Editor, The Transcript:
Oklahoma Shame?
Hold on there Vince! Oklahoma Shame? "Oklahoma Shame, by VInce Orza, Norman Transcript, Friday, October 23, 2009." There may be a difference of opinion in these statements made in The Transcript.
Why are we comparing ourselves to a communist country? "Today's economic system is global and China is educating its youth to lead." If proper research is done we will find that China doesn't educate all of it's young people. Matter of fact, if a child doesn't pass the required testing they work in a rice field. They do not have the freedom to choose their profession. We on the other hand have the freedom to educate all of our children, no matter what background, ethnic, economic, or status quo.
As far as your comment on "Baby boomers took a lot more chemistry, physics, algebra, trigonometry, geometry and calculus." I beg to differ. It was only this year that Norman Public School began to require three credits for graduation to include Algebra I, Algebra II, and a choice of Trig, or Calculus. When I graduated from high school 1989, I was able to achieve a diploma with business math and pre-algebra only.
We are fortunate to have programs like the IEP (Individualized Education Program), that help us to identify which students need more help, or have "fallen through the cracks in the system." Rather than gripe about the lack of education, you as a dean of a university should be coming up with solutions to help educate those that are behind.
TED WILKERSON
Moore
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Homosexuals must convince themselves, God
Editor, The Transcript: I am not one of those in favor of same-sex anything. According to the Bible, homesexuality is a sin. Now maybe there is a new Bible out there — the homosexual Bible. I will check at Barnes & Noble....
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Occupy movement built on principle
Editor, The Transcript: We the People Stand Tall! Bruce Kessler ends his letter to the editor “We the people must stand up — 8 May, 2012,” with a strong message: We the people — the very words that begin our Constitution — must work ...
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Parents proud of two schools’ rankings
Editor, The Transcript: Norman parents are justifiably proud that U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Norman High School as No. 6 in our state and No. 862 in the nation and Norman North as No. 9 in the state and 1,096 in the nation ...
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Reducing state rates would be of minor help
Editor, The Transcript: A Transcript editorial (May 22), in discussing the proposed reduction in income tax rates in HB 3061, states that the “trigger” mechanism is a good thing, citing the rate cut from 5.5 to 5.25 because of the 4 ...
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Sykes trying to secure seat
Editor, The Transcript: By the time this reaches you, the issues surrounding HB 2440 may have been laid to rest. Based on your article of this date, let me make these observations....
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Corporate deception rules
Editor, The Transcript: Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase’s chief executive, said he does not know how the bank lost $3 billion (originally estimated at $2 billion) in a trading scheme. He called the trades “sloppy” and “stupid” but could not ...
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Bike racks should be available
Editor, The Transcript: Biking to shop doesn’t need to be difficult, either. Yet so many merchants fail to provide bicycle racks and water fountains. And a bench to repack your purchases so you can carry them easily on your bike would be ...
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Bold reform needed in DHS
Editor, The Transcript: Serenity Deal, a five-year-old girl, was brutally beaten and died at the hands of her father while in the custody of DHS. Serenity is only one of the nearly 50 children who have died while in foster care over the ...
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Milbank’s partisan attack
Editor, The Transcript: The column on your editorial page on Monday, May 14, by Dana Milbank of the Washington Post Writers Group calling Mitt Romney “the cowardly candidate” must be answered....
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Biking to work doesn’t need to be difficult
Editor, The Transcript: I am disappointed that the Norman Transcript chose to focus on an extreme for the Bike to Work article. While I don’t discredit Stephen Swanson and his cycle commute, I feel that highlighting a 22-mile bike commute ...
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