Mr. Van Wolferen, thanks for the article. Agree with every word of it. And I am so glad that there are still true and honest journalists left in the Western world and not only presstitude media feed in the so-called “news”. I am so glad that the TRUE reasons for all that shit that is now happening in the Ukraine is starting to break thru tonns of lies! Europe, wake up! You are already Washington’s vassals but very soon it might so happen that the US crops will be furtililsed by your ashes if we do not stop Washington’s hawk-senators who are dreaming of a “preemptive nuclear attack” on Russia. Open your eyes before it is too late!

Kitty might be on to something. In places where most people send their kids to public school, the schools do seem to be better. Or maybe they send their kids there because they are better.

Also, some interesting information given here on how the fights in black schools would tend to be more violent than the fights in white schools. I have no practical experience with that, but based on newspaper reports I would believe that to be true.

I like what Mike Courtman said. I have a son who has normal energy levels and no one has ever suggested I give him medication. Most typical boys, with high spirits are not being labeled anything.
Some boys (and a few girls) seem to lack basic impulse control and can be very unpleasant to be around. Other children often do not like to be around them either.

Nathan Cook does have a point. I don't want violent students in schools either, but where do they go when they are suspended? Probably just run the streets causing trouble.

Why would anyone want a pet hyena? That is a vicious animal.

I personally find Elizabeth Edwards more interesting than Rielle Hunter, although when I was younger I may have felt the opposite.

Bill Clinton was the opposite, he seemed to love being the president.

There was just a big article in my local paper about asian students being bullied by black students.

Nice white women are probably not the best people to be teaching in inner city schools in the first place. I can't imagine they would generally command much respect.

I have heard this repeated over and over. Teaching in an inner city school is just to difficult. If you are a nice middle class person, it is very hard to relate to people who values are so different than your values are. I think you get to the point where you just want to get away from it and teach children who are more like you.

I am not a teacher, but I have talked to a few teachers who have taught at inner city schools. They have told me how emotionally and mentally draining it can be. I went to school with a few black students and if one of them ever showed any signs of promise they would immediately be mentored by several teachers.

That sounds like a nightmare in the making.

I agree with you Steve, I hate choices, too.

Going to the movies is still an enjoyable experience (although the previews are too loud and fast paced). I still think it makes for the best thing to do on a date, just don't talk during the movie.

That appendix story was crazy. I can't even imagine.

I agree with the person who said that lack of discipline is not really a big problem except at inner city schools or with certain "problem" children who are very disruptive. I remember at times, in school, having trouble paying attention or sitting quietly, I think there is a lot of wasted time. Good teachers minimize it, but less good teachers tend to have way too much down time and give out too much busy work.

I think the parents of well behaved children do have problems with some of the more unruly children not being disciplined strongly enough. I mostly try to mind my own business unless my son is directly involved and it's brought to my attention.

I recently volunteered in my son's second grade class and was impressed by how on task his teacher kept the children (she's an excellent teacher). There seem to be a few children that were zoning out, however. I live in a middle class area, with a small lower middle class section.