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Re: “Clash between Legislature Dems, GOP continues”
Talk about the gang that can't shoot straight. The Democrats criticized the Republicans for dumping their previous leader, Daniele, b/c he supported them on ONE issue. As if the Republicans care what the Democrats think about internal party issues. THIS is their idea of strategy? Doesn't matter who leads the Dems in the Legislature, they still end up over a cliff.
Posted by
steve
on 05/21/2013 at 3:11 PM
Re: “Confirmed: Spider-Man crew member beaten, robbed while in Rochester”
we need superman, wonder woman and batman to come here and kick his butt
Posted by
Judith Ann Gavin
on 05/21/2013 at 11:55 AM
Re: “Confirmed: Spider-Man crew member beaten, robbed while in Rochester”
Where was Superman when we needed him most?!
Posted by
Rich Tyson
on 05/21/2013 at 10:54 AM
Re: “RCSD: Longer days for an out-of-school culture?”
This news article is really weird. The author asked a very important question (via the article's Headline), but then he apparently forgot to write the correct story, that is, the content of the story does not correlate with the headline (AT ALL). It is very important to ask about logic regarding the so-called "extended-day," which Vargas has been touting as part of the "solution" for addressing very old, widespread, massive, academic failure within the RCSD, i.e., the idea of (according to Vargas) creating additional opportunities for students to have more "time-on-task," which really is an amazingly flawed idea and strategy, especially when considering that, under current school-day--schedules, hundreds upon hundreds of teachers are chronically absent. If, as Teachers' Union President Adam Urbanski was quoted as having said: "Everything being piled on teachers right now has created such an atmosphere of stress and anxiety and feelings of being overwhelmed, that some teachers need the time off just to regroup" --- then what exactly does Vargas expect will happen when the school-day is extended? Also, considering that (under existing time schedules) thousand upon thousands of students, many of whom are among the most needy relative to additional time-on-task, are currently missing huge amounts of school, what exactly does Vargas believe will happen under a longer school day? Not to be rude or disrespectful, but I just can't pass up this opportunity to share something that I heard a very thoughtful RCSD student say, just the other day. The student was commenting on Vargas' recent policy-directive, which forbids traditional, end-of-the-school-year field trips to Sea Breeze and Darien Lake. The student called the policy "stupid," and said, verbatim, "I think it's time for the stuperintendent to rethink some of his policies." Assuming (from the student's perspective) that "stuperintendent" means a superintendent who makes "stupid" decisions, then indeed, with regard to chronic teacher and student absenteeism, and Vargas's extended-day plans, it is time for the "stuperintendent" to go back to the drawing board, either that, or it is completely predictable, and certain that lots of money and time will be spent on a fundamentally flawed, and potentially "stupid" idea, which cannot possibly result in significant academic improvement. Another thing, which is very weird about the article, and others by the particular author, is that he continuously quotes suburban parents, such as "Carrie Remis," and I keep asking who do these, much-quoted, white, upper-middle class, suburbanite, parents represent?