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		<title>By: Apathetic Voter</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2010/03/educational-standards-depart-from-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-168293</link>
		<dc:creator>Apathetic Voter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s what I was referring to. Back in the &#039;70s when the so-called &quot;revolution&quot;  in teaching methods began, when school administrators changed the grading system and the teaching system and began the dumbing-down of the class majority so the stupid kids wouldn&#039;t feel badly about their lack of success. Well, here we are 30 years later, and now we&#039;re coming around to realize that what we so earnestly believed while wearing our rose-colored glasses in the 1970s and 1980s is kicking us in the ass in 2010.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s what I was referring to. Back in the &#8217;70s when the so-called &#8220;revolution&#8221;  in teaching methods began, when school administrators changed the grading system and the teaching system and began the dumbing-down of the class majority so the stupid kids wouldn&#8217;t feel badly about their lack of success. Well, here we are 30 years later, and now we&#8217;re coming around to realize that what we so earnestly believed while wearing our rose-colored glasses in the 1970s and 1980s is kicking us in the ass in 2010.</p>
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		<title>By: Braemar</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2010/03/educational-standards-depart-from-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-168260</link>
		<dc:creator>Braemar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where were we talking about Educational Standards?  

And where are the standards for the other parts of the recipe for student success? Student effort and family support for the effort...

Seems every failure of learning is on the part of the teacher, not on the part of the learner. Of course there are teachers in need of improvement. Where do we see any student repsonsibility for learning?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where were we talking about Educational Standards?  </p>
<p>And where are the standards for the other parts of the recipe for student success? Student effort and family support for the effort&#8230;</p>
<p>Seems every failure of learning is on the part of the teacher, not on the part of the learner. Of course there are teachers in need of improvement. Where do we see any student repsonsibility for learning?</p>
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		<title>By: Crackerjack</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2010/03/educational-standards-depart-from-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-168240</link>
		<dc:creator>Crackerjack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And you honestly assume that Truly Concerned is going to take YOUR word for it, after spending all that time searching and researching and coming up a big fat ZERO??

You&#039;re just some anonymous poster on a website. What makes YOU the authority?

Come to think of it, Truly Concerned; I&#039;m in agreement with you. I haven&#039;t seen any indication that I can keep my own health care plan AS-IS, UNTOUCHED, NO CHANGES, SAME DOCS, either.

If someone has access to show that this is a guarantee, I&#039;d certainly love to see the proof.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And you honestly assume that Truly Concerned is going to take YOUR word for it, after spending all that time searching and researching and coming up a big fat ZERO??</p>
<p>You&#8217;re just some anonymous poster on a website. What makes YOU the authority?</p>
<p>Come to think of it, Truly Concerned; I&#8217;m in agreement with you. I haven&#8217;t seen any indication that I can keep my own health care plan AS-IS, UNTOUCHED, NO CHANGES, SAME DOCS, either.</p>
<p>If someone has access to show that this is a guarantee, I&#8217;d certainly love to see the proof.</p>
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		<title>By: Only thing to fear....</title>
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		<dc:creator>Only thing to fear....</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Aparently you may need to widen your reading materials.

POTUS has stated uncountable times, all across the nation;

If you have health insurance and you want to keep that plan and keep your doctor, NOTHING, in this new historic cornerstone achievment,
will change. You CAN keep what you have. 

Fear not, the big bad wolfs ( coroporate interests aka special interests) are stiring the masses to fear their barks of warning. But it is them, those annoying, but smart pirates,  that we must recognize, as the real threat.

What is really happening is they are pulling out all the stops to protect their enomus pot of gold. Corporate profits.

The battle is not whats right for citizens.

Who can make a sane arguement against a  healthy more properous nation?

Who can make a plausabile arguement to not reduce are petroleum addiction and temper global conflicts?

Who wants their kid to not be educated?

The battle is about citizens trying to take back their country.

Some may argue they, the citizens, never had, it, to begin with.

The teabaggers dont seem to comprehend that they are being manipulated. 

Hey, if the clowns and lunatics want to rant and rave, if it gets one person more, to pay attention, let them throw all  the tea in china over the seawall.

It is shamefull some of the tactics used.

Playing the fear factor, race card, granny gonna get whacked syndrome.

