Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is he good at basketball?
really good, yes, thanks for asking. Due to the love he has for it and hundreds of hours practicing.
Go to VA Public ABP thread.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is he good at basketball?
really good, yes, thanks for asking. Due to the love he has for it and hundreds of hours practicing.
Anonymous wrote:Is he good at basketball?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:my son practices basketball constantly because he loves it. I figure if he plays in the NBA one day he can buy himself a school.
Hope he's tall enough.
Again, those who do extensive prepping are the borderline kids or average kids whose parents are really crazy committed. I don't think it's good for the kids, but they are not my kids
Anonymous wrote:my son practices basketball constantly because he loves it. I figure if he plays in the NBA one day he can buy himself a school.
The playing by the rules quote was brought into this through an article link provided by the poster who is very concerned about the "entitled." The article's definition of "entitled" was the opposite of what the poster was thinking. "Play by the rules" in this case refers to keeping to good ethical standards, but the more important part of the full quote was referring to opportunity for all.
"Test prep" has been defined numerous times in this thread. It refers to going over questions that are so like the questions on the test that the child comes out of the test feeling that he has seen and almost memorized the questions in advance. It leads to a result that is not a true reflection of a child's abilities to quickly understand new material.
And, yes, trying to confuse the issue with multiple possible alternative definitions is a very Clintonian thing to do!
Thank you for providing the definitive and operative definition as well as your clarification.
By that definition, the highly learned and academically motivated Fairfax County, would qualify with a majority of their children as well ..."test prepped". Thanks for you clarification. Most from my community in remote Montana would fall into the category of "test unprepped".
Anonymous wrote:Here's a quote from the article:
Bill Clinton has a pithier formulation: “If you work hard and play by the rules, you’ll have the freedom and opportunity to pursue your own dreams.” That’s entitlement. “Responsible” Americans should be able to attain realistic ambitions.
This article refers to the idea of all people being entitled to equal opportunity as long as they are willing to work hard. No reference to being entitled through race or class, but instead being entitled by the willingness to "work hard and play by the rules," in other words, the idea that anyone can succeed, no matter what their background. In this definition, all can succeed, whether native-born or immigrant, rich or poor, or of any color.
Samuelson goes on to delineate obstacles to this ideal in today's world and his sense of what the future can hold. In his view, the end of entitlement, or endless opportunity for all, is a bad thing, not a positive by any means.