The New Allies

How interesting. Al Sharpton and Joel Klein are going to team up to try to improve inner city schools. I couldn't think of 2 people who know less about our schools than these 2 jokers.
I've heard that Al was quite a character in his days at Tilden H.S. Everyone at the school knew to give him a 65 in their course so as just to pass him on.
As for the current chancellor, what he has done in his years in the system, Gen. Sherman did not accomplish with his march through Georgia.
If you really want to see improvements in these so called schools, it's time to restore the 600 school concept for the unruly. Longer days and longer years? For what? The current student population is literally bouncing off the walls by the middle of the day. There is no discipline in far too many of our schools. Children run amok through the halls. The best part of this battered system is that it is being run by people who never taught one day.
Our schools will never improve until we allow corporal punishment for the unruly, and that teachers are given the upperhand. Teachers are on the front lines. Give them the needed respect they so richly deserve. Teachers must be allowed to suspended the chronically disruptive recalcitrants.
Of course, this nonsense that school is for everyone needs to stop. Attending school must be regarded as a privilege, not a right.
You know who the people are who know about this city? Police, fireman and teachers. Teachers in this town have a lot in common with the sanitation department. While we have some great children out there, teachers are also dealing with plenty of garbage each day.
By the way, what has been the productivity of our uniformed service members? It's the teachers in this town who have been scapegoated by working longer for more pay. Ms. Weingarten, that's not a raise!
Has Chancellor Klein ordered his principals to bring up the parents of the chronically disruptive child and read to them the riot act before school begins?
No, we'll just have another year of full test preparation as children run wild, teachers retire or quit en masse and those in the classroom pray for another June to come as quickly as possible.

A Trade to Forget

Imagine, Israel had to give up 5 animals to get back two deceased soldiers. The "chaledias" from Hezbollah certainly pulled off a fast one. One of the animals that Israel gave back to them killed a man 29 years ago in front of his small child. The animal then killed the girl by crushing her skull.
How could eretz Yisroel conclude such a trade? Something is terribly wrong with Olmert to allow this. Was Olmert pressured into such an agreement?
The Horrible Hezbollah should be wiped from the face of the earth. They should only join Hitler in hell. I'd love to hear our presidential candidates comment on this swap. How can anyone justify this? Sad day for sure in Israel.