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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1635)	9/6/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: DD™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

COMPLETE AN IMPEACH CLINTON PETITION VIA THE INTERNET!!! Please complete a letter to your congressman to see to it that we get this scumbag impeached!!! impeachment.org DD

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1635)	9/6/1998 7:33:00 PM
From: Rick Slemmer	Respond to of 67261

Michelle: Why bother with a post like this. I think it's relevant to the point you raised: the low ranking of California schools. Who here is in favor of bilingual education. As I said, the teacher's unions, state and local Democrats, and Spanish-language-only media outlets, all of whom spent or campaigned heavily to defeat Proposition 227. I see a lot of bright kids who are trimming neighborhood trees instead of going to college. In most cases, their English is rudimentary. When they tell me they were born in San Diego and graduated from a high school in Chula Vista (CA), I feel that they've been cheated out of higher education because school administrators (and the CTA) thought the kids were too stupid to learn English through immersion. One of them, Luis, told me he TRIED to learn English but was stuck in a Spanish-only class from first to fifth grade. Every summer, his parents (who came from Mexico) asked the school to put him in an English-speaking classroom; each year the school refused. He learned English from comic books, and still ends his written English sentences with exclamation points. nope, sorry the claim that bilingual education is all thats wrong with Ca schools is just plain wrong. Ahhh... I didn't say it was all that was wrong. but I do think it's a contributing factor. Your sentiment ("be gone with it") confirms it's a bad idea. Heres one problem: the teachers arent smart enough. I personally think one of the huge reasons for this is that they are not paid enough. I heard a radio show on this topic recently where it was said that most high school math teachers in CA could not pass a university level Calculus class. My experience is that is a true statement. Absolutely correct. I know high school teachers who can't tell an adverb from a collective noun, some who can't do any more than basic arithmetic, others who can't name the DECADE in which the Korean War was fought, and one who thought that Europe was a country. Under the tenure system, the least competent teachers are rewarded as much as the very best. I agree with you; higher pay would attract better candidates. But as long as the CTA insists on perpetuating the tenure system, mediocre teachers will infest the faculties. There is no incentive for them to excel, and no way for them to be fired for incompetence. So you majored in math? What's your sine? <g> Have a good weekend! RS