en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1269598 Comments by jbtrevor http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180395240 Let's start by ridding ourselves of the US Dept of Education Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:05:13 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180395240 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180079193 I agree with all of the above which leads me to another point...if a student has an incompetent teacher & is "behind", why are they promoted tot he next grade? When they get to the next grade, why aren't the good teachers screaming at the top of their lungs about how unprepared the students are? This happens in NO other profession. If a patient is referred to a specialist, the specialist is going to insist their time/talent not be wasted on doing the basic workup that should be done by the primary care provider. And if the primary care provider doesn't do their job, they will soon get a ''reputation'' they care not to have. Apparently, the good teachers don't mind having their reputation smeared by the bad ones or they'd do something about it. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:00:34 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180079193 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180072141 Apparently you didn't read or comprehend the article - the "thesis that teachers' unions are just a conspiracy to keep pedophiles in a job" wasn't the thesis. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 13:29:14 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180072141 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180050324 Hmmm, I guess I'm reading this differently than the previous comment makers: The post begins & ends w/ the subject in the headline, the body of the work deals with portraying why the author is drawing the conclusion he does (Damon is duped), but in reality is using multimedia to portray a message to all of us. That's the kind of writing I like to read, whether I agree or disagree w/ the topic. The only thing I disagree with is the 10% number of ''bad'' teachers. I find it difficult to believe that 10% can have as devastating an effect on the education system as do. I also don't get why good teachers don't help get rid of the bad...it certainly doesn't work that way in other professions. Experienced & qualified nurses are well-known to eat their young (who are screw-ups). Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:47:09 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/04/matt-damon-joins-the-fight-against-good-teachers-and-poor-students/#IDComment180050324 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/07/27/the-3-most-important-lessons-in-basic-economics/#IDComment177723923 Like: gotta get this book Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:03:07 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/07/27/the-3-most-important-lessons-in-basic-economics/#IDComment177723923 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/07/22/west-vs-wasserman-schultz/#IDComment176221273 Bravo to Allen West: Man enough to stand up for his beliefs/convictions. Where the heck are the rest of them? Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:00:58 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/07/22/west-vs-wasserman-schultz/#IDComment176221273 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/ryan-mauro/hezbollah-sets-up-shop-in-mexico/#IDComment173012117 Finally, someone (Hezbollah) is going to deal with the Mexican drug problem... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:54:03 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/ryan-mauro/hezbollah-sets-up-shop-in-mexico/#IDComment173012117 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/07/05/how-self-proclaimed-pacifists-support-pro-war-marxists-and-islamists/#IDComment169945575 Thanks for again pointing out how the ''peaceful'' left is anything but peaceful. Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:13:55 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/07/05/how-self-proclaimed-pacifists-support-pro-war-marxists-and-islamists/#IDComment169945575 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/06/17/ethanolics-anonymous/#IDComment163511704 At least the consumer will now know how much it costs us (at the pump) to elect fools Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:52:14 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/06/17/ethanolics-anonymous/#IDComment163511704 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/19/what-exactly-is-a-%e2%80%9cleftist%e2%80%9d-and-what-is-a-%e2%80%9cliberal%e2%80%9d/#IDComment154331910 SOOOOO Pleased. Enemies must be identified & defined before they are defeated! I think this endeavor will be one of the most instructive & useful series yet & I plan on sharing it on FB for all to see! Thank you Julie Fri, 20 May 2011 12:15:26 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/19/what-exactly-is-a-%e2%80%9cleftist%e2%80%9d-and-what-is-a-%e2%80%9cliberal%e2%80%9d/#IDComment154331910 