Posted by zoomru on September 4, 2008 at 9:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

WHAT?????

"..RISE SC does not endorse candidates, Dean said."

MY BACKSIDE !!!!

Carrie Rachel Dean, executive director of RISE SC...DO you have any IDEA what "COW PATTIE" you just stepped IN?? I highly suggest you go back to school...MISSY !! You don't fool ANYONE. ARE YOU a Jim (T-REX) REX...grouppie?? DO you have any idea what is "RISING" in this STATE????

(1) If students and parents are not "FREE" to choose how and where school tax MONEY is spent...they are; WHAT???

(2) If teachers are not "FREE" to make decisions for themselves in their clasrooms like LAWYERS in their FIRMS...they are; WHAT??

(3) If Principles are not "FREE" to run their school like a business....they are; WHAT????

..the answer is SLAVES!!!!!!!! (Fist POUNDS, POUNDS!)

"Miss Goody TWO Shoes"; what kind of conversations have you had with Mr. "T-REX"??? We want to know??? If you have had NONE...then what good are YOU?? If you have had numerous; then, by GOD, I hope you left his office with strands of his hair in your ..HAND !!! (Fist POUNDS!) The next time you see him you better grab an EAR ...and PINCH !!! HARD!!~!

Carrie Rachel Dean,...WE ...ARE...FED..UP!!

Posted by zoomru on September 4, 2008 at 9:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Carrie Rachel.....

WE will take back ...FREEDOM !!
We will take back ...accountability!!
We will HIRE and FIRE at ...WILL!!!
We will have security in OUR ....SCHOOLS!!
We will have respect for teachers....NOW!!!!

YOU..(yes ..YOU!) need to step back and take another LONG...HARD...Look at what is happening in OUR ..STATE!!
How much it the STATEWIDE school bus FUEL...BUDGET?? DO YOU..have a CLUE?? Do we have a STATEWIDE elevated mass transit system ?? NO!! (Fist POUNDS!) DO we have Nuclear Plants or COASTAL WIND TURBINE FARMS to POWER it?? NO!!

CARRIE....
How much of OUR tax dollars are spent on MASS transit FUEL statewide per YEAR?? Look at that ..BUDGET !! How many people are moved per ...year ..and at WHAT ..COST.

Carrie....Are you a RAVENEL'er?? Do I need to send Arthur Ravenel to see YOU to SET YOU STRAIGHT !!!

STOP pulling the wool over these teachers EYES...like our state's newspapers DO !!!
DO you have children?
DO they go to Public or PRIVATE??
What is the Demographics of the student BODY??
Does the teacher of your KIDS make a salary base on her performance and market DEMAND???
When is the last time the Principle of YOUR kids school FIRED...any teacher? WHEN? WE WANT TO KNOW????

Carrie....do you want to know why OUR state does NOT lead the nation or WORLD in education??? LOOK IN THE MIRROR !!!

South Carolina was one of the Original 13 Colonies....DO YOU KNOW THAT ??!! (Fist POUNDS!) Where are we ..NOW??? If education is an example......Uh oh!

I highly suggest you get off the back porch and STOP trying to PROTECT your PLANTATION !!! If you need inspiration on leadership...WATCH the movie ...PATTON !!!

If you are NOT a LEADER then you can get your inspiration from the 2nd ROCKY ..MOVIE !! What does Adrian tell Rocky after waking from her COMA?? WHAT ??

WIN..ROCKY !! WIN !!

Carrie....is OUR state...WINNING !!!!

GET BUSY !!!!!!!!!

Posted by zoomru on September 4, 2008 at 10:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Miss Carrie Rachel Dean "UNDERWOOD"......STOP singin' in the RAIN and start calling OUR "Pork Masters"...OUT !!

Do you realize that Barfield porked 100K dollars to German tourists?? DO you??

Do you realize that Harrell, McConnell, Bauer, McMaster, Gresham, have done NOTHING to stand UP to the runaway state BUDGET?? Where does the so-called teachers your trying to get registered get their ..PAY !? Did YOU get yourself to a Newspaper EDITOR anywhere in this state and SCREAM ?? Take off your BRA?? DID YOU?? This is the first time I've even heard of YOU ..and I've been reading every paper I can in this STATE!!! How many papers do you READ???

I highly suggest you put down that Oprah Magazine and pay Mr. Jake "SNOTTY" Knotts a VISIT !! Look at how much money he PORKS !!!! How about James "GRAND MASTER FLASH" Clyburn?? Have you had any FACE time with OUR ..WHIP?? We want to KNOW??!!! What is he doing for OUR state's TEACHERS??!! WHAT????

Carrie... I hope you "enjoyed" your tea time with Yvonne for this article. I've been trying to get her into "journalistic assault" ..SHAPE !!! From the tone of this article; SHE IS GOING BACK TO BOOT CAMP !!!!

Yvonne....start sounding like a WOMAN that is proud of South Carolina!! If Charley -BOY edits your articles, sharpen your nails at your favorite SALON and start to CLAW !!! DO you enjoy your newsroom at all??? Don't let Carrie "Underwood" just sing to beat the BAND in this article?? Where is SHE getting her FUNDING !!! WE WANT TO KNOW ???
How many "Roadies" does Carrie have in her posse??

Good GOD...Yvonne !!!

WE ...ARE.. FED.... UP!!!!

Posted by zoomru on September 4, 2008 at 10:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

EDITOR... CHARLES ROWE !!!

Have you fired ..ANY.. reporter ..YET !!!

STOP SWATTING ....Flies! (Fist POUNDS!!)

You need to hire you some "Journalistic NAVY SEALS" and start the "Lowcountry Courier CRUSADE" !!!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ??!!! (Fist Pounds!)

