On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:06:15 -0500, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:16:23 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:23:55 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Feb 10, 12:06?pm, John H.
The basis for even considering education in the discussion was a claim
that D's oppose "No Child Left Behind", and thaty they do so because
if the amount of education were increased across the country the
number of people supporting the D's would decrease.
Which, by the way, was a valid claim.
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Then according to your theory, the states with the greatest numbers of
Republicans will be those states with the most successful and
comprehensive educational systems. By the same token, the states with
the smallest number of Republicans will be those states where the
Democrats have succeeded on destroying the education system and
thereby protecting their base.

Care to offer some examples? Half a dozen or so of each would be
sufficient to establish a trend, rather than an exception.


Education isn't a statewide function anywhere that I know of. It's a county
or city function normally.

Unbelievable.

And you used to teach? Who certified you - Wal-Mart?


Herring worked as a substitute teacher. The qualifications for a
substitute teacher in Alexandra, Virginia, where Herring lives, are minimal:

* at least 60 hours of college coursework
* evidence of a negative tuberculin test (or chest x-ray)
* a completed online application
* attend an orientation session (see below)
* criminal background check — at the orientation session, you will
schedule an appointment to return for fingerprinting (the cost to the
applicant is $42)

That's it. No certification. Any idiot can sub teach. That would include
Herring.

The Virginia Department of Education is intimately involved in
educational programming and standards in that state.

You may recall that while he worked as a sub, Herring whined extensively
and repeatedly about the students placed in his charge. These were
mainly minority kids, if memory serves. He was unable to motivate them,
as a properly trained teacher might. Perhaps they didn't respond to his
"Army" ways.

Herring has also had problems with the Latinos living down the street
from him.

Such vitriol!

Harry, I taught for ten years before my first day as a sub.
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John H