Have a daughter named Madison?

[Bann]

thank you no child left behind

A lot of people have no idea what the NCLB Act really is.

It's a federal law requiring certain (education related) criteria to be met in order for states to receive federal funding for education. In other words, it holds the states accountable. IF they want federal funding, they have to prove they're making progress in the schools. Why would we keep giving taxpayers' money (yours & mine) to states that have abysmal education results? Would you, as a business owner, want to pay someone who is not doing the job they were hired to do? As an employer, you have the right to expect them to adhere to certain requirements in order to stay employed with you. Would you keep them on the payroll month after month if they continually failed to meet your expectations?

We have to take this a couple of steps further. The NCLB Act gives the individual STATES the right to decide for themselves how they will meet that criteria. So if NCLB doesn't work in your state - you have your state to thank for that.

Additionally, in each state - you then have criteria that the local education agencies (LEAs) have to meet in order to be in compliance with NCLB in their STATE. In our case locally, we have our countys' Boards of Education who decide the criteria in each county to adhere to and meet the STATE requirements for NCLB.

So, when you break it all down - the responsibility lands squarely in your own neighborhood - not on the Federal Government or George Bush.

That said - it's probably not even the school's fault the girl couldn't count back change. I have 2 kids. I'm the one who checks to see that they're doing their homework and that they are doing what they're supposed to be doing in school. I am involved. So I see to it that my kids are learning. If they aren't - then I go about the business of finding out WHY.


Four Pillars of NCLB

 

[dave1959]

that works at KFC in the Park on Great Mills Rd?

She might be cute but she's dumb as a post

Ordered an 8 piece bucket, she mumbled some price while I was holding out a $20. Asked her to repeat the price and it was $13.03 so I dug out a nickle and handed it to her.

After she blankly stared at the register for a minute, I said my change is $7.02.
She whips out a pencil and paper and starts adding and subtracting in a vain attempt to understand basic math. She calls for the manager who was busy so she just opens the register and hands me $6.97.
I tell her that's unacceptable. She's sweating now, I try to explain that since the machine says my change is $6.97 and and I gave her another $0.05, she owes me $7.02.
She's not buying it so I tell her to take all the change back and just give me a $1 and we'll call it even.

Sad. If you know her tell her cute only last for so long.

Its sad how often this does happen...

 

[desertrat]

She's smarter than you think.... she called the manager....

Look people shill these newbies all the time... it all starts off with a $20 then a distraction [like the nickel] and it goes downhill from there....

She wasn't dumb as a post... at least she didn't give the $20 back + the Change.... I've seen that happen....

Madison... you hang in there sweetie.... practice your math and have someone teach you how to count back change and you'll be alright.....

You... with the nickel.... do you collect pennies? Is that it... because giving her one [1] coin to get back two [2] coins makes no sense unless you are collecting pennies.....

DUM.....

I think his purpose in giving her the nickle was to avoid getting 97 cents back in change. Not to get rid of a nickle and get two pennies.

 

[Stonehenge]

A lot of people have no idea what the NCLB Act really is.

It's a federal law requiring certain (education related) criteria to be met in order for states to receive federal funding for education. In other words, it holds the states accountable. IF they want federal funding, they have to prove they're making progress in the schools. Why would we keep giving taxpayers' money (yours & mine) to states that have abysmal education results? Would you, as a business owner, want to pay someone who is not doing the job they were hired to do? As an employer, you have the right to expect them to adhere to certain requirements in order to stay employed with you. Would you keep them on the payroll month after month if they continually failed to meet your expectations?

We have to take this a couple of steps further. The NCLB Act gives the individual STATES the right to decide for themselves how they will meet that criteria. So if NCLB doesn't work in your state - you have your state to thank for that.

Additionally, in each state - you then have criteria that the local education agencies (LEAs) have to meet in order to be in compliance with NCLB in their STATE. In our case locally, we have our countys' Boards of Education who decide the criteria in each county to adhere to and meet the STATE requirements for NCLB.

So, when you break it all down - the responsibility lands squarely in your own neighborhood - not on the Federal Government or George Bush.

That said - it's probably not even the school's fault the girl couldn't count back change. I have 2 kids. I'm the one who checks to see that they're doing their homework and that they are doing what they're supposed to be doing in school. I am involved. So I see to it that my kids are learning. If they aren't - then I go about the business of finding out WHY.


Four Pillars of NCLB

I totally agree with you. It's not no child left behind or the school's fault, it's the parents fault if their kids can not add or subtract. Schools are there to teach the material initally and parents are there to reinforce the material taught. Ask yourself these questions: Are they involved with the kid's school? Do they check their kid's homework before they hand it in? If not, you don't know what's going on and you can't blame anyone but yourself.
For Madison, it was probably drilled in her head at KFC by a manager to not to think about what change to give because the register will tell you what to give back.

 

[ocean733]

I confused an ADULT the other day at the Dash Inn by giving him 3 cents.

 

[thurley42]

...

At least he didn't still live at home in his 20's...

 

[Baja28]

She's smarter than you think.... she called the manager....
Look people shill these newbies all the time... it all starts off with a $20 then a distraction [like the nickel] and it goes downhill from there....
She wasn't dumb as a post... at least she didn't give the $20 back + the Change.... I've seen that happen....
Madison... you hang in there sweetie.... practice your math and have someone teach you how to count back change and you'll be alright.....
You... with the nickel.... do you collect pennies? Is that it... because giving her one [1] coin to get back two [2] coins makes no sense unless you are collecting pennies.....
DUM.....

