On Two to challenge Baldwin for 2nd District seat

Posted on July 1 at 12:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

You are correct Hatch if we keep Washington the same we will have the same amount of nothing that comes from Baldwin.

BTW: 1/10th of zero is still zero.

Paul Ryan gets blasted because he actually proposes ideas to the people, and those that do not like it will complain and they have every right to. Name me one thing Tammy Baldwin has done in her time in Congress. I can think of just adding her name to some silly resolutions.

On Is 4K OK? Teachers say program has kids more ready for school

Posted on November 9 at 3:52 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

sluggo makes a good point I would rather see this money go to DECCA, FFA, and other programs for older students rather then having more grades/teachers/rooms.

Not only do kids need to be kids but parents need to be parents. Why should I pay for someone's 4 year old to learn to read, speak english, cut with big kid scissors?? Those are skills that need to be done at home.

As far as the teacher that cannot control the kids running around turning off lights and throwing books, I could never remember a time like that in school, maybe it's not bad "non 4-K kids" maybe it's just a bad teacher (there are those).

I cannot stand this make everything fair stance that is made having 4K, if you really wanted to make it fair take the kids at birth and start schooling at that point. Now you start the argument of 3K, then 2K because parents are not teaching drinking from a sippy cup at the correct time. So MOMOF3 if you can honestly tell me that you never have taken advantage of something because you were more prepared/smarter then your arguments are nonsense.

On Is 4K OK? Teachers say program has kids more ready for school

Posted on November 8 at 8:50 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I for one am really glad that these 5 year olds do a good job pasting the leaves on the paper. Now the parents won't have to lie and say "it looks good" when it really looks like crap.

Look there is evidence in other states that 4 year old Kindergarten does not have any long lasting benefits, states that have implemented this program scores are all of a sudden 50% better. This is an attempt to get more tax dollars into schools and more members into the teachers union.

The comments by the teachers themselves say so much for example:

“It was very obvious the first week of school” who had been in 4K and who hadn’t, Kuech said.

I am glad that all those tax dollars went into that first week of school so those kids got that 1 week head start. It is also so great that the kids do not need the "loop" scissors. Are you kidding me!!

Now before the pro 4K people start telling me I have no kids that is why I am bitching hold on, I am a father of a 2 and 4 year old, I just see that one extra year of free baby sitting does not out weight the many extra dollars in taxes I will be paying.

One last comment for this article, the comment by McChain about the "kid who did not go to 4K" nice job hen, I am sure you sit all day whispering to the other teachers about how "that one is not as smart, because his/her parents did not care enough to send him/her.