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Detroit Public Schools Put the Fun in Dysfunctional

Agent Crawfish Wrote: Jul 07, 2010 4:16 PM

DC ... no need for the global wardming straw man aside Nobody (sane) argues there is no such thing as climate change. The intelligent debate revolves around how much (if any) of the climate's change is attriutable to human activity and what (if anything) can (or should) be "done" about it. Consider: there have been 5 major ice ages in planetary history. But we are not currently in an ice age. Ergo, there have been at least as many major periods of "global warming" in the past. Yet none of these can possibly be attributed to human activity. What are we to do and/or make of that? Having said that, couldn't agree with you more regarding the utter failure of anti poverty programs ... if (of course) you assume that the point of such...

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Detroit Public Schools Put the Fun in Dysfunctional

There just isn’t enough column space to describe the myriad dysfunction of the Detroit Public School system, much less consider its options for improvement.

To wit: Recently, acting Superintendent Theresa Gueyser filed a complaint against former president of the Board of Education, Otis Mathis, for repeatedly fondling himself during private meetings with her.

In response, board member Rev. David Murray said, "It happens to a lot of young men. They engage in behavior they feel is harmless and it's offensive to certain people.” Mr. Mathis is 55, so you wonder how old one has to be before Mr. Murray...

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