tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post760268726382686649..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Inside a Voucher School Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-26431004379485765592014-05-24T09:42:35.159-05:002014-05-24T09:42:35.159-05:00I agree with you Jeff, taxpayer dollars go to scho...I agree with you Jeff, taxpayer dollars go to schools for the public, where no one can be turned away. If you want your child in a private school, then you pay for it. My kids went to Parochial school til 6th grade and then I transferred them to public school. I found both to be good schools, but I wanted them to get a sense of what living in the real world is like, with all kinds of people, that is why I transferred them. Private schools can throw out any student they don't happen to like or who is unruly, not a good message for life. I think we made a good decision as I have two well rounded grown adults. I have no problem with private schools, just don't use taxpayer dollars meant for all schools open to the public.<br />betsy 44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-45387630204849540882014-05-23T18:06:57.829-05:002014-05-23T18:06:57.829-05:00Late last year LifeSkills Academy abruptly closed,...Late last year LifeSkills Academy abruptly closed, leaving its students in the lurch. LifeSkills was started in 2008 by Taron and Rodney Monroe of Lifestyle Ministries. The K-8 voucher school was awarded more than $200,000 for the school year, and the DPI is not able to recoup the money. The Monroes left the state, and in March were found in Florida, where they have started another school.<br />Wisconsin has given LifeSkills some $2.3 million since 2008, for about 400 total students. Last year it had only 66. No students attending LifeSkills were proficient in reading or math in 2012-'13, except for a single fourth-grade student. None of LifeSkills Academy’s students met the minimum testing standards in reading or math in 2011 or 2012. It was removed from federal meal programs in March 2012 for appalling violations of federal school lunch program, taking its funding while cheating the students and profiteering from its misdeeds.<br /><br />Churches enjoy the luxury of tax-exempt status. Religious schools want their educational standards seperated from public institutions, though financed with public tax dollars. I will never understand how publicly-financed entities can be considered private, with no standards, rules or accountability attached for having provided that public financing.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-57185732297956642052014-05-23T15:43:08.611-05:002014-05-23T15:43:08.611-05:00What grabbed me was the description of the school ...What grabbed me was the description of the school as "non-denominational Christian." Is this supposed to make us First Amendment believers feel better? Non-denominational, maybe. Ecumenical? Clearly not, judging by those photos. What a shame when schools taking tax dollars go on proselytizing their pupils. Even if you believe in God and even if you're Christian, that's way beyond the bounds of what government ought to be sanctioning under the Constitution. It's respecting the establishment of a religion, which is supposed to be forbidden. That's why the pilgrims and puritans came here from Europe -- to get away from religious intolerance. Yet almost from the moment they arrived, they began imposing their own fresh versions of religious intolerance. If they could be taught some real history, maybe voucher school advocates wouldn't be visiting the sins of their former masters upon their current flock. See: http://tinyurl.com/qawm8jdMan MKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531054697577604925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-53363499015856449312014-05-23T14:53:34.821-05:002014-05-23T14:53:34.821-05:00LOL
"Overall development of a child"
...LOL<br /><br />"Overall development of a child" <br /><br />Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha<br /><br />So how does a wing-nut teabagger like you objectively measure that!?!?!?!<br /><br />Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha<br /><br />If this is just your personal proclaimation -- your posts here entirely prove your incompetent to makes these judgements. Your development stopped years ago when you were still in the anal exploration phase.<br /><br />Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha<br /><br />"Overall development" -- just too funny -- those other test scores, of course, demonstrate otherwise.<br /><br />But your stunted development doesn't understand that.<br /><br />You do know what teabaggers do, don't you? They TEABAG (noun).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-4669591372723895132014-05-23T13:06:44.612-05:002014-05-23T13:06:44.612-05:00Does Robin Vos have any relatives who are administ...Does Robin Vos have any relatives who are administrator's at religious schools?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-53660685078758767402014-05-23T12:29:17.406-05:002014-05-23T12:29:17.406-05:00Well, I happen to agree with Cory, and don't s...Well, I happen to agree with Cory, and don't see any hate in his post. And, I won't be anonymous in my support.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323307875266512008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-51793414403041805802014-05-23T12:19:06.105-05:002014-05-23T12:19:06.105-05:00I am curious Corey, where does this fit into the t...I am curious Corey, where does this fit into the teachings of Jesus? <br /><br />http://youtu.be/K1S_Pxw2n-UJeff Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118335402641807712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-84694432949444887202014-05-23T12:10:14.940-05:002014-05-23T12:10:14.940-05:00Corey, I agree with the Founders, taxpayer dollars...Corey, I agree with the Founders, taxpayer dollars are 100% for public schools and public schools are for everyone. <br /><br />if you feel the need to take your kids to a religious/private school, more power to you, just dont take taxpayer dollars to do so. <br /><br />Jeff Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118335402641807712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-34309742716868651212014-05-23T11:58:11.684-05:002014-05-23T11:58:11.684-05:00Corey, perhaps you would benefit more from some re...Corey, perhaps you would benefit more from some religious training. That might help you learn to let go of your hate and learn some compassion. Your comments have shown that you need some help with your values and with critical thinking.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490172369913699310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-78752546785042822752014-05-23T11:31:42.376-05:002014-05-23T11:31:42.376-05:00Wow Jeff. I get that you only see taxpayer dollar...Wow Jeff. I get that you only see taxpayer dollars fit for some - the public schools, but admonishing private schools because they don't have the biggest and best is pretty sad really. Is it really the building, or the playground, that makes the child? How materialistic. Furthermore, intolerance of religious views is downright pathetic. <br /><br />Yeah, I will beat you guys to the punch, my kids go to private school. Yeah, they learn about Jesus. They also learn about science. And I love that they are becoming well rounded individuals capable of critical thinking and reasoning. They also are growing their faith. Values and virtues make the person who they are. And if you want to go academically, take a look at how private schools compare to public schools in overall development of the child. Quit being so damn pathetic. <br /><br />I know I am going to get grilled for this one, so I will sit back and take it. I have said what I need to say on this topic, so go ahead anonymous cowards, let me have it, but don't expect a response to your sophomoric posts.Coreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-7108285900684134132014-05-23T10:35:27.936-05:002014-05-23T10:35:27.936-05:00Romenesko recently caught the Journal-Sentinel'...Romenesko recently caught the Journal-Sentinel's oopsie moment when an automated Facebook headline grab caught some additional snarky text. Plenty of readers jumped on the JS as a rag, but its one defender worked for Yes We Can, a charter outfit with 23 schools in Milwaukee. <br /><br />Charter schools know who they owe allegiance to, and are busy educating a generation of kids to be subservient to authority and indifferent towards the needs of others.Mark Gislesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264508885194574116noreply@blogger.com