Comments on: Growing zucchini eaters http://joannejacobs.com/2008/04/17/growing-zucchini-eaters/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: SuperSub http://joannejacobs.com/2008/04/17/growing-zucchini-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-74089 SuperSub Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:28:40 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/04/17/growing-zucchini-eaters/#comment-74089 Frank- No one ever said school was a Democracy... I personally prefer to consider it a feudal dictatorship. As for the plantings, from the sounds of it, the garden instructors are not directly employed by the school and do not get a slice of the school budget. Agreed - the program should fall under the science program at the school since it teaches plant development and environmental concepts. Frank-
No one ever said school was a Democracy… I personally prefer to consider it a feudal dictatorship.
As for the plantings, from the sounds of it, the garden instructors are not directly employed by the school and do not get a slice of the school budget.
Agreed - the program should fall under the science program at the school since it teaches plant development and environmental concepts.

]]> By: Frank Zavisca http://joannejacobs.com/2008/04/17/growing-zucchini-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-74076 Frank Zavisca Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:23:23 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/04/17/growing-zucchini-eaters/#comment-74076 Because MA is supposed to have a superior educational system, no doubt many in CA also need remedial work. When there is more emphasis on growing vegetables than reading and math, what do you expect? Growing a few seeds and measuring growth etc. is appropriate for a biology class, but this is Sociology - Soviet Style. Because MA is supposed to have a superior educational system, no doubt many in CA also need remedial work.

When there is more emphasis on growing vegetables than reading and math, what do you expect?

Growing a few seeds and measuring growth etc. is appropriate for a biology class, but this is Sociology - Soviet Style.

]]> By: Rose http://joannejacobs.com/2008/04/17/growing-zucchini-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-74060 Rose Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:43:29 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/04/17/growing-zucchini-eaters/#comment-74060 $10,000 plus per year per kid and they have to go begging for seed money? We put in our garden at home for a few bucks. How expensive can it be at a school? Rose http://learningathome.freedomblogging.com $10,000 plus per year per kid and they have to go begging for seed money?

We put in our garden at home for a few bucks. How expensive can it be at a school?
Rose

http://learningathome.freedