tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post113915443934588585..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Playing Politics With Children’s LivesDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-1139923588146591852006-02-14T08:26:00.000-05:002006-02-14T08:26:00.000-05:00What about the parents' responsibility? If the p...What about the parents' responsibility? If the parents do not speak standard English, are in jail, high, uneducated or just plain incapable of being able to provide basic necessities to their children, what is a teacher or a school supposed to do? Should the state become a surrogate parent? Why should taxpayers be burdened with the costs of raising someone's kids? If the kid is violent, pregnant, doesn't care, etc., what then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-1139255384685671232006-02-06T14:49:00.000-05:002006-02-06T14:49:00.000-05:00to continue Peter's thought:...too easily tenured ...to continue Peter's thought:<BR/><BR/>...too easily tenured and held unaccountable for their own poor work performance. If a teacher fails to make the grade..., then he/she should be expelled (fired).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-1139198744873947552006-02-05T23:05:00.000-05:002006-02-05T23:05:00.000-05:00The Teachers Union is the problem here, too powerf...The Teachers Union is the problem here, too powerful and too corrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com