I'm still uncertain who to vote for on the 3rd. It's a shame that the standards of the nyc education system has deteriorated. 15 years ago if a student did not keep up the end of the bargain, out (s)he goes. Now, though not all schools, maintain the superficial status of student population in attendance in order to keep their school open and funded, lowers their standards in grades for level advancement and provides negotiable opportunities for juvenile delinquents to partake in further schooling after being discharged from a previous school. On paper, the school annual report looks fabulous; however, the drive in the majority of students to excel, not only pass, is absent. If these students, the pillars of our future, are brought up with the heart to strive for better in a competitive environment where education is the centripetal focus, the city would not need more immigrants. =0D
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Guang
Nov 01, 2009
1:51 a.m.
I'm still uncertain who to vote for on the 3rd. It's a shame that the standards of the nyc education system has deteriorated. 15 years ago if a student did not keep up the end of the bargain, out (s)he goes. Now, though not all schools, maintain the superficial status of student population in attendance in order to keep their school open and funded, lowers their standards in grades for level advancement and provides negotiable opportunities for juvenile delinquents to partake in further schooling after being discharged from a previous school. On paper, the school annual report looks fabulous; however, the drive in the majority of students to excel, not only pass, is absent. If these students, the pillars of our future, are brought up with the heart to strive for better in a competitive environment where education is the centripetal focus, the city would not need more immigrants. =0D