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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:02 AM Original message |
The parents are the losers, not the kids... |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sorry but as far as excused absences..the law stands and it is NOT an excuse |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It actually is an excused absence. Your parents can excuse you for a lot of reasons. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. No they can't. Not any more. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I just graduated high school less than two years ago. I know how to excuse an absence... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Not any more. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes it was. I'm assuming you are referring to the AYP of NCLB... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. No, last year was the first year attendance was counted as part of AYP |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Hold on. You don't even know what an excused absence is? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Excused means it is wiped off and there is no absence |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I'm telling you that it doesn't. It does not make the absence disappear. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:12 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. So, you're going to tell an actual teacher about her job? |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. You really are a determined person aren't you? |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 05:00 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Yes, a college freshman is the smartest thing on earth - I forgot. Sorry. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 05:03 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You can't even get the year right. But that's neither here nor there. |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:43 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. There is a way to settle this argument |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Bullshit....I have grandchildren in school now and your wrong..dead wrong.. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:39 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. No I'm not. You clearly are mistaken. My brother is a sophomore... |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Are you saying excused to mean that they are not going to get in trouble |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:39 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I mean it in the first way. That is the definition of an excused absence. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 05:07 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Then you are totally right. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. AYP? |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Adequate Yearly Progress. It's part of the No Child Left Behind Act. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Adequate Yearly Progress |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. It was the same thing when I was in school. You must attend 95% of classes... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. Do they still allow some absences (unexcused) without meaningful penalty to the student's record |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Usually if you didn't take care of unexcused absences, you would have a meeting with the admin. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I suppose there were three types of absences |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. You still don't get it..they are hiding behind their children..they are hurting their children.. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. No, don't try and sugar coat bullshit. You are absolutely targeting the kids. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. True. K&R |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. Woah. . . lot of Old Testament adherents on the boards over this issue, eh? . . . |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. OMG get over it...and no need to quote the bible..I have read it several times... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. The OP is exhibit A |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:05 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. hahaha. Yes I'm sure you can deduce that I lack common sense and critical thinking skills... |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. ...by reading your posts |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. LOL. Oh personal vendettas. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Bingo |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
20. Dead right - |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
29. No, the kids are the real losers. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
37. Bump to counter all the nice DUers picking on kids. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
41. They should treat the absence as they would any other |
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