Where is Senator Orr? He was part of this carpetbagging but has been in hiding ever since he voted to pass it. Why has

the Daily not interviewed him?

I don't know if this will work or not.And I don't blame teachers for children failing in every situation.But,I blame the liberal teaching methods and the dumbing down of our education system which began decades ago.Before desegragation Blacks weren't successful because they got crappy teachers etc.Now they aren't successful because they're poor.Bullsh t.We have failing schools because of black culture and generations being raised watching mama and grandma living on everything they can get for nothing.They're raised with an attitude that they are "owed" something.Black teenagers having their first kid is like a right of passage.And so the cycle continues.Maybe Michelle should have worked on teenage pregnancy instead of who's fat.Oops....if blacks started to become successful through education they might not have to be dems.And in the middle of all the political correctness our kids are graduating who can't EVEN READ !!

I also would love to hear what Senator Orr has to say. I guess since he went to a private school he thinks all families can afford to send their children?

He sure won't answer his emails

Herewith, another in a steady stream of editorials intended to exacerbate racial and economic animus in the community. Combined with "DECATUR HIGH's" and "BROOKHAVEN's" recent disastrous encounters with the written word, and, in conjunction with "DECATUR HIGH's," "secret grassroots campaign ..... through interpreters," (see comments posted Mar. 2, 2013), these horrifying musings serve to unmask deep and abiding hatred and contempt for the majority citizenry. Given the state of public education, the public wonders how many English language interpreters "DECATUR HIGH's" covert campaign will require. Along with the A.E.A. and the Democrat Party, public school teachers and the Decatur Daily represent a bygone era incompatible with 21st century outlook and demand. Mired in the past, united only in criticism, and fearful of being eclipsed, this cabal embraces the worst of humanity's attributes to further solely political objectives. Worse still, is imbuing children with promise, or anger, in the classroom, to achieve their ends in the coming months, while praying that children's disappointment or rejection will result in the retention of public school failure. Offering nothing save despair, bereft of hope, yet, eager to retain their pay and benefits, public school teachers and their erstwhile allies are, obviously, prepared to sacrifice our children's future to maintain the status quo, for the children, of course. The editorial mirrors with near exactitude the anxiety affecting this vengeful alliance of hearts hardened by malice and fury. For them, there can be no peace, no compromise. How dare private or charter schools produce a better student! And how dare parents so desirous! The audacity! Once our friends and neighbors, now separate and apart, public school teachers are torn between loyalty to an empty agenda or returning to the community fold. Bitter and clinging to their Party and their paper, public school teachers resist the inevitable, spreading old resentment and fear as they slowly, but inexorably, fade into the past. Far worse lies ahead for the community parents and children as this treacherous organization plots unwritten harm. Local public school teachers and the Decatur Daily intend to terrorize all ........... to teach us a lesson, of course.

House Bill 84 is designed to facilitate this goal. It includes no restrictions on student-teacher ratios for private or religious schools. It does not require teachers to have any training or even to have a college degree.

Yes...that is just what we need. Get rid of our teachers with a College education and replace them with teachers with NO TRAINING or no degree. You Republicans voted straight ticket and this is what we get when you do that!

Guess what jimmy...public schools are producing kids who can neither do basic math or read.Why is that ? And no,just being poor doesn't get it.I await your explanation.

Well.... are you repeating something you heard from someone you think is smart? There is no doubt that passing kids without skills was an issue at one point, but NCLB put an end to that years ago. Point me to some evidence to support your statement please. I await your response.

Are you by any chance the same "S" who recently wrote in this online comment section that the abject racism contained in Margaret Sanger's work constitutes "informed opinion?" I would be delighted to cite the date and article under which those words appear, along with a quote from Margaret Sanger, so as not to confuse you with someone else.

Are you by any chance the same OTIS that took a beating by everyone else who commented on the article in question? As delighted as you may be...How about I save you the trouble? AND I QUOTE -

"OTIS - what Margaret Sanger has to say regarding women's issues is her informed opinion. What you have to say regarding women's issues can only be the parroting of something you've heard from someone who you think is smart. Unless you are a female using a historically male user name, your opinions on this subject are nothing more than the baseless rantings of one who enjoys hearing himself talk."

I realize that your abject ignorance prevents you from grasping certain concepts, so I'll break it down for you. Sanger can give an "informed opinion" on women's issues because she has a VAGINA.

As is the case with many of the readership, your silly threats and attempted bullying bore me - as does your inability to form more than one paragraph. But, I am flattered that you maintain a log of all of my comments for quick reference. Now, go work on your wordy, vocabulary lesson of a response.

"S," you own your remarks! Splendid! I was having difficulty locating your comment and appreciate your gesture. May I ask, does Ms. Sanger's "informed opinion" on women's issues extend to African-American women with vaginas as well?

Your point is well taken, please note the indentation in future comments. For the record, my early morning musings are just so, and should not be confused with good prose. I was far more concerned that you would take me to task on split infinitives and run on sentences, and, I invite further criticism. My hope is that in the near future we graduate to the substance of my remarks, beginning with your careful, and rather unclever, parsing of Ms.Sanger's "informed opinion" on women's issues, which, so you will know, does extend to African-American women with VAGINAS, in a very special way.

"S," I see the online comment section does not accommodate indentation. Is it for that reason you skip lines?

OTIS - REALLY? Have you nothing better to do? Yes, I skip lines - in a similar manner to the majority of other folks who post on this forum.

I am but one of the several folks that you’ve challenged with the “be careful or I’ll give everyone the cite and title of the article where you entered a comment earlier”. In fact, I’ve seen where you've actually made good on the threat a few times. Therefore, I’m not buying that you are bluffing. It seems quite possible that you meticulously catalogue each and every comment made by a select few of us who post on this forum. Your goal, of course, is to catch us contradicting ourselves or weighing in on both sides of an argument.

Your continued prodding is also no surprise. I would expect nothing less from a magisterial, narrow-minded, moralistic sesquipedalian such as yourself.

"S," in all truth, it was yours and "DECATUR HIGH's" recent posts that stood apart from the ordinary angry, yet benign, rants and name-calling. It is the ideas in your thoughtful reflection that I challenge. While I disagree with your opinion, I admire your courage of conviction, and, though you have not won my agreement, you have, by owning your remarks, earned my respect. I find you to be a worthy adversary possessed of a keen mind and wide vocabulary, albeit, sans the name calling. I am considering skipping lines.

If they decide to homeschool, does the state write a check to the parents on top of their tax credit? Just saying...:)