Cary sedition

Keith Quistorff · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:01 pm

Michael Westerfield wrote:

You guys are aware that this isn't a new concept. Chapel-hill schools do this today and they are better (rest of orange county worse) for it. WCPSS has shown poor management again and again. Why should cary or any other town have to be subjected to that any longer? .... and most people who know me know I don't even like Cary.

Similarly, if you compare the EOG test performance of Wake County's public charter schools vs. WCPSS public schools, the benefits of removing the chains of poor management are pretty obvious.

(IBTL)

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:52 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

I think I have made my mind up. I'm going to Home-garage School them. It will be just like the movie House of Rock but all the classes will be about cars and at the end they'll go racing and win a trophy instead of getting a diploma.

Here are some courses on the curriculum. Yeah, it'll be a year-round school, I will always have something I need the little rugrats to work on.

Basic Pain Delivery - Hand Tools 101
Advanced Pain Delivery - Electric and Air tools 201
First Aid Training 301
Troubleshooting POS British Electrical Systems 202
Intro to Electrical Fire Insurance Fraud Techniques 302
Graduate course - How to Spend Other People's Money 402

What? No spreadsheet 101? I am disappointed.

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:54 pm

And don't forget History of BMW 302.

--Donnie

JamesFeinberg · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:12 pm

Donnie Barnes wrote:

And don't forget History of BMW 302.

I think that would be 320. Or 318. Or 325. Or 328. Or 330. Or, ahhh never mind...

Jim

David Spratte · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:24 pm

JamesFeinberg wrote:

Donnie Barnes wrote:

And don't forget History of BMW 302.

I think that would be 320. Or 318. Or 325. Or 328. Or 330. Or, ahhh never mind...

Jim

You left out the grad level 760 and it's lab, 760L

Keith Quistorff · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:11 pm

steve remchak wrote:

well Keith we might as well discuss religion or politics here. if i have offended you i apologize.

No worries, Steve - you hit a nerve or two, that's all.

RobLupella · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:56 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

...but all the classes will be about cars and at the end they'll go racing and win a trophy instead of getting a diploma.

Actually, they'll get a little magnetic plaque with a picture of a Subaru on it :wink:

George Bright · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:00 pm

I work for Wake County Schools. I wish they could stay on traditional calender for all the schools. The summer is when we get to catch up on painting and other big projects. With year round we have one week in July and Christmas to do multi day projects.

In my cluster we do not see much diversity in the elementary schools. There are very few white kids in Brentwood or Wilburn elementary.

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:56 pm

George Bright wrote:

I work for Wake County Schools. I wish they could stay on traditional calender for all the schools. The summer is when we get to catch up on painting and other big projects. With year round we have one week in July and Christmas to do multi day projects.

Eh? I thought there were three weeks off every nine weeks or whatever with year round. What am I missing here?

--Donnie

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:11 pm

Donnie Barnes wrote:

George Bright wrote:

I work for Wake County Schools. I wish they could stay on traditional calender for all the schools. The summer is when we get to catch up on painting and other big projects. With year round we have one week in July and Christmas to do multi day projects.

Eh? I thought there were three weeks off every nine weeks or whatever with year round. What am I missing here?

--Donnie

four tracks, three of which are in school at one time.

HershTapadia · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:22 pm

I would not consider myself an expert on the matter but judging from the education that I got in middle and high school versus the education that some of my friends at other schools got, I would say the best middle and high schools are not in Cary, they are in Raleigh.

It seems like the crux of the problem here is that you either have to choose (if you live in Cary or North Raleigh) to send your kids to a school that is 20 or 30 minutes away and have more opportunity in their courses OR send them to a closer school and not give them the same experience. I am not entirely sure what has changed in the past 3.5 years or so since I left high school but that was the case when I was there.

ChuckNelson · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:13 pm

Michael Westerfield wrote:

You guys are aware that this isn't a new concept. Chapel-hill schools do this today and they are better

It also helps the school stats when the students have been stealing the test answers for several years.

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

steve remchak wrote:

four tracks, three of which are in school at one time.

Does each track have its own mascot and alma mater? Band? Football team?

I grew up after kids no longer had to work on the family farm all summer, but before A/C was introduced into public schools. The last day of school in June was the greatest day ever. No more school for 90 days, and you could play outside until 8:30 or 9 PM! Perhaps that's why I love the summer, no matter how hot it gets, and dislike the rest of the year.

Anyway, once you folks get the Wake schools straightened out, come on over to Durham and fix our city government and schools. Maybe we'll throw in a couple of free passes to some shows at our newest money sink, the Durham Performing Arts Center.

George Bright · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:35 pm

Arthur McDonald wrote:

Does each track have its own mascot and alma mater? Band? Football team?

I grew up after kids no longer had to work on the family farm all summer, but before A/C was introduced into public schools. The last day of school in June was the greatest day ever. No more school for 90 days, and you could play outside until 8:30 or 9 PM! Perhaps that's why I love the summer, no matter how hot it gets, and dislike the rest of the year.

They do not do year round school after middle school. All the Jr and Senior High schools are on the traditional calender. This is because of sports and such after school activities.

I too grew up before there was AC in the schools. My senoir year one wing of the high school had AC. We even had trailers with no AC.

They did not call off school when there was a threat of snow either. The drivers had to put on chains. We also had student drivers too.

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