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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:50 AM Original message |
Jammed Detroit public school cited as hazard - Fire Dept. issues citation for class with 50plus kids |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. American exceptionalism means "a great life EXCEPT for 99% of its citizens." nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-11 01:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Well, our official ranking is "average" overall," but below average |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. Simple fix for that...Lay off more fire fighters so they don't have time for inspections. |
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hue (571 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. just one example of the ALEC agenda ... |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. 55 kids in a kindergarten?!! |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I wouldn't do that job for all the money in the world |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. no kidding |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. The legislature was insane in Texas.... |
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du_grad (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. During the baby boom in the early to mid 1950's... |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. that is interesting |
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du_grad (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Times were different then |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. All was not perfect ... indeed. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. It's not that wages were better, but that the standard of living was lower. |
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Laluchacontinua (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. In 1970 the average house was about 1400 ft2. It's about doubled since then. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I don't understand your point. Is it that 50 plus 5 year olds in a classrom is not a big deal |
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du_grad (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. It wasn't a big deal then, apparently |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. I appreciate the clarification. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. And teachers were allowed to use corporal punishment. |
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du_grad (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. The worst punishment that I remember was |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-11 01:44 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Corporal punishment, even today, depends very much on the public school district. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
6. 55 kindergarten kids and 72 HS kids in a class is insane... |
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rubberducky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. So what will be THE answer to overcrowding? Virtual schools to the rescue! |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. I've lectured to freshman biology classes of wekk over 120. |
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dash_bannon (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Overcrowded classrooms |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. It limits what is possible in the classroom. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. yes it does for example in a fire, it limits how many of those students will live afterwards |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. One could argue that a basic intro course should be more of a review. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Still ,55 kindergarteners! |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I agree. 55 kindergarteners is warehousing not educating. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Comparing college kids... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. so what, that wasn't a fire hazard |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
11. Worst industrialized nation on the Planet. How many of those 72 High School kids |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. My first job was with 51 first graders and another teacher |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. Now let's talk about the "achievement gap", shall we? |
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dtexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. Oh but class size doesn't matter -- so long as the teacher has been adquately victimized ... |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
23. Unreal! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. The priorities of this country seem FUBAR. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. So why is Detroit closing all those other schools? |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Because Detroit is desperately broke. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-11 05:02 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Shrinking population, shrinking tax base, shrinking budgets. nt |
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