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On Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:05:11 -0800, alexbell@superzippo.com 
<alexbell@superzippo.com> wrote:

>rich jankowski wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, 20 Nov 1997 08:17:19 -0800, alexbell@superzippo.com
>> <alexbell@superzippo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> <...>
>> 
>> >I've seen may jurisdictions consider the possiblity of requiring dress
>> >codes for public schools. I personally believe that mandatory uniforms
>> >will insure more discipline for the students.
> 
>> Right.  Where did you get your degree in psychology?  I believe that it'll
>> make the kids hate school even more than they already do.
>
>No psychology degree. Just common sense. Go down to your local junior
>high or middle school and take a look around. The kids wearing the
>"baggy pants" are on drugs. Why do you think they wear them -- it's a
>dress code language for drugs!

Is it?  Baggy pants are popular among different groups of people, not only
the "druggies" you suggest.  It's a trend.

>> >You don't have to be a genius to know the kids wearing the baggy pants
>> >will 'probably' end up on drugs.
>
> 
>> I don't know many people of genius intelligence who would make such a
>> stupid comment on the relationship between choice of dress and drug use.
>
>Do you live on a farm or do you have "tunnel vision?" Do you keep
>looking straight ahead when you should be looking around and observing?
>Or, are you a parent in 'denial?' 

Nope, not a parent.  I just happen to know a few people who wear "baggy pants"
who aren't on drugs.  I got to know them because I don't use stereotypes, such
as clothes, economic status, race, etc, etc to judge.

>Just go take a look and see who's
>using the drugs. Make the school uniform mandatory and the druggie kids
>might have a difficult time spotting each other! The children, and the
>schools systems are in BIG trouble today. And people like you, who don't
>want to get involved or make changes, are the reason. Wake up!

Yeah, schools are in trouble.  Making it a little boot camp isn't going to
make it any better.

Shouldn't school be a fun place?  Uniforms aren't comfortable, which is going
to impair the good kids from learning more than if they were casually dressed.
I'm more productive at work when I get to come in casual. 

You can't judge a book by its cover, and the bad apples are always going to
be there. 

>> >If you can maintain discipline in the schools and the classroom, then
>> >you can begin to "teach" the students. Many high school graduates now --
>> >don't even know how to spell words they should have learned in the 4th
>> >grade. But they know how to roll a joint!
>
> 
>> I know many Ph.Ds who can't spell that great either, two of which worked
>> for NASA.
>
>That figures! Did they work on the "Challenger" project? That's the
>problem -- you are trying to "mask" -- because its already here --
>Ph.D's who cannot spell. Give me a break! How do you become a Ph.D. if
>you cannot spell? 

No, actually, one worked on the Mars Rover, and the other worked on the LEM.
Should a Ph.D in English have to know how to do linear algebra?  Probably not.
Why should someone with a Ph.D in Mathematics or Engineering need to be a good
speller?  It's nice if you are a good writer, but if someone's not good at 
putting things on paper doesn't mean they can't do other Math-oriented jobs, 
no?

>  Spelling is in no way a sign of one's intelligence, taking the
>> leaps you have in this post is.
>> 
>> --
>> rich jankowski
>> rich@saturnlink.com
>
>Well I'll just judge the merits of your comments on how successful the
>"Challenger" project was, OK?
>
>Throttle UP!!!!

These comments pretty much show what kind of "wack-job" parent you are. 


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rich jankowski
rich@saturnlink.com