"Phil Kane" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:52:21 GMT, Bert Craig wrote:

Heaven forbid we should teach this concept to our kids. Instead they have
a
whole generation of underachevers who would rather whine than achieve.
Remember the Regents!

Are the Regents' Exams no longer given in NY? I discovered ham
radio in HS, and wished that there was a Regents in that subject so
I could ace it.....

The Regents are still given in NY, Phil. The Debacle to which I referred
happened a year or two ago when a large percentage of NYC kids flunked it.
They (Parents included.) argued that it was unnecessarily tough and
culturally biased...in other words, they whined. The failing grades were
thrown out. (I'm not sure if they were administered an easier exam or thrown
a curve.) Had they been held back and forced to attend summer school and,
dare I say, "earn" their passing grades, some college guidance counselors
and subsequently some employers (Read: society as a whole.) would have been
grateful.

Instead, the bar was lowered. Is this what we want to do with AR? The same
AR we want to recuit youngsters into...and then teach them (by example) that
if they whine long enough, they can have what they want. "Learn to earn!"
Today privileges in an avocation, tomorrow wages to comfortably support a
family in a fierce fiscal environment. Some whould say ther's no
corrolation, but the priciples learned today will be applied tomorrow.

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Vy 73 de Bert
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