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re: Now I realize how bad education in LA is..
Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:09 pm to 1MileTiger
Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:09 pm to 1MileTiger
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I don't understand why people in Louisiana don't put up more resistance to the poor standards accepted across the state.
It's called court orders following deseg cases.
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:09 pm to Boo Krewe
this is a hell of a lot better than any of those videos. It doesn't mean that they are smarter or the school is better than any in Louisiana.
Kahuku High School Graduation Senior Medley 2015
Kahuku High School Graduation Senior Medley 2015
Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:10 pm to Boo Krewe
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Forget talk of Jesuit
No
Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:12 pm to Boo Krewe
How bad?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:36 pm to minimal
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STM
My cousin just got student of the year there. He's going to compete for state level awards of the same nature I believe.
No offense to those that enjoyed their schooling in Louisiana, but I am thankful I didn't have to attend public high school in Louisiana. Went to private school before moving and attending Oak Grove in Mississippi. Public school there was really nice in comparison.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:44 pm to beauchristopher
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I am thankful I didn't have to attend public high school in Louisiana. Went to private school before moving
I have a similar story. And now that my kids are in school, I took the first opportunity that came my way to move to Texas. The public schools here are better than the private schools in LA. I'm also glad to be in a state that keeps investing in schools and infrastructure; I guess LA will keep investing in social programs and keep falling farther and farther behind.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:29 pm to jrodLSUke
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1MileTiger
I just moved out of Colorado Springs. The public school system there and throughout Colorado was phenomenal. Growing up in NOLA and going to McMain in the '80s I could only dream of those schools depicted in John Hughes movies. Granted I do not know all of the schools in NOLA, but there is no way they have any HS that even comes close to Cheyenne Mountain HS in Colorado Springs. Not to mention the facilities are amazing.
It is a different mindset in other areas of the country. You have to experience it to see the differences.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:38 pm to Boo Krewe
Well we do live in a state where, according to constitution, cuts can only be made from education and health. The two areas that probably would pay the most dividends.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:00 pm to jmarto1
anyone who thinks facilities equate to education quality is a flat out dumbass ... there are kids in shithole countries getting a better education than the vast majority of kids here, and all they have is a floor, a chalkboard and a teacher ... americans love them some education money, be it teacher's salaries or shiny buildings with every gizmo ever invented for sale to the idiots who run the schools ... tripling the education budget in LA or any other state would do absolutely nothing for education ... and i know ... i'm a teacher ...
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:34 pm to tiderider
tr,
While I agree that the physical facilities are not the only determinant of educational success or failure of a school district, it plays a major role, especially now with IT and computer-related curricula being such an important part of an effective education. The days of one-room school houses turning out Abraham Lincolns are finished.
While I agree that the physical facilities are not the only determinant of educational success or failure of a school district, it plays a major role, especially now with IT and computer-related curricula being such an important part of an effective education. The days of one-room school houses turning out Abraham Lincolns are finished.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:54 pm to jrodLSUke
I'm doing well thanks to my LA private school education and am in the same place as peers who went to school in Texas, California and Florida. That also includes people who graduated from Harvard, Penn, Duke and other notable universities. Most of what one takes from school is up to them, mediocre facilities or not. Most of the conversations about schools on this board are just chest-puffing foolishness that matters little.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 7:16 pm to tiderider
I agree with you, to a point.
The investment in education in the state of Louisiana needs to be 2 fold:
1. Updating facilities, not in terms of technology, which wouldn't hurt. But in terms of overall cleanliness, lighting, & overall atmosphere. As 1MileTiger mentioned earlier, Lafayette High school & dozens of others in the state built in the same era are simple depressing & minimalistic places to be.
2. Security. There is absolutely zero denying the fact that public high schools in Louisiana are simply not safe places to be for students, amongst each other. Not to mention now with students vs. teachers. There are kids that want to learn & kids that are just there because truancy says they have to be & they get free breakfast/lunch along with or conditioning (I've heard this statement in many forma from over a hundred students/players that I've had-yes I am a teacher/coach).
But LA won't touch the 2nd for years due to desegregation/race issues. Although it's 98% of the problem.
The investment in education in the state of Louisiana needs to be 2 fold:
1. Updating facilities, not in terms of technology, which wouldn't hurt. But in terms of overall cleanliness, lighting, & overall atmosphere. As 1MileTiger mentioned earlier, Lafayette High school & dozens of others in the state built in the same era are simple depressing & minimalistic places to be.
2. Security. There is absolutely zero denying the fact that public high schools in Louisiana are simply not safe places to be for students, amongst each other. Not to mention now with students vs. teachers. There are kids that want to learn & kids that are just there because truancy says they have to be & they get free breakfast/lunch along with or conditioning (I've heard this statement in many forma from over a hundred students/players that I've had-yes I am a teacher/coach).
But LA won't touch the 2nd for years due to desegregation/race issues. Although it's 98% of the problem.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 7:19 pm to 1MileTiger
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Seeing the schools in Denver metro area and in Utah make me realize how shitty the education system is in Louisiana. I took my wife to Lafayette High School a few years ago, and she said it was the most depressing prison-like building she'd ever been to.
Utah??? lol
Are you one of those people that brings up Scandinavian countries when arguing for socialism?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 7:20 pm to Boo Krewe
The private schools here somewhat approach decent public schools of other states
Kind of pathetic that residents of this state brag about having to pay $10K a year for what most other states get for their tax dollars.
Winning!
Kind of pathetic that residents of this state brag about having to pay $10K a year for what most other states get for their tax dollars.
Winning!
Posted on 1/25/16 at 7:22 pm to VetteGuy
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The private schools here somewhat approach decent public schools of other states
Some are much worse, many are equal and some.. very few are better.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 7:25 pm to glassman
Manu public schools in other states are just as good or better than the best private schools in Louisiana. And I say that as someone who has spent substantial money on excellent private schools in Louisiana.
I actually have family who loves in other areas of the country and I've compared in firsthsnd.
I actually have family who loves in other areas of the country and I've compared in firsthsnd.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:13 pm to Artie Rome
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This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:38 pm to jimmy the leg
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LA =Los Angeles?
Dude. You are proving the OP's point.
LA = Louisiana
L.A.= Los Angeles
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:45 pm to 1MileTiger
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I don't understand why people in Louisiana don't put up more resistance to the poor standards accepted across the state.
2 issues
1. we have a huge trash population who (a) has no need for education and (b) would rather steal from the better off for other endeavors
2. deseg kind of makes investment in nice facilities for public schools a moot point, becasue trash will be forced upon the areas that can afford that sort of investment, and the private schools are just happy to be separated from the trash
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:47 pm to beauchristopher
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No offense to those that enjoyed their schooling in Louisiana, but I am thankful I didn't have to attend public high school in Louisiana.
my graduating class of about 400 had at least 12 kids score 30+ on the ACT and it was probably closer to 20
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