Do you know what SELLS ...papers??

Being nice sure doesn't !!! Are you afraid these ELITES won't grant you an interview or REPORT! You need to FLUSH these CASPERS out of the woodwork!! Are you afraid to tarnish your "Editorial Integrity"?? COME ON?!! What good is some PEABODY award going to do for your grandchildren??

Making VOTERS ..happy.. sure doesn't get them to the POLLS??
Making Politicians ..Happy.. sure doesn't encourage them to do the RIGHT thing!! Just take a look around!!!

Maybe that is exactly the way YOU ..want it!!

Well...where is it going to get your grandchildren??? If you don't care...enjoy your STARBUCKs! If you DO, and want to know; I highly suggest you start finding OUT ...NOW!!!

Don't feel too bad...the POST is the best paper in the STATE! What is that saying? Have you ever read the TIMES and Democrat? The "Biker Rally" SUN NEWS?? The "STUFFY" STATE ?? How about the UP-Country "press"??

Its count down to November and we have political "tumbleweeds" blowing through OUR state!@!

Posted by zoomru on September 4, 2008 at 11:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Yvonne.........

Its really nice to see that an email or phone number or website was included in this article for someone like ME to donate funds for this......"CAUSE" !!!

I would hate for "RISE" to run out of funds like "HEAD START" did !!

MY BACKSIDE !!!

Posted by zoomru on September 4, 2008 at 11:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)

RW...

Even Generals need an hour of R & R from time to time !! A little Family Vacation!

What GALL to even have this half article published!!

I'm going ..BACK to the FRONT !! See you there!!

Posted by sherlock on September 4, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

teachers in this state are piss poor about educating our children. either they all need to go back to school themselves or the state needs to hire new ones. kids do poorly because teachers dont have what it takes to inspire children to learn. i like the idea of vouchers. scares you teachers doesnt it? fact is that parents should have the right to send their kids to the best schhols with the best teachers and the state should help pay for it if it means that they have to go to private schools.

Posted by crankyyankee on September 4, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What do you expect from the aceademia? Those that can do, those that can't teach! If you can't hold a job in the private sector, teaching is for you.

Posted by mademoiselle16 on September 4, 2008 at 12:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I think it's funny that people always say "Our public schools are crap! Let's send all of our kids to private schools!!" I wonder if these people realize that private school teachers do not have to be certified to teach nor have to hold a degree in their content area. I know: I graduated in May with degrees in French and International Business from CofC. I was offered a job at a fancy private school downtown - with no prior education experience! Public school teachers, on the other hand, must be certified and must repeatedly show mastery of their content area and that they meet state standards. (And BTW, SC state standards are number 1 in the country for their strength and adherence to the national standards.) So don't blame this on our teachers: they work hard to get in these classrooms, know their stuff, and genuinely love teaching and want to help students - or else wouldn't be doing it for so little money!

So sherlock, as a student who is going back to school to take classes to become certified to teach - I take great offense to your comments. I used to sit around and rant about the state of our educational system, too - and then I decided to get off my lazy butt and do something about it! In a year I will be teaching French and hopefully making a positive change in the lives of my students. My high school French teacher definitely changed my life!

And perhaps we should stop placing all of the blame on our teachers. Your final product is only as good as the raw materials that come in: PARENTS need to step in and take a more proactive role in their kids' education: make them go to school, make them do their homework, make them study... that's your job as parents! Research has shown that parental involvement in a student's education is the number one indicator of student success: so parents, step up to the plate and take responsibility for your own children and stop blaming the teachers!

Posted by zoomru on September 4, 2008 at 12:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

MADAM 16.....!!

"...and then I decided to get off my lazy butt and do something about it!.."

We here on the FRONT LINES of freedom.....appreciate your CAN DO attitude!! Bravo !!

Whether you realize it or NOT..DO you know how much of an impact you will have on the countless marriages here in the lowcountry in the FUTURE !!! A wife speaking "FRENCH" after 10 pm on ANY night is absolutely.... HOT!!!

If you would be so kind as to perk up to what is happening between different factions within OUR state to keep OUR "SLAVERY" schools in plantation mode would be most appreciative! We need to keep the pressure up on these HOOTS to weed out ALL ..LAZY Parents, teachers, School Officials and ..ABOVE... all OUR LEGISLATORS !!!

MADAM...if you turn out to be the BEST French teacher since the French and Indian WAR....YOU DESERVE to be able to be PAID LIKE IT !!! You should be able to pick and choose the students you WANT in your class !! PERIOD !!!

Who will RUN your classroom? YOU or Jim (T-REX) REX ???

I expect to see your beautiful FACE on a BILLBOARD on I-26 advertising your services !!!

FRENCH...for everyone !!!!

Posted by mademoiselle16 on September 4, 2008 at 12:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

RW - my post wasn't in response to you, but to sherlock who did bash teachers. And yes, some public schools are cesspools... but so are some private schools. (Aiken Prep. in Aiken, SC where I went to school until 4th grade is a prime example.) And, if you can't deal with the public school craziness and can afford the sharp decrease in salary to teach at a private school - more power to you! If you are going to send your children to private school, I would research their teacher requirements. Just a word of advice.

Posted by wonderdog on September 5, 2008 at 4:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

My kids went to a private school, and not only do those teachers have masters degrees, several have doctorates. I think the teachers in our public schools do the best they can with a large number of unmotivated students who are the products of unmotivated and/or uninvolved parents. The teachers do not get the needed support from our overpaid school district administrators, who appear to believe that as long as no one gets killed in the classroom, the disruptive ones should be able to stay and interfere with the teaching process.

I would like to add, though, that I am against attempts to get anyone to vote who doesn't care enough to do it on their own, no matter who they are.