On Janesville schools plan for possible school closure
Posted on November 23 at 7:51 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Didn't the school board just get done hiring a few more teachers because of ""huge"" class sizes?
Now they tell us that enrollment is dropping and they might have to close a school.
Well, which is it? Do they actually have the gall to tell us that individual classes are too large while telling us that the overall attendance is down?
Did we really NEED to hire new teachers? I seriously doubt it. STOP THE MISUSE OF TAXPAYER MONEY
Posted on November 22 at 10:53 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Any real business that was going through tough financial times would NOT do the furlough days like the State of WI is. They wouldnt completely shut down because it would negatively impact customer service and/or production output. They would only have a few people gone every day so they could keep things running. But heck, its the state. People expect bad service.
On Stupak Amendment is an insult to women
Posted on November 18 at 1:21 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The Wikipedia definition is pretty much the standard scientific definition for life.
Again, dont mix up your religious "beliefs" with fact. Just becuase 250 million Christians believe something to be true does not make it true. Not everbody is a christian. Not everybody wants to live by christian standards. You live your life to the best of your abilty and stop meddling in other peoples affairs.
On Stupak Amendment is an insult to women
Posted on November 18 at 12:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
For all you who are hung up on MURDERING innocent babies via abortion please consider the following line of logic.
Your stance typically begins that "Life begins at conception". I would suggest that you are mis-informed. From Wikipedia: "Life (cf. biota) is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have self-sustaining biological processes from those that do not[1][2] —either because such functions have ceased (death), or else because they lack such functions and are classified as "inanimate."[3]". Until about the third trimester a fetus is NOT self sustaining and is therefore NOT life. You cannot remove life from something that does not have it. Therefore, it is NOT murder.
If your religious beliefs are against abortion: great! Just don't force your beliefs on others.
On Mass. immigrant tuition bills gets new push
Posted on November 15 at 6:16 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
It looks like Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and South Carolina are the only states with any intelligence.
On Deputy accused of sexual assault
Posted on November 3 at 11:50 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"second-degree sexual assault is a felony that involves sexual contact with someone not capable of giving consent or who is under the influence of alcohol."
Can anybody tell me what the definition of "under the influence" is? Is it >.08? Is it passed out drunk? If your date has a single drink and you end up having intercourse, are you commiting 2nd degree sexual assault? What if both parties are "under the influence"? Is it only the man that would be charged with 2nd degree sexual assault?
On Bill allows police access to DL photos
Posted on November 3 at 7:38 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am shocked that police do not already have instant electronic access to this information.
So right now cops can't verify that the photo on your fake ID is legitimate. Isn't that interesting!
On Wis. Assembly takes up birth control education
Posted on November 3 at 7:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"The measure is being opposed by anti-abortion groups and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference. "
why on Earth would an anti-abortion group oppose teaching birth control? without teaching about birth control more people would likely end up pregnant and that would lead to MORE abortions. That makes NO SENSE!
On Forum to probe 9/11 conspiracy theories
Posted on October 21 at 12:36 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
the only thing the government "did" was to not stop the Muslim terrorists from killing Americans. However, I don't blame the government. I blame the Muslims terrorists. If the typical American decides to go out and kill some random victim, the government has almost ZERO chance to stop the crime. stop blaming the government and start blaming those that hate us.
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On Janesville schools plan for possible school closure
Posted on November 23 at 11:51 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I remember being in elementary school and having between 25 and 30 kids in each class. We did NOT have a teachers aid.
I believe at least some of the addional teachers that were just hired are for the elementary schools. A friends daughter was saying how her class had 28 kids and since that was "way too many" students they were getting split into new classes when the new teacher started. 28 kids in a class may be toward the upper end of what you want, but it is NOT too many.
As far as disruptive students: Send them to the prinicpals office. They do not belong in class. Teachers are not baby sitters and they should not have to deal with trouble makers. The school administrators are getting WELL compensated: let them deal with disruptive students.
Students in highschool need to get used to larger class sizes. Many university classes are held in large lecture halls and may have well over 100 students. Lets actually prepare our students for real life and not just baby them.