This is no where near what we need, its sad so many are so easliy misinformed.

But its an historic step for man and a giant leap in the right direction for every citizen.

We the PEOPLE.

No where does it read; we the COPORATIONS.

We, the PEOPLE , must demand a Constitutional ammendment to end the profiteering and piracy in government on all levels.

We must, take the money out of politics.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aparently you may need to widen your reading materials.</p>
<p>POTUS has stated uncountable times, all across the nation;</p>
<p>If you have health insurance and you want to keep that plan and keep your doctor, NOTHING, in this new historic cornerstone achievment,<br />
will change. You CAN keep what you have. </p>
<p>Fear not, the big bad wolfs ( coroporate interests aka special interests) are stiring the masses to fear their barks of warning. But it is them, those annoying, but smart pirates,  that we must recognize, as the real threat.</p>
<p>What is really happening is they are pulling out all the stops to protect their enomus pot of gold. Corporate profits.</p>
<p>The battle is not whats right for citizens.</p>
<p>Who can make a sane arguement against a  healthy more properous nation?</p>
<p>Who can make a plausabile arguement to not reduce are petroleum addiction and temper global conflicts?</p>
<p>Who wants their kid to not be educated?</p>
<p>The battle is about citizens trying to take back their country.</p>
<p>Some may argue they, the citizens, never had, it, to begin with.</p>
<p>The teabaggers dont seem to comprehend that they are being manipulated. </p>
<p>Hey, if the clowns and lunatics want to rant and rave, if it gets one person more, to pay attention, let them throw all  the tea in china over the seawall.</p>
<p>It is shamefull some of the tactics used.</p>
<p>Playing the fear factor, race card, granny gonna get whacked syndrome.</p>
<p>This is no where near what we need, its sad so many are so easliy misinformed.</p>
<p>But its an historic step for man and a giant leap in the right direction for every citizen.</p>
<p>We the PEOPLE.</p>
<p>No where does it read; we the COPORATIONS.</p>
<p>We, the PEOPLE , must demand a Constitutional ammendment to end the profiteering and piracy in government on all levels.</p>
<p>We must, take the money out of politics.</p>
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		<title>By: Truly concerned</title>
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		<dc:creator>Truly concerned</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, try this on for size. I currently have an excellent health care plan - one I like, that treats me well and doesn&#039;t overcharge me for things. I recently had a major catastrophic illness, and the insurance picked up the tab for EVERYTHING. I never saw a bill whatsoever. And I had excellent care by the physicians of my choice, at the hospital and clinics of my choice. And I&#039;d like to believe that my health care will stay that way on into the future.

However ----

As this health care argument has been going on, I&#039;ve searched libraries, I&#039;ve searched newspapers, and I&#039;ve searched the Internet attempting to find an answer as to what is going to happen to the standard of excellent care that I&#039;ve received in the past and would like to continue to receive into the future. And I&#039;ll tell you what scares me. It&#039;s the FACT that I cannot find ONE SINGLE EXPLANATION of what will happen to my health care!

I don&#039;t mean my premiums or my taxes or any associated fees. I&#039;m only interested in keeping my current level of care. And what is truly frightening is that, no matter who I ask - doctors, nurses, medical personnel - NOBODY can assure me that my level of care will not change for the WORSE.

THAT&#039;S what scares me. 

And I have every right to be scared, what with having had a catastrophic illness that can, and often does, recur - with life-threatening results. There&#039;s no way anybody can tell me with any sense of security that if my illness returns I will be cared for in the manner I was cared for when I first became ill and they saved my life. 

