tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924745.post4702509497876773964..comments2023-06-20T10:48:29.335-05:00Comments on mystery cycles: ChangeDevin Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944849659698291143noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924745.post-42175154007031386822008-11-09T21:16:00.000-06:002008-11-09T21:16:00.000-06:00Too tired to comment coherently - but in regards t...Too tired to comment coherently - but in regards to the community service and the separation of church/state - when our clients are given a community service requirement as part of their court-ordered probation or deferral program (often on minor misdemeanor charges, the DA's will drop the charges upon proof of a specific number of community service hours), they can choose whatever non-profit Silverstahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169559171464555792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924745.post-47168228542496459692008-11-08T15:56:00.000-06:002008-11-08T15:56:00.000-06:00I'm a little hazy at the moment, thanks to my firs...I'm a little hazy at the moment, thanks to my first cold of the school year, but I'll throw out a couple of comments and chew on the rest.<BR/><BR/>That video was sooooo disturbing, and is exactly the reason that all the teachers at my site wouldn't touch the election discussions with a ten foot pole. I wasn't even comfortable talking about the issues or who stood for what, and I did not even Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115512538981687348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924745.post-40537357968714105742008-11-08T09:28:00.000-06:002008-11-08T09:28:00.000-06:00You're right about this all being vague—at thi...You're right about this all being vague—at this point, it will really depend on the details.<BR/><BR/>I can say that those schools that already require public service (which are many of them) allow students to essentially pick whatever service they'd like, writing their own proposals about what they would do with some review to make sure it's actual service of some kind. ("I'Michael Slusserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238096034854098621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924745.post-17538239682468271752008-11-08T01:58:00.000-06:002008-11-08T01:58:00.000-06:00Stabble, stabble...(Sorry - private joke)Like I sa...Stabble, stabble...<BR/><BR/>(Sorry - private joke)<BR/><BR/>Like I said, I might just be in a paranoid state of mind today. It's possible that this may work out to be a very beneficial set of programs; I can imagine how putting our youth to work in such a way could achieve quite a bit. It's the <B>mandatory</B> aspect of it that concerns me. Aside from making the time in childrens' schedules Devin Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944849659698291143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924745.post-41476454243412177882008-11-07T22:53:00.000-06:002008-11-07T22:53:00.000-06:00I totally agree that that teacher was out of line,...I totally agree that that teacher was out of line, and her defense (if the video was not "doctored," as she claimed—which it didn't seem to be to my untrained eye), was pitiful.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what that has to do with the proposed "Classroom Corps," though, unless somehow, Mr. Devin, you're assuming they're going to be some kind of partisan political Michael Slusserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238096034854098621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924745.post-51091161161788513242008-11-07T14:09:00.000-06:002008-11-07T14:09:00.000-06:00Wow—comparing requiring community service in high ...Wow—comparing requiring community service in high school with "involuntary servitude"? Dude.<BR/><BR/>That's one I can certainly get behind. Many high schools (including Rim) already require some community service, and for those from families who might never get the opportunity (or drudgery) to do something, I like that having to spend 12 hours a year helping someone else is a part Michael Slusserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238096034854098621noreply@blogger.com