Comments on: Opinion: Vancouver school superintendent seeks to end learning excellence program

By: Bof Harper

Bof Harper — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:32:34 +0000

Both of our kids went through the Challenge Program, 1987-1999. It was one of the adornments of VPS. To see it destroyed is a tragedy. Whether Jeff Snell supports the move, or just went along because he had no choice I don’t know.

What I do know is this: if we had school-age children today, they would either be going to private schools or they would be home-schooled. The transformation of education into indoctrination that has happened in recent years is a dis\aster for the community, for the nation, and above all for the kids.

By: christodamas

christodamas — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:48:58 +0000

Equity punches downward.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:23:37 +0000

In reply to cb10461@gmail.com.

Remember – the schools/school boards have told us that CRT is not being taught in schools. They know what’s best for “the children”.

I’ll bet that they allow for teachers to engage in “grooming”, but will tell us that it doesn’t happen at all.

By: Gaby

Gaby — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:23:03 +0000

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By: Miss lucky

Miss lucky — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 20:34:55 +0000

I think this superintendent is making a mistake taking special classes out of the freedom of education act!! I think that he would be building an anxiety people,as we are turning into a depression. We need higher learning within our taxes played school system🇺🇲

By: Miss lucky

Miss lucky — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:46:19 +0000

Doesn’t make Sence! He makes over a quarter million a year,with raises for his future, not counting 100s of thousands in tax deductible non profits,while falling backwards with education,to reach people who have no Idea what they are missing!! Why the hurry?? Dr.guess you haven’t heard the need for the brilliant to lead us out of bio warfare and out of a depression,we are in! Where is this leading for our education? Home school for all🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

By: Miss lucky

Miss lucky — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 13:56:47 +0000

SO WRONG!! WE NEED TO GO INTO EDUCATING WHAT IT TAKES FOR A GOOD JOB!! PUTTING HONEST TO GOODNESS SMART KIDS,(THAT DONT NEED TO GRADUATE COLLEGE ON A 3RD GRADE LEVEL) ITS NOT WORTH THE VFC TAXES TO PAY FOR THIS BULL!! KERP THEM IN 3RD.GRA DE IF IT’S TOO HARD!! SEEMS IT’S TOO HARD FOR THE SUPERINTENDANTS TO FIGURE OUT!! TIME FOR SOME BRAINS INSIDE OUR SYSTEM!!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:20:22 +0000

Quite interesting… and disturbing! IF TRUE, then Snell needs to be taken to the woodshed and whipped. But I suspect there are two sides, maybe three, to this story and I’d love to see what VSD and/or Snell has to say in defense of their decision.

How about it VSD? Got the cajones to tell us?

By: cb10461@gmail.com

cb10461@gmail.com — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 14:34:36 +0000

There ya go. Let’s replace education for your racist Critical Race Theory program.

By: Scott Hooper

Scott Hooper — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:05:00 +0000

Wow, this may be the first article I’ve read on CCToday with which I completely agree.

It seems that the word ‘equity’ is coming to mean ‘let no person do or fair better than the least,’ which benefits literally nobody.

At the rate we’re going, with the right trying to destroy our institutions, elections and Democratic system, and the alt-left trying to destroy our meritocracy, soon there will be little ground where typical Americans like myself can just be an American without someone telling me I’m going it wrong and trying to force me to do it differently.

I say leave the highly capable programs in place, along with the STEM schools and all the rest.