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Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.

Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Opus 2012-244, Please Excuse the Interruption

The announcement on the PA is getting a bit repetitive:
“Please excuse the interruption.  Teachers, bus ____ is late.  The students are just arriving.  They will be fed breakfast and sent to class.  Please to not mark them late.”
A number of observations here.  This is the third day in a row for this announcement.  It has been repeated numerous times in the last five weeks.  What is the problem?  It it the driver?  Is it the students?  Don’t you think someone could work this out?

Since when is the school responsible for feeding kids breakfast?  What happened to parents.  This is part of the nanny state that is trying to take over the raising of your children. 

Do you wonder why kids are not learning much?  Three reasons here.  First, they are in the cafeteria eating a free, tax payer funded breakfast while the teacher is teaching.  Second, the teacher fills the time with busy work until they get there but there is still less time for them to learn.  Third, the rest of the kids are robbed of an education because they are waiting for the late ones to have a catered breakfast.

Then there is something that never seems to occur to administration.  I don’t have any idea or way of discovering which students are on bus number ___.  Students who have a habit of being tardy hear this announcement and use it as a creative way to wander around campus with a get-out-of-jail-free card. 

Aren’t you glad that the teachers of Chicago got a 16% raise.  By the way, that was already agreed to, it was not the cause of the strike.

Welcome to the world of public education.

homo unius libri

4 comments:

  1. Breakfast at school! Wow things sure have changed.

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    1. Even sadder is that the kids, who are so poor we must feed them prefer to get to school early enough to go buy some chips. Years ago when we were passing out free tickets for breakfast and lunch the kids would always throw away the breakfast ticket.

      More tax dollars at work.

      Grace and peace.

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  2. I realize that there are exceptions, like yourself, that are normal, decent people, but I don't generally have much use for teachers.

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    1. The problem with most teachers is that they have been under the influence of other teachers. At this point the John Dewey disciples have succeeded in taking over all the organs of education. It is spreading from there.

      Grace and peace.

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