Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Nasty things are going on in America's public Schools


Wednesday, September 12, 2007
"Stupid in America" is a nasty title for a program about public education, but some nasty things are going on in America's public schools
By JOHN STOSSELJan. 13, 2006"Stupid in America" is a nasty title for a program about public education, but some nasty things are going on in America's public schools and it's about time we face up to it.Kids at New York's Abraham Lincoln High School told me their teachers are so dull students fall asleep in class. One student said, "You see kids all the time walking in the school smoking weed, you know. It's a normal thing here."We tried to bring "20/20" cameras into New York City schools to see for ourselves and show you what's going on in the schools, but officials wouldn't allow it.Washington, D.C., officials steered us to the best classrooms in their district.We wanted to tape typical classrooms but were turned down in state after state.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not in Utah Mark.

Mark E. Towner said...

Anonymous,

Really? How many Utah Teachers were arrested and charged for sex crimes against their own students?

Mark

Mark E. Towner said...

Former West High counselor accused of having sex with girl ordered to stand trial on rape charges

Not Here In Utah?