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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I am in agreement with Monday’s editorial in the Daily News
concerning the curriculum in our secondary schools. We are a diverse community
and cannot all expect to want nor be able to excel in the same areas of study.
Our schools need to broaden the curriculum to prepare the students who do not
want to go, and college bound students. This is the main point of contention
with the No-Child-Left-Behind policies. How can we expect all of our children
to meet the same expectations in the same subject areas? Is that type of
measure beneficial or hurtful to our children and society? Do we want to punish
children and the schools they attend because the child doesn’t have the interest
or ability to comprehend math or science or do we want to find where that child’s
interest lie? I think we would do better for our community and our children if
we put our emphasis on allowing all students to achieve in the field where they
show talent and have a more malleable attitude about subjects where they
struggle.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Moscow</span></font> educational facilities need a working over. I
can’t understand doubt in that regard; we need better schools if our
children are going to meet the challenges in front of them. The High-school in
particular is woefully inadequate. We find ourselves considering spending
millions on ball fields for our children out of association with the school
system. Our High-School should have those fields on its grounds and we should
supply the children quality Sports pedagogy for their well being. They should
be educated in the importance of having an active life by professional
educators who realize that sports for children should be primarily aimed at
improving the physical health of the children and used to develop
sportsmanship. These two areas, health and sportsmanship, are not trivial
matters; they are as important as anything else for the wellbeing and success
of our children and our community.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Not only should we bring back the physical education to our schools
but, as the editorial said, we should prepare those children who do not want to
(or can’t) go to college for their lives. We should have a full spectrum
of shop, technology, agriculture and automotive classes on our new High-school
grounds.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>All of the people pushing for the expenditure of the new playfield
should change the game to support a new High-school with a fully equipped sports
program. How nice would it be if we could go to our high-school and watch our children
play baseball, football, soccer or track and field? It really is kind of
pathetic what we have now. I think we should make 2006 the year that Moscow came together in support of our children and our community.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>James Reynolds </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1424 Borah ave</span></font></p>
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