Local High School...Limestone gets bad news..

[shaunguth]

Managed to find one number.....96% graduation rate at Limestone. And the enrollment is going up every year as opposed to the "demise (gangs, drugs), being consolidated, shrinking enrollment, and closing down" that is the perception of public schools.

[shaunguth]

I guess I don't know what's worse....
a school where people would actually think like this,
or someone who thinks all private schools are this way?

BTW-- my son's (who is a freshman) best friend is of another race which is considered a "minority", and the girl he is dating is as well....so I really take a little offense at the allegations that people send their kids to private schools to get away from certain races.
The very school my kids would be in had we sent them to public school is a much higher pct. "white" than the school we have chosen.

I watched our school's team in the regionals as well, and of the five schools in the regionals, we were the only school who had kids of different races. Even the team that was top seeded had kid of only one single race.
Lefty was there, he'll confirm........

So you don't think the allegation "that people send their kids to private schools to get away from certain races" is a true one? Why would you take offense to that statement? I don't think anyone said you personally are guilty of that, but to think people don't do such a thing is incredibly naive.

[leebiddlecome]

Good point Shaun.

Let's be free-thinking, open-minded adults here. Can't we agree on these two points?

1. To say that all parents who send their kids to private schools solely because of race would be a wildly inaccurate statement.

2. To say that no parents have ever considered race when sending their kids to private schools would be a wildly inaccurate statement.

Is it always considered? Of course not. It is sometimes considered? Of course.

[lefty]

Good point Shaun.

Let's be free-thinking, open-minded adults here. Can't we agree on these two points?

1. To say that all parents who send their kids to private schools solely because of race would be a wildly inaccurate statement.

2. To say that no parents have ever considered race when sending their kids to private schools would be a wildly inaccurate statement.

Is it always considered? Of course not. It is sometimes considered? Of course.

Perhaps. And yes I'm only going by one school with around 20 years of involvement I don't know of anyone involved where race was a defining issue in their decision making

[ph]

Limestone grad here, but then again I can't seem to figure out why it's 6:00am here.

Now that's funny!

too bad we do not know any local institutions with a foundation in clock making

[ph]

Im not smart. Im a public high school grad Help me out brother.

It is too much OT to talk here, I assume this book mentions a lot of what I've read/heard through the years:

http://www.amazon.com/ACLU-vs-America-Exposing-Redefine/dp/0805440453/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234554811&sr=8-1#reader

[leebiddlecome]

likewise....I think it is an incredibly rare thing.

Rare at the schools you guys are associated with. That's great. But I just read an entire book with two chapters documenting the start of certain private schools---basically for ethnic cleansing.

Again, does it always happen? No. Does it happen? Yes.

[leebiddlecome]

lee-- but you just basically justified calling everyone a KKK member, just because some people are....

Dude. Come on. That's ridiculous.

[leebiddlecome]

It is too much OT to talk here, I assume this book mentions a lot of what I've read/heard through the years:
http://www.amazon.com/ACLU-vs-Americ...&sr=8-1#reader

Oh sheesh. All I needed to see was the section where it showed what other books people bought who bought that book. Im not wasting my time or money on that book.

[bigdaddystuck]

This is a question I have for parents who send their kids to private schools. It is an honest question.

I understand the statistics and repuation of public schools. So why not send your kids there to help IMPROVE the situation, make things better, get things on the right track instead of segregating them and then talking about how bad things are in public schools?

To me being a part of the solution to the mess seems to make more sense than segregating from it. But, again, I don't have kids so I could be way off base.

I usually stay out of discussions like these...but I'll bite......

I am the product of both private (Catholic) and public (Morton High) schooling. In Morton, the education is top notch no matter what school you attend. However my parents wanted me to receive more discipline, tougher academics and a religious education. I wasn't recruited by the school, it is attached to my parish.

Currently I teach at a private school (Catholic) and also coach. I have the same education and in most cases, more, than a public school teacher. I make no where near the $ I would at a public school. IMO our families break down economically about the same as the public schools.

We do not recruit students. We do publish how our students do in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities. We do not receive money from taxes like a public school does, which by the way our families help support by paying theirs! The local public high school is in our school far more (4-5 times) than the local Catholic high school (once a year). They come to talk to the kids about the academic programs, extra-curriculars, social events and other opportunities. I don't think that this is recruiting.

I send my children to a private school. Our reasons are the religious education, discipline, academics, small class sizes, and the extra-curricular activities. I have a child who has some special needs and the school works with the local public school to get him the help he needs. Things like special education programs cost money and most private school can not afford to supply that service. Not because they don't want to but because the added cost would be staggering. I guess I am just an elitist because I want these opportunities for my children.

[shaunguth]

I guess I am just an elitist because I want these opportunities for my children.

For the record, I don't believe anyone is an elitist by doing what you feel is best for your children.

By the way, why is it that certain posts/threads get deleted when they tend to get off topic and others don't? I have no idea what this whole private school/public school debate has to do with a couple of kids at Limestone being ruled ineligible. I also have no problem with kids going to whatever school they want as long as they follow the guidelines/rules that are set forth. That holds true whether they are "recruited" or not.

[bigdaddystuck]

I also have no problem with kids going to whatever school they want as long as they follow the guidelines/rules that are set forth. That holds true whether they are "recruited" or not.

I agree.

[mrcoachdude]

my kids went to public through 6th and 7th grade.......private there after to allow for a faith based education......although i loved evolution teaching in H.S.

[Murph]

Washington wins 67-50

Limestone sophomore Darren Weeks, a transfer from Peoria High also did not dress last night.

[Murph]

..those parents are simply doing what they believe is best

Sheltering their delicate little flowers from the real world.