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Man's machines vs. mud
Mack Perfetta of Mechanic Falls ventures out into knee-deep mud during the Oxford Mud Run on Sunday afternoon. The Poland Regional High School senior was helping mud bog owner Scott Sessions keep the pit free of sticks and debris. At left, Scott Burnham of Parsonsfield backs his GMC pickup out of the 180-foot run after driving as far as he could go in the mud. Sessions hosts about five events a year on his property along Route 26. The next one on Sept. 27 will feature even deeper mud, said Sessions.
"He can barely walk, but we can get him in a mud truck," said Bill Penfold of Oxford, left, while buckling up his 81-year-old father's helmet. Ray Penfold of Yarmouth decided during his mud run visit Sunday that he would like to drive.
Joe Pare of Winthrop lets the mud fly as he drives a friend's Ford pickup 145 feet, 10 inches in knee-deep mud during the Oxford Mud Run on Sunday. The goal for drivers is to clear the 180-foot bog. But if the mud wins, competitors see how far they can go in 60 seconds. The next local mud competition is Sept. 5 in Livermore and features "hillbilly competitions."
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That sounds too much like you
That sounds too much like you want to just give up on a whole lot of kids, though. Is holding back a child over and over going to be what motivates them to learn? A 4th grader should never be demonized for "refusing to learn" because.. well, he's 10 years old. He's likely a victim of circumstance, and we should work hard to change him and find way to motivate him to learn rather than give up on him because he may be holding other kids back.
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Tina - NCLB definitely needs
Tina - NCLB definitely needs to be gotten rid of but it isn't "what is causing our schools to fail". It might be what defines specific schools as failing, but in a broad sense, it isn't responsible for the fact that our schools are failing. When it comes down to it, the primary culprit is culture. This country needs a kick in the face and a drastic change in culture. Education is not seen as nearly as important as it is by such a large amount of Americans. This is a failure of schools, parents, and the United States as a whole. But all we really see are tiny little reforms that think throwing more and more money at schools will fix the situation. Money can help.. there is no question. The schools and youth in this country will not start to truly turn around, however, until we figure out how to implement a drastic change in culture.
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ESL. bingo. to quote a
ESL. bingo. to quote a teacher as spoken to my wife regarding poor classroom performance with ESL students: "we can only go as fast as the slowest student"
Failing ESL students should be held back the same as others. If they refuse to learn they can drop out of that 3rd grade class when they turn 16.
If they need an english class then we would be happy to pay for remedial english classes after regular school hours for those who wish to learn. We need to quit avoiding the real issues with ESL and tackle the problem. If the kids dont care about learning they wont learn, but there is no reason they need to be allowed to ruin it for the kids who want to learn.
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