tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post114488865934993524..comments2024-03-08T00:17:09.224-08:00Comments on The Daily Grind: A Letter to OprahMr. McNamarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062641578010808106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1144959681365372082006-04-13T13:21:00.000-07:002006-04-13T13:21:00.000-07:00"One student told me that 'I just didn't feel like..."One student told me that 'I just didn't feel like doing it.' " This from Snohomish County, Washington -- but I swear that I often hear the same response from students here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. It's nation-wide, and if they don't show up and/or don't do what we ask, They. Will. Not. Learn. and it isn't our fault. <BR/><BR/>Excellent post --grayciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188392312385509613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1144889804394102212006-04-12T17:56:00.000-07:002006-04-12T17:56:00.000-07:00Great post! I did not get to see the episode, but ...Great post! I did not get to see the episode, but did notice from a blurb on CNN that it seemed to revolve around the all too common theme that the public school system is failing and the private sector can save our educational failure. It seemed to forget about the responsibility of government to properly fund education.robtherunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066981363064781863noreply@blogger.com