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Where are the Supporters?; The Silence is Deafening...
Topic Started: Sep 27 2006, 05:31 PM (10,497 Views)
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Nov 21 2006, 02:55 PM
Nice reply Anna.  I did nothing other than to post how this is having a positive affect on my son and his education.  I also offered my opinion on the people who frequent this site (you can't deny the negativity) and for that I am a student in the school of mind control.  If telling the truth makes me a student, then so be it.

You did sort of have your point proved that anything positive would result in a backlash. I think we all need to be very careful about this in the future. The LI continues to be a very emotional topic but throwing insults around only serves to squelch any debate. I would honestly like to hear the logic behind continued support for the LI in the face of the current evidence.

I agree with you on several points, Strongsupporter. I will also insure that my kids get a good education regardless of what happens in the LPS. Many of the kids have the same teachers that they might have had if their old school didn’t close anyway; including my 1st grader. My kids are also basically happy this year. My 3rd grader would probably be happier if any of his best friends were in his class but my 1st graders best friends all seem to be kids he would not have met without the move to a new school.

Unfortunately, I don't see how either point has anything to do with the LI. The LI did not impact the quality of instruction or the core curriculum and it did not attempt to address the emotional states of the children. If all the teachers are outstanding educators and all the children are deliriously happy we're still in the exact same predicament. Supporting the LI on those criteria does not make sense.

Please try and correlate your response to intended impacts of the LI. For example, if your son or daughter made a new friend this year, that’s great. Mine have too. But the LI did not address a lack of friendships that existed in the K-6 configuration. New friendships are a happy side-effect rather than a goal achieved by design.
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