supposed to have a free public education and what we have is $250,000 debt for a good High School education, and it is full of Socialist and Communist tripe. Indeed, mind destroying tripe. Bravo you want to give kids some support, but think inside the box for once. Educate them and you won't have the problems of behavior. Where the quality of education falls below common sense you can expect students to act up. Where students have cleared up their misunderstood words and achieve real academic achievement the amount of graffiti and corruption go down. We are legally supposed to have a free public education and what we have is $250,000 debt for a good High School education, and it is full of Socialist and Communist tripe. Indeed, mind destroying tripe. Bravo you want to give kids some support, but think inside the box for once. Educate them and you won't have the problems of behavior.

]]> By: Wendy Taylor, Glenwo http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71802 Wendy Taylor, Glenwo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:04:44 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71802 I just spent Wednesday evening serving a Thanksgiving meal to those in need. OUR Second shift was made up of children of as young as 5 years old with no parent around. When I asked where the parents were I was told that most don't have parents looking after them. Some may have an elderly grandparent, but they are old and didn't come for the meal. These children are on their own and have no one looking out for them. No one to make sure if they are safe, fed and no one to go over their homework. You tell me how a child in this enviroment can achieve. My child and I returned home to our warm home and were grateful, but I found it hard to sleep that night knowing that those children had very little chance of doing well in the greatest country on earth. We better wake up and realize that the only way to help these children is to get envolved and mentor these children. The churches in the suburbs need to set up programs in cities and crime ridden communites and reach out and help the least of these. We need to think beyond our own children and lend a helping hand to those in need. Money is not the answer; it is our time and the ability to mentor,care, love and help these chidren to gain freedom from the poverty and lack of opportunity and hope that is missing in their world! I just spent Wednesday evening serving a Thanksgiving meal to those in need. OUR Second shift was made up of children of as young as 5 years old with no parent around. When I asked where the parents were I was told that most don't have parents looking after them. Some may have an elderly grandparent, but they are old and didn't come for the meal. These children are on their own and have no one looking out for them. No one to make sure if they are safe, fed and no one to go over their homework. You tell me how a child in this enviroment can achieve. My child and I returned home to our warm home and were grateful, but I found it hard to sleep that night knowing that those children had very little chance of doing well in the greatest country on earth. We better wake up and realize that the only way to help these children is to get envolved and mentor these children. The churches in the suburbs need to set up programs in cities and crime ridden communites and reach out and help the least of these. We need to think beyond our own children and lend a helping hand to those in need. Money is not the answer; it is our time and the ability to

mentor,care, love and help these chidren to gain freedom from the poverty and lack of opportunity and hope that is missing in their world!

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]]> By: portague, WA http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71557 portague, WA Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:17:53 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71557 There is only one comment that fits this article --- "Drivvel, total and complete drivvel." There is only one comment that fits this article — "Drivvel, total and complete drivvel."

]]> By: Tim Az http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71529 Tim Az Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:59:40 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71529 When I went to school the popular form of mitigation was to create an impact to the rear end of the offender with a piece of wood. The results would instantly flood the brain of the offender with an epiphany that actions have consequences. It was quite effective and inexpensive. I even had a few experiences with it myself and have not suffered any psychological damamge because of it. In fact have not found anyone who has suffered any psychological damage from a few minutes of discomfort. But I have seen a multitude of people who have no direct experienced of this type punishment for bad behavior choices and the majority have no appreciation for consequences. I was in my last year of school when they ended that part of the education process. We knew the year before that this part of the curriculum was to be no more. We just shook our heads and acknowledged what the results would be from instituting this little jewel of political correctness. And now society must reap the rewards of ineffective discipline in Americas Schools. Just look at what kind of Government we are now experiencing. How's that hope and change working out for you? When I went to school the popular form of mitigation was to create an impact to the rear end of the offender with a piece of wood. The results would instantly flood the brain of the offender with an epiphany that actions have consequences. It was quite effective and inexpensive. I even had a few experiences with it myself and have not suffered any psychological damamge because of it. In fact have not found anyone who has suffered any psychological damage from a few minutes of discomfort. But I have seen a multitude of people who have no direct experienced of this type punishment for bad behavior choices and the majority have no appreciation for consequences. I was in my last year of school when they ended that part of the education process. We knew the year before that this part of the curriculum was to be no more. We just shook our heads and acknowledged what the results would be from instituting this little jewel of political correctness. And now society must reap the rewards of ineffective discipline in Americas Schools. Just look at what kind of Government we are now experiencing.

How's that hope and change working out for you?

]]> By: richards lyon MD http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71520 richards lyon MD Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:39:01 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71520 At Piedmont High School in the thirties all of the girls wore attractive white middies and blue skirts. In this mostly well off community social and cultural lines were obliterated. Pride had taken the place of "show". In D,C, why not make this the first step in gaining the prideful equality we all cherish. Two uniforms per child is a small price to pay. Let's then watch the result and go from there. At Piedmont High School in the thirties all of the girls wore attractive white middies and blue skirts. In this mostly well off community social and cultural lines were obliterated. Pride had taken the place of "show". In D,C, why not make this the first step in gaining the prideful equality we all cherish. Two uniforms per child is a small price to pay. Let's then watch the result and go from there.

