Re: xp retail price question

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From: jerry s (js_at_spam.com)
Date: 04/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:16:19 -0700



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The real question is,
"is the problem really related to underfunding of schools, or teachers, or
administrators?"
The answer most likely is, "the parents" or "lack of parental guidance".
Case in point, if you take a look at some immigrants (say coming from
oversea) where they are relatively poor, but their children outperform
native born children. The point here is, it's not the teachers, not lack of
resources, but rather, how their parents participate and motivate their kids
to study.
So, if a product or a book cost $5 or 5 cents, but the kid and his/her
parents are not involved, should society (taxpayers) continue to pour
millions into the school system, in addition, blame the teachers?
By the way, in some communities, much money was donated to set up computer
learning center, with volunteers willing to teach the neighborhood kids for
after school and weekends, "not" one kid showed up.
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"Methus" <methusal@oldtimer.gove> wrote in message
> news:ul3kjL$IEHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
> The teachers around here are paid handsomely for the 153 days
> that they work in a year.   But, still our kids are not learning the
> fundamental building blocks of life, and the smarter ones hate
> school because the teachers are lowering their standards to
> accomodate those who don't want to learn.  When we raised
> the teachers pay to correct the problem, it only got worse.
> I see no reason to give teachers a two-hundred dollar plus
> discount on XP Pro.
>
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> "wojo" <kwoyach[SPAM]53954@yahoo[SPAM].com> wrote in message
> news:qSIfc.42918$F9.13890@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
>
> Have you ever seen what a student or teacher makes per year?  :-)
>
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> "Brian Coats" <noemail@noemailhere.com> wrote in message
>  news:407f5517.2246243@news.microsoft.com...
>
> I wondering why $199.00 or more for a full retail version of xp home
> Or $299 for full retail version of xp pro.
> (I know you can get it for less at some place and more at others)
>
> My question-is why Students and Teaches can get xp pro full retail
> (Not the education version, not an oem version, not an upgrade)
> For only $5.00  That's right only $5.00
>

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