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madfloridian

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25. When I retired books were in short supply...

Reply to Dr. Xavier (Reply #24)

Sat Sep 20, 2014, 06:39 PM

Sep 2014

my classes seldom had up to date texts. Since we were a primary grade they had allowed our science texts to be 10 years old. I had no classroom maps except one before 1991. I could go on, but I do need to say that other schools such as magnet schools often had 2 sets of texts....one to stay at school one to carry home. They were schools in wealthier districts, but the same tax money paid for their supplies.

We had to scrounge for supplies, pay for them ourselves. Nice of you to help with the furniture.

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Public Education [View all] H2O Man Sep 2014 OP

"afford individual students with the opportunity for upward economic mobility" NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

Well said! H2O Man Sep 2014 #14

informed citizenry has been my number one justabob Sep 2014 #2

Right. H2O Man Sep 2014 #15

how to think, not what to think... exactly nt justabob Sep 2014 #22

"current “war on teachers” (especially the war on teachers’ unions) is actually a war on democracy" madfloridian Sep 2014 #3

well-deserved king words too! QED Sep 2014 #5

And you deserve them.... daleanime Sep 2014 #9

I want to express my gratitude to madfloridian and H2O Man. FourScore Sep 2014 #13

2nd That expression! Absolute DU Treasures! adirondacker Sep 2014 #21

+1,000 malaise Sep 2014 #28

I make a point H2O Man Sep 2014 #16

*Very* well-deserved. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #27

It sounds a lot like the old argument about the value of a liberal arts education.... femmocrat Sep 2014 #4

One of my daughters H2O Man Sep 2014 #17

K&R Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #6

Yes, it does! H2O Man Sep 2014 #18

Great post ... wavesofeuphoria Sep 2014 #7

Preparing for a global economy.. madfloridian Sep 2014 #11

Thanks. H2O Man Sep 2014 #20

Congress is not to informing, its to be informed by its electorate. They operate on our will.... marble falls Sep 2014 #8

In "United States v. Rumely H2O Man Sep 2014 #32

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #10

They go hand-in-hand. H2O Man Sep 2014 #33

Profititus, The taught disease. Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #12

Thoughtful post. madfloridian Sep 2014 #35

Well said. H2O Man Sep 2014 #38

Thank you, H2O Man! Thank you, madfloridian! Octafish Sep 2014 #19

Right. H2O Man Sep 2014 #39

My appreciation to Madflo, always, LWolf Sep 2014 #23

Thank you. H2O Man Sep 2014 #40

You're welcome. LWolf Sep 2014 #44

My wife is an educator and Dr. Xavier Sep 2014 #24

When I retired books were in short supply... madfloridian Sep 2014 #25

Very good. H2O Man Sep 2014 #41

The school where I went to K-3 was the Dickinson building hootinholler Sep 2014 #26

Daniel Dickinson was H2O Man Sep 2014 #42

Great post and thread. I graduated high school in 1965, when Civics was still required to graduate. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #29

Thank you! H2O Man Sep 2014 #43

That public education is not a fundamental Constitutional right is one of the founders' greatest ancianita Sep 2014 #30

Politics is said to be a luxury of the leisure classes. Thus, he said upward social mobility. freshwest Sep 2014 #31

I agree completely. Thank you for... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #34

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #36

Thanks quaker bill Sep 2014 #37