October 31, 2007

PRIORITIES

Look! It's good news from the public school system!

About 19 percent of schools served french fries to students in 2006, down from 40 percent six years earlier, according to the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The percentage of schools that sold cookies or other high-fat baked goods as part of a fundraiser dropped from 67 percent to 54 percent during the six-year period.

And in nearly half of schools, students can select bottled water instead of sugary drinks from school vending machines or snack bars, up from nearly a third of schools in 2000.

Who gives a shit?

Here's an idea - why don't you take all that nanny-state energy and devote it toward making sure the kids can read & write, instead?

Dumbasses.

Posted by: Harvey at 04:02 AM | Comments (10) | Add Comment
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1 And the irony continues...on the news last night was a report that Rockford is considered a "Drop Out Factory". How 'bout that?!?! So is this the "tag line"? We may bore your children to tears, but they'll eat few French Fries here!! Dumb Dumb Dumb......

Posted by: Tammi at October 31, 2007 04:33 AM (dnmhS)

2 Amen. The same study referred to above identified something like 13 high schools in Jersey as Dropout Factories.

Posted by: Jimbo - PRS at October 31, 2007 06:43 AM (bMUXJ)

3 Detroit schools are all considered drop-out factories. I nearly choked when I saw they have something like a 40% graduation rate.

Posted by: Quality Weenie at October 31, 2007 06:55 AM (ZM3Qb)

4 Yeah, I'd much prefer that they actually *teach* the kids. Considering that I pay property taxes to pay for schools and I'll be homeschooling our kids, it'd be nice if schools were places of learning anymore.

Posted by: sarahk at October 31, 2007 07:25 AM (WPGzA)

5 But... but... Harvey - they can be healthy drop outs!!! Isn't that more important? And they can remain thin when they can't make any money to buy food - it works all the way around. I see no problem. Hehehehehe....

Posted by: Teresa at October 31, 2007 08:27 AM (rVIv9)

6 Amen, Harvey! ::applauds::

Posted by: Richmond at October 31, 2007 11:54 AM (8rud5)

7 Harvey, the kids don't need to read. If they read then they can get a job and the government won't have to take care of them.

Posted by: Contagion at October 31, 2007 02:55 PM (QQZMi)

8 Amen, Harvey. Being IN the damn effing school systems is driving me nuts. It's really not about teaching anymore.

Posted by: Mrs. Who at October 31, 2007 07:08 PM (mXFQ3)

9 I think that the fries thing is more because they're serving "freedom fries" and not "french" fries these days...

Posted by: Ogre at November 02, 2007 07:42 AM (oifEm)

10 And my wife wonders why I'm dead set against sending our children to public school. She's a sweetie, but a bit naive about what's been happening the last 20-30 years or so. What's worse is the crap I have to endure from her mother; she taught in the public schools for 30+ years. A wonderful loving woman, who I've respectfully told to eff off when it comes to this particular topic.

Posted by: physics geek at November 02, 2007 10:23 AM (MT22W)

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