Loons

It would be hard to make up this stuff....

Apparently in Bethesda, MD, a group of parents were fined $500 by the local gov't because their kids had an "unauthorized" lemonade stand. To boot, the kids were raising money for some charity. Who are these people?????

I haven't read the story, but a photo in the newspaper accompanied news of education "reform" in Detroit. The "reform" will be a test case for perhaps later implementation throughout the state. But the key was the photo--along with the governor were half a dozen "education-types." Once again I repeat, in dealing with education the governor is out of his league.

Speaking of the schools, I see where a number of Oak Co schools made the "best" list in some national mag. Buried in the story are the criteria for determining "best." A whopping 15% of the criteria actually deal with students accomplishing anything. It's how many AP courses are offered, how many students take the AP test (not necessarily that they score well), the ratio of students to AP courses, etc. The lunacy is perpetuated.

I guess to string together what the present and past Michigan governors have said and the "best" rankings, why don't all schools teach all AP courses????? After all, if "best" means teaching the AP courses (not necessarily doing well in them) and if "everybody goes to college!," then.... There you go. Have another problem for me to solve? Loons, Loons everywhere....