]]> By: Linda Carlsbad, CA http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71500 Linda Carlsbad, CA Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:54:48 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71500 The DC public schools seem to be the worst schools in the United States. That's is why the kids wanted to go to the charter schools. Better schools, teachers, safer environment. But Obama refuses to give the vouchers anymore. He wants the kids to have to go to the public schools. Why in the world in WDC would the schools be in such poor shape, violent, bad teachers. This is where we give trillions of dollars too. There is no excuse, Wahington is a nightmare, the corruption in unforgivable! Until Congress and this President care about the students, nothing is going to change. Their kids go to charter school, private schools. If their kids had to go to public schools, it would change very fast. The DC public schools seem to be the worst schools in the United States. That's is why the kids wanted to go to the charter schools. Better schools, teachers, safer environment. But Obama refuses to give the vouchers anymore. He wants the kids to have to go to the public schools. Why in the world in WDC would the schools be in such poor shape, violent, bad teachers. This is where we give trillions of dollars too. There is no excuse, Wahington is a nightmare, the corruption in unforgivable!

Until Congress and this President care about the students, nothing is going to change. Their kids go to charter school, private schools. If their kids had to go to public schools, it would change very fast.

]]> By: Lynn B. DeSpain http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71495 Lynn B. DeSpain Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:50:11 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71495 Ah, but take away the job opportunities and what are the results? This survey was conducted long before the Nation was in double didget unemployment. So the goal of Government is now what? To teach children to study hard, work hard in extra activities, be non-violent and go on welfare, because there is no work for them in the future? That the drop outs are making thousands a week on selling drugs, and living high on the hog? Seems to me that the Government is approaching this from a wrong direction and a wrong attitude! Selling drugs is illegal, but it is Free Enterprise and profitable. Being an Illegal Alien is also illegal, but the Government doesn't care about that, so less jobs are available. We have a Congress and President who do not even follow the Laws of the Constitution and its Amendments, and they are doing fine, and they are breaking the Law too! So it seems that the message we are sending our children is to work hard, study hard, and maybe you too can work for the Government, or go on Welfare, or go the other way into Crime which pays off better statistically than the Stock Market! There is something therribly wrong with this picture. Ah, but take away the job opportunities and what are the results?

This survey was conducted long before the Nation was in double didget unemployment. So the goal of Government is now what? To teach children to study hard, work hard in extra activities, be non-violent and go on welfare, because there is no work for them in the future? That the drop outs are making thousands a week on selling drugs, and living high on the hog?

Seems to me that the Government is approaching this from a wrong direction and a wrong attitude!

Selling drugs is illegal, but it is Free Enterprise and profitable.

Being an Illegal Alien is also illegal, but the Government doesn't care about that, so less jobs are available.

We have a Congress and President who do not even follow the Laws of the Constitution and its Amendments, and they are doing fine, and they are breaking the Law too!

So it seems that the message we are sending our children is to work hard, study hard, and maybe you too can work for the Government, or go on Welfare, or go the other way into Crime which pays off better statistically than the Stock Market!

There is something therribly wrong with this picture.

]]> By: Bobbie Jay http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/26/academic-achievement-and-violence-free-zones/#comment-71398 Bobbie Jay Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:53:23 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=20459#comment-71398 It's just not right. What happened to parental responsibilities? If the law was enforced, behaviors would change on their own. Why again, are taxpayers held accountable for the actions of other people's children? AND paying for law enforcement? Why are people having children if they aren't going to take responsibility for them? Including, provisions of basic necessity. If qualifications for government handouts were without bias, racism, discrimination but with equal qualifications, all would make conscious decisions in having kids. It would naturally aid in the population crisis. Very threatening for a government program to suggest, regarding public schools: "they may suppress some behaviors, but they do not confront the causes of those behaviors?" That's because it's the PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY AND NONE OF GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS! What kind of parents do we have in this country that would hand over their child's upbringing to government? I just don't like government taking control over the people's duty to DO FOR THEMSELVES, LIVING UP TO THEIR PERSONAL AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES... It's just not right. What happened to parental responsibilities?

If the law was enforced, behaviors would change on their own. Why again, are taxpayers held accountable for the actions of other people's children? AND paying for law enforcement? Why are people having children if they aren't going to take responsibility for them? Including, provisions of basic necessity. If qualifications for government handouts were without bias, racism, discrimination but with equal qualifications, all would make conscious decisions in having kids. It would naturally aid in the population crisis.

Very threatening for a government program to suggest, regarding public schools: "they may suppress some behaviors, but they do not confront the causes of those behaviors?" That's because it's the PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY AND NONE OF GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS! What kind of parents do we have in this country that would hand over their child's upbringing to government? I just don't like government taking control over the people's duty to DO FOR THEMSELVES, LIVING UP TO THEIR PERSONAL AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES…

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