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Comment by SolShock Publicity on March 5, 2011 at 9:10am

Education is so important. With bachelor's degrees being just about equal to a HS diploma these days, these cutbacks are just making it worse for our future leaders. Priorities....

Comment by The Man on March 2, 2011 at 8:12pm

I like the analogy Matt pointed out about the fire trucks. It's interesting to see that millions of dollars are being cut from LBUSD and now they are lowering the bar when it comes to requirements. The next move is schools going on furloughs or shutting down completely. 

 

Similar to the fire stations doing the "rolling Brown outs," which is that certain fire stations stay open and they rotate. So you might need assistance but you live downtown and it happens that the firestation that's selected to be open is in North Long Beach... Get the picture?

 

I would like to see what other cities are facing from a financial perspective. Is this a common move among the District's decision makers or are other cities looking at us like "Damn, they ain't playing over there - I thought WE had it bad..."

Comment by Jesus Hernandez on March 2, 2011 at 9:52am

well thats stupid. you would think that in todays society kids can pass the computer literacy thing with flying colors! health class is especially important because, lets be real, it teaches about safe sex...self explanitory.

the 40 hours requirement is a bit new, but shouldnt be a problem.

seems odd that theyre stripping requirements on the one thing they should be trying to build up and make more challenging

Comment by Molly Marina Haupt on March 1, 2011 at 6:45pm

This only seems reasonable is we want our kids to be less educated, aware and ready for the world after high school. Who wants that, Sacramento???

Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on March 1, 2011 at 4:18pm

I have kids in the public school system too, and I believe that expecting solid minimum standards out of the system is very important. Not all kids in the public school system have the same in-home structure that our kids are lucky enough to have. The school system is a part of what is called "The Commons". The idea that certain things are for the shared good of the society, schools being one of them. It's like saying we should downgrade the minimum requirements on our fire trucks, and that's OK because hey I keep fire extinguisher in my home. We're suppossed to be raising the bar, not lowering it.

 

This I would think would be particularly critical in areas such as Health. With the rise of STD's, Diabetes, Obesity, Heart Disease, and poor eating habits; to me this standard is even more critical then ever before! 

Comment by Ina P on March 1, 2011 at 4:07pm

I think it's a joke that people are really getting so upset over this.  I have children, two of them, and I guarantee you that I will go out of my way to make sure that they met and exceed all the requirements for graduation for high school.  If they live in my household, its a wrap, they have no choice but to be educated and proficient, in addition to making them perform more than 40 hours of civic duty.  The problem is, parents and society at large rely to heavily on the schools to do their job with their children.  It's time for parents to step up and do their part.  Anything less is selling your kids short.

 

Comment by The Man on March 1, 2011 at 2:42pm

Taking out the computer efficiency requirement is no no bueno. Like Sander said, it could make the difference in filling out an application for a job...

 

Dumb em out indeed...

Comment by JON on March 1, 2011 at 12:08pm

Man, this is plain stupid. I wonder how they came up with what graduation requirements they can eliminate? I would've liked if they had the 40 hours of service when I was in high school. It gives you a good sense of pride, knowing you've helped/made a difference and contributed to the well being of others.

 

The computer proficiency should stay. Matter of fact, they should all stay! 

Comment by JulsnMatt1028 on March 1, 2011 at 10:09am

Wow, talk about closing the digital divide... Like Black Market said: "Dumb em' out & fatten em' up...". Man, on a side note. I stopped by Panda Express yesterday on Atlantic and Del Amo, and I noticed they didn't have the usual Mixed Veggies item out. When I asked they said they do not pre-prep that item in that location, because "people in the area do not eat vegetables"... WHAT? The good news is it only took two mins to have them made...

Comment by lbcsrw on March 1, 2011 at 9:48am

Hmm.  Do they still have shop classes in Jr Hi and HS? They still have sports teams, I bet.  Those sports teams are costly.  Maybe they should start by eliminating all the extra-curricular stuff first, before they cut any actual classes. 

 

My daughter took computer proficiency classes in 1st grade.  A basic understanding of computers could mean the difference between getting a job, or not. 

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