You may &quot;like the direction we are headed&quot; but with my imminent death staring me in the face if my illness recurs, I certainly do NOT!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, try this on for size. I currently have an excellent health care plan &#8211; one I like, that treats me well and doesn&#8217;t overcharge me for things. I recently had a major catastrophic illness, and the insurance picked up the tab for EVERYTHING. I never saw a bill whatsoever. And I had excellent care by the physicians of my choice, at the hospital and clinics of my choice. And I&#8217;d like to believe that my health care will stay that way on into the future.</p>
<p>However &#8212;-</p>
<p>As this health care argument has been going on, I&#8217;ve searched libraries, I&#8217;ve searched newspapers, and I&#8217;ve searched the Internet attempting to find an answer as to what is going to happen to the standard of excellent care that I&#8217;ve received in the past and would like to continue to receive into the future. And I&#8217;ll tell you what scares me. It&#8217;s the FACT that I cannot find ONE SINGLE EXPLANATION of what will happen to my health care!</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t mean my premiums or my taxes or any associated fees. I&#8217;m only interested in keeping my current level of care. And what is truly frightening is that, no matter who I ask &#8211; doctors, nurses, medical personnel &#8211; NOBODY can assure me that my level of care will not change for the WORSE.</p>
<p>THAT&#8217;S what scares me. </p>
<p>And I have every right to be scared, what with having had a catastrophic illness that can, and often does, recur &#8211; with life-threatening results. There&#8217;s no way anybody can tell me with any sense of security that if my illness returns I will be cared for in the manner I was cared for when I first became ill and they saved my life. </p>
<p>You may &#8220;like the direction we are headed&#8221; but with my imminent death staring me in the face if my illness recurs, I certainly do NOT!</p>
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		<title>By: just asking...</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2010/03/educational-standards-depart-from-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-168208</link>
		<dc:creator>just asking...</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I work for myself, pay taxes, and buy my own health insurance. I own my home, have a mortgage, and try to save for retirement. I will not get a pension from anyone.  I read broadly and think about things. I have traveled a lot outside my own country and have seen what goes on. I listen to other points of view without hating the people who have them. That&#039;s why I like the direction we are headed much more than what was going on with the Bush crowd. Again, I don&#039;t see what y&#039;all are so scared about....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I work for myself, pay taxes, and buy my own health insurance. I own my home, have a mortgage, and try to save for retirement. I will not get a pension from anyone.  I read broadly and think about things. I have traveled a lot outside my own country and have seen what goes on. I listen to other points of view without hating the people who have them. That&#8217;s why I like the direction we are headed much more than what was going on with the Bush crowd. Again, I don&#8217;t see what y&#8217;all are so scared about&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Apathetic Voter</title>
		<link>http://www.yourct.com/2010/03/educational-standards-depart-from-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-168172</link>
		<dc:creator>Apathetic Voter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Educational standards departed from reality way back in the early 1970s, and have yet to come back down to earth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Educational standards departed from reality way back in the early 1970s, and have yet to come back down to earth.</p>
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		<title>By: Reply to above</title>
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		<dc:creator>Reply to above</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You must be a government employee or living off a trust fund.</description>
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		<title>By: just asking...</title>
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		<dc:creator>just asking...</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Seeme to me all the hoopla is by people who just can&#039;t stand to see things changing and moving forward. Those so-called allies are a bit nervous that they are being called to rein in their bullying tactics.  And maybe if we talked and dealt fairly with some of the rest of the world, there might not be quite so many folks wanting to blow us up.  I dunno....I&#039;m feeling pretty comfortable with the way things are going and don&#039;t see what y&#039;all are so scared about...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seeme to me all the hoopla is by people who just can&#8217;t stand to see things changing and moving forward. Those so-called allies are a bit nervous that they are being called to rein in their bullying tactics.  And maybe if we talked and dealt fairly with some of the rest of the world, there might not be quite so many folks wanting to blow us up.  I dunno&#8230;.I&#8217;m feeling pretty comfortable with the way things are going and don&#8217;t see what y&#8217;all are so scared about&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: HAVOC YOU AIN'T SEEN HAVOC YET</title>
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		<dc:creator>HAVOC YOU AIN'T SEEN HAVOC YET</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The president who was going to bring this country together has divided it more then it was divided during the Vietnam War, and getting close to the rift that split this country prior to the Civil War.   What is starting to take place in this country reminds me of the unrest in 1928 Germany.  Only time will tell and it may be sooner than later.

We have also begun to shun and insult or allies and give comfort to those who would rather see us dead.

NICE WORK</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The president who was going to bring this country together has divided it more then it was divided during the Vietnam War, and getting close to the rift that split this country prior to the Civil War.   What is starting to take place in this country reminds me of the unrest in 1928 Germany.  Only time will tell and it may be sooner than later.</p>
<p>We have also begun to shun and insult or allies and give comfort to those who would rather see us dead.</p>
<p>NICE WORK</p>
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