You're kidding right? This is a joke post right?? This kid can't do 4th grade math and you're defending her?? He didn't want .97 cents back.

No wonder your CRE board is in such turmoil!!

Now who's "DUM"???

 

[desertrat]

I agree with you. I am home by 7. I hear gun shots all the time during the day. Husband is like it firecrackers. Ya he is from Baltimore so he's used to it....lol!

Ah, you don't happen to live within a mile or two of the shooting range do you?

 

[desertrat]

You're kidding right? This is a joke post right?? This kid can't do 4th grade math and you're defending her?? He didn't want .97 cents back.

No wonder your CRE board is in such turmoil!!

Now who's "DUM"???

Can't do math either.

 

[sockgirl77]

I confused an ADULT the other day at the Dash Inn by giving him 3 cents.

How about your total coming up to $16.23 and giving them $21.23. I've had several cashiers give me the dollar back and tell me that I gave them too much. I just tell them to put the money in the drawer and give me a 5 back. The look on their face when it finally clicks in is priceless.

 

[GWguy]

What really ticks me off is when they ring you out, look at the return amount on the register, take that much out and toss it at you. I was always taught to count back the change. And not what's showing as change, but the amount between the item cost and how much you gave. Like an item is $15.50 and you hand a $20. Count it back as "50 cents makes $16, and (counting out singles) $17, $18, $19, and $20." That concept is totally lost today.

 

[toppick08]

What really ticks me off is when they ring you out, look at the return amount on the register, take that much out and toss it at you. I was always taught to count back the change. And not what's showing as change, but the amount between the item cost and how much you gave. Like an item is $15.50 and you hand a $20. Count it back as "50 cents makes $16, and (counting out singles) $17, $18, $19, and $20." That concept is totally lost today.

 

[Baja28]

What really ticks me off is when they ring you out, look at the return amount on the register, take that much out and toss it at you. I was always taught to count back the change. And not what's showing as change, but the amount between the item cost and how much you gave. Like an item is $15.50 and you hand a $20. Count it back as "50 cents makes $16, and (counting out singles) $17, $18, $19, and $20." That concept is totally lost today.

And that my friend is why that girl was lost in space when aps handed her the nickel.

 

[aps45819]

She wasn't dumb as a post...

You... with the nickel.... do you collect pennies? Is that it... because giving her one [1] coin to get back two [2] coins makes no sense unless you are collecting pennies.....

Hope you're not working on th U.S. space program

I gave her 1 nickle to get back 2 pennies in order to prevent getting back 3 quarters, 2 dimes and 2 pennies.

Glad you weren't left behind

 

[dn0121]

Hope you're not working on th U.S. space program

I gave her 1 nickle to get back 2 pennies in order to prevent getting back 3 quarters, 2 dimes and 2 pennies.

Glad you weren't left behind

Proof right there that she makes an excellent politician by today's standards.

 

[vanbells]

I totally agree with you. It's not no child left behind or the school's fault, it's the parents fault if their kids can not add or subtract. Schools are there to teach the material initally and parents are there to reinforce the material taught. Ask yourself these questions: Are they involved with the kid's school? Do they check their kid's homework before they hand it in? If not, you don't know what's going on and you can't blame anyone but yourself.
For Madison, it was probably drilled in her head at KFC by a manager to not to think about what change to give because the register will tell you what to give back.

 

[Tigerlily]

I totally agree with you. It's not no child left behind or the school's fault, it's the parents fault if their kids can not add or subtract. Schools are there to teach the material initally and parents are there to reinforce the material taught. Ask yourself these questions: Are they involved with the kid's school? Do they check their kid's homework before they hand it in? If not, you don't know what's going on and you can't blame anyone but yourself.
For Madison, it was probably drilled in her head at KFC by a manager to not to think about what change to give because the register will tell you what to give back.

Well if Maddy had entered the correct amount of money that was given to her, the register then would have told her the correct amount of change to give. Then she could have spent her energies on the more taxing project of figuring out which bills to give back to add up to the proper change. It's math people, basic simple math. If you can't add and subtract and give proper change then you shouldn't play with money.

 

[navywife1984]

Must be a local theme going on here. My spouse and I stopped at the Rita's Italian Ice on Great Mills Rd tonight. We got two items that totaled $5.69. I gave the clerk $10.69 and after some discussion with a coworker, she came back and said "Your change is $4.00, I think." I said, "I don't think so, 10.69 minus 5.69 is 5." She brought me another $1 bill and apologized, but it was too late. She had already confirmed what I have come to expect from many of our teens.

 

[BadGirl]

We went to the KFC drive through tonight and noticed on the receipt "Thank you for visiting our Lexington Park KFC. If you have any problems pleae call us at 301-863-5725".

 

[Bann]

What really ticks me off is when they ring you out, look at the return amount on the register, take that much out and toss it at you. I was always taught to count back the change. And not what's showing as change, but the amount between the item cost and how much you gave. Like an item is $15.50 and you hand a $20. Count it back as "50 cents makes $16, and (counting out singles) $17, $18, $19, and $20." That concept is totally lost today.

Exactly!! And if they did it that way, then the change wouldn't be sliding off the bills while you try to balance it all in one hand. Idjits.