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/13/at-ucla-the-campus-left-and-msa-skip-david-horowitzs-speech/#IDComment152055347 If David's appearance were at any other leftist indoctrination university, I would be inclined to agree that that lack of protests was an aberrancy. But since the crowd at UCLA of all places opened their minds, I'd like to believe the seeds of change were planted. Sat, 14 May 2011 12:53:32 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/13/at-ucla-the-campus-left-and-msa-skip-david-horowitzs-speech/#IDComment152055347 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/05/13/horowitz-and-intellectual-terrorism-at-ucla/#IDComment152053359 Wow, perhaps the 'message' is getting through. Maybe now that the current university age person can see for themselves how feckless & oppressive their Democrat gurus policies are, and are willing to listen and/or are yearning for some one who can clearly tell them how it really is. Bravo David Horowitz Sat, 14 May 2011 12:42:17 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/05/13/horowitz-and-intellectual-terrorism-at-ucla/#IDComment152053359 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/12/this-makes-you-as-bad-as-bolsheviks-a-leftist-writer-embarrasses-himself-after-being-rejected-from-contributing-to-newsreal-blog/#IDComment151722295 Amazing how unfair us 'conservatives' are...lol I had to laugh when you reminded me of how open minded Leftists are...apparently Allen lives true to the quote floating around a few years ago: Don't be so open minded your brain falls out. Fri, 13 May 2011 13:02:41 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/12/this-makes-you-as-bad-as-bolsheviks-a-leftist-writer-embarrasses-himself-after-being-rejected-from-contributing-to-newsreal-blog/#IDComment151722295 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/05/13/michael-lucas-a-gay-man-for-israel/#IDComment151714216 I'd be interested in hearing more about Lucas' view of Conservatives ''hate'' of gays. This has not been my experience. When you believe you are 'hated' it changes the paradigm from which you view everything else...and it sounds as if the 'hate' he believes exists comes from within. Also, I'd be interested in the ''genetic'' gayness he's talking about. Doesn't exist as far as I know. Fri, 13 May 2011 12:36:36 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/05/13/michael-lucas-a-gay-man-for-israel/#IDComment151714216 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/11/panic-at-think-progress-as-catholic-john-boehner-speaks-at-catholic-university/#IDComment151307270 Good points... I've always wondered how people can feel good about having Government take your money, give it to causes you may/may not support & then beg the Gov to take more. The recent public comments by many ''rich'' leftists asking congress to raise taxes on the on ''rich'' comes to mind. Nothing is stopping them from voluntarily giving up their riches... Thu, 12 May 2011 12:19:05 +0000 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/05/11/panic-at-think-progress-as-catholic-john-boehner-speaks-at-catholic-university/#IDComment151307270 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150951969 BTW, excellent points Wed, 11 May 2011 10:42:28 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150951969 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150951871 I meant to respond to your post...but it ended up below it. Wed, 11 May 2011 10:41:56 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150951871 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150951707 Another point: Jassar said that he was calling on Muslim children to not listen to the Imams, their parents, etc. when they cite or adhere to the violent Muslim text/Sharia and for him & these children to not listen to them makes them no-less Muslim. HE THEN, equated that practice w/ other world religions. I cannot speak to other world religions, but I can to Catholicism. Once cannot call themselves Catholic and ignore what the Church leadership Pope/Magisterium & Doctrinal Dogma has taught for nearly 2000 years. I was hopeful that Jassar was that lone voice in the wilderness to encourage & bring about change/reform in Islam, but I'm less convinced of that now...having heard him truly challenged by someone I consider quite scholarly on the subject, Robert Spencer. Wed, 11 May 2011 10:40:55 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150951707 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150831450 Dr. Jassar suggests we need to ''reform'' Islam in America first then take it to the rest of the Islamic world, LOL Wed, 11 May 2011 00:46:07 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/frontpagemag-com/zuhdi-jasser-vs-robert-spencer-on-islamic-reform/#IDComment150831450 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/05/07/andrew-sullivans-misguided-defense-of-the-regrettable-mr-kushner/#IDComment150057427 I'd go for that...let's all pitch in and buy CNN, CBS, NBC, etc Sun, 8 May 2011 15:53:31 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2011/05/07/andrew-sullivans-misguided-defense-of-the-regrettable-mr-kushner/#IDComment150057427