Eminent Domain. Another InterNACHI article.

[Vern Mitchinson]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Making a 6-year old take an exam is a form of government-mandated child abuse. 6-year olds should be left in their naturally dreamy world to play and imagine. Baking the cake slow and allowing kids to be kids is how you end up with very smart adults. Pushing stupid stuff like phonics on grade-schools children is worse than burning their arms with cigarette butts.

Nicky, nicky, nicky I do not believe you are serious.
I was tested and my kids were tested. SAT= student achievement tests that showed what the student had achieved. If I remember correctly the tests were designed in the US.
In this province grade nine and grade twelve students are all tested with the same province wide exam for each subject. Thie grade 12 exam establishes whether or not the student has the marks to get into university. When this present government came to power in 1972 they stopped this testing. Several years later the universities had to set up entrance exams because the marks the students had did not reflect the students actual ability and were failing.
So the government has reintroduced the prov. exams. The results are published and all the schools are ranked on marks, the percent of students finishing the year compared to those that started. and several other stats. Parents can review these results and then pick the public school they want their pride and joys to attend.
Teachers with too high failure rate or too high drop out rate are replaced.
We have private schools and public schools. A couple of years ago a bunch of private schools in Edmonton went belly up and the public school system had to bail them out.

[Nick Gromicko]

I see nothing wrong with testing high school kids.

Parents can review these results and then pick the public school they want their pride and joys to attend.

Canada's system is better than here in the states. Here in the U.S., a parent is NOT permitted to pick the public school they want their children to attend, even if willing to find their own transportation to and from.

[Vern Mitchinson]

Well not all school districts allow kids to attend the school of their choice but the Edmonton public does.
Unfortunately the prov govt has taken over all the funding of schools. They collect the school property tax and distribute the money back to the school districts on a per student grant. They are extremely tight with this funding. The school buildings are not maintained and some districts have to choose between paying for teachers and supplies and building maintenance. The students take priority and the building is neglected. 50 bucks worth of paint now would prevent 500 bucks of repairs later but the fools in government do not understand this concept. Up until the prov took over the funding the individual district had to build and, maintain the building. The buildings were well maintained. When the Prov took control of the funding my school tax dropped 200.00 and has not been increased.
Another thing that makes for better schools is almost every community has a "separate school system" The separate school system is run by and for the Catholics. They will accept any child from the public system and this creates competition. When I pay my property tax I tick off a box that sends my tax to one or the other system.

[Nick Gromicko]

Well not all school districts allow kids to attend the school of their choice but the Edmonton public does.

I should have raised my kids in Edmonton.

In Philadelphia, the funding goes to buy metal detectors and bullet-proof glass.

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by gromicko

I should have raised my kids in Edmonton.

In Philadelphia, the funding goes to buy metal detectors and bullet-proof glass.

We're starting to have police posted at some schools during operating hours up here......This type of crap is spreading.......We have to get the 'rents to stop looking at the Jones "stuff" and really pay attention to their kids. Quality of life, not quantity!!

Send your kids to schools to be educated, not raised!!!

[Vern Mitchinson]

I believe most crimes are committed by under educated people that turn to crime to survive.
If you think education is expensive try ignorance.