[AZ-Observing] Re: OT Mississippi astronomers

   So sorry to be telling you this, you are vary mistaken. West View 
high school handed out $80,000 worth of scholarships when my daughter 
graduated. including the oldest living heart and both lung transplant 
recipient in the world (received at the U of A medical center). The 
advanced classes are taught by professors from ASU  U of A and from the 
local community collages. Ashleigh received a full ride to U of A and 
graduated in three years with honers. She is home from England (another 
scholarship) for her spring break and her school mates are amazed at her 
scores on the tests in the UK. The quality of education here is 
dependent on the student willing to excel. It is nothing more than a 
slap in the face to the teachers here to say that Mississippi is any 
better. Just ask the teachers in the club. And look at the JPL web site 
and you will notice the number of U of A alumni working on the Cassini 
mission and the Mars Rover teams. Arizona is not taking a back seat to 
any school in any state. The culture here is different with many 
students just wanting to get out of school and work like their father 
did and still not being able to speak English. The AIMS test is a 
mistake, it is forcing the teachers to teach students to pass the test 
and not to think independently. Statistics do not tell the whole truth. 
Being a product of the California school system and being a son of 
administrators and hanging around with teachers on all of our family 
camping trips, I am well versed in the problems and politics of the 
educational system in this country.  I did feel that I had an advantage 
when I started collage here and was able pass through many under 
graduate classes and work on more satisfying coursework. I am hopeful 
that you will reconsider your position on the quality of schools here. 
Or just come tour some of the schools like West View. 

Stars wrote:

>I am glad to see that you figured out that this was a hoax.  By the way, if
>you check it out you will find out that Mississippi is was up on the list,
>ahead of Arizona is their educational system. Mississippi is ahead in both
>test scores, and what they spend on each child, I a sorry to say.  I was
>raised and educated in Mississippi, and it is my wish, that my kids and
>grandkids would have a better education that I did, but as long as we live
>in Arizona, this probably will not happen.
>
>Thomas Hilton
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Hopkins
>Sent: 03/18/2005 3:09 PM
>To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: OT Mississippi astronomers
>
>Sorry about that post. It appears to be a hoax. I read it in detail, 
>but not far enough.
>
>With some places still pushing for teaching of creationism in 
>schools, I guess it's not hard to believe some people may push most 
>anything.
>
>Jeff
>  
>


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