Willful blindness?Regarding Jodie Gilmore's article "No Child Left Unbrainwashed Adj. 1. unbrainwashed - not successfully subjected to brainwashing; "despite the torture and the psychological pressure some POWs remained unbrainwashed" brainwashed - subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and " (April 19 issue), some people don't get the picture and others don't want to get the picture. After reading the article, I passed it on to my wife, who in turn began talking about it with a teacher in the government schools. The teacher commented that the new regulations have the eighth graders now taking a "do or die" test. (This is one of the goals of Goals 2000.) In the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of the conversation, it became apparent that this teacher, whom we respect greatly, just didn't want to acknowledge what is going on with the No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 . We have talked with other parents and leaders who, for the sake of money in their pockets, would rather sacrifice the minds of their children. The Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as speaks of the same scenario where individuals will consciously reject the truth for a lie (2 Thessalonians 2:10-11). If they could only see what a deficit their children will have when they "graduate" from high school. RON BRACE St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 2,033 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls. U.S. Highway 8, Wisconsin Highway 35, and Wisconsin Highway 87 are three of the main arterial routes in the city. |
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