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16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Woman accused of assau... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks Heatmiser- I needed the laugh!

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Woman accused of assau... · 0 replies · 0 points

Poorbug-

Thank you for pointing this out. Teachers are the nation's favorite whipping boy at the moment. It is simply a no-win situation when the media and schools cross paths.

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Woman accused of assau... · 0 replies · +2 points

Buckmeister-

If teaching school is so easy, why aren't you doing it?

If the adults in charge are "UNION THUGS" as you put it, why is this story about the parents and students who are fighting?

Until you are willing to step up and be a positive role model or to take positive action to improve the quality of schools, then keep your mouth shut. Your comments do nothing but stir the controversy.

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Court: Man illegally c... · 0 replies · +2 points

Ok, that is just wrong... no, I don't mean the pirating-- I mean the choice of what he pirated!!

Mad Money? Beowolf? Those movies were in the $2 bin at Blockbuster before they were even a month old!! Why would you copy them and risk prosecution over those!!??!!

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Students complain over... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks, Wannabe- I needed a good laugh this evening!

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - BC student left for ho... · 0 replies · +3 points

How true, how true. People seem to forget a lot... especially the part where they complain about how much teachers cost and forget that while they're complaining about how bad new teachers are.

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Students complain over... · 2 replies · +1 points

Buckmeister, I really hope you are just trolling-- otherwise, your ignorance is showing. Your comments about "union thugs" have nothing to do with any part of this situation. The text of the article above does not even mention teachers. Instead, it describes two specific facilities problems.

The problems have reasonably straight-forward fixes: 1. establish a regular schedule of running water to ensure that each drain's trap stays effective, and 2. extend the soil vent so it is higher than the air intakes.

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Students arrested afte... · 0 replies · +3 points

Darrwin-

Your comments on here seem to spend a lot of time pointing fingers. Why not put together a pro-active solution to the education issues we face today. If you prefer a more conservative vantage point, that's fine-- just put weight into your words by taking action:

o run for public office and help reform policies
o become a volunteer at the school of your choice
o get certified and become a teacher
o teach your own children better values
o get your neighborhood together in a show of solidarity and support of peaceful forward motion.

If you are unwilling to take active steps toward what you see as a better future, then step aside. Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Students arrested afte... · 0 replies · 0 points

Yeah, Bemis Street Boys, Latin Kings, and a whole bunch of wanna be thugs... As a teacher, I get to deal with these angels daily. One particular student (recently from East Saint Louis) thought he was being a tough and "bringin' it" on me when I stopped him in the hall for breaking some particular rule. I just laughed and asked him "where do you think this is? We're in West Michigan, where even the 'hood' isn't all that. If you want to be tough, then step up and get a diploma, a college degree, and build a better life for you and your friends/family." He had no real reply.

I lived in South Central Los Angeles off and on over the course of 5 years- Hawthore, Compton, Torrance. Those were tough neighborhoods. I'm sure E. St. Louis is just as rough, and many of our Detroit suburbs would fit the same description. However, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland, St. Joseph, etc. are far from that!! We need to step up as a community to *stay* above that. Send the message that gangs are not wanted and unwelcome. Even better, send the challenge that college is tougher than any gang-- see if you wanna be gangsta-types are really as tough as you claim.

16 years ago @ WOODTV.com - Snowy footprints help ... · 1 reply · +4 points

I agree- especially if everyone has jerseys with their username printed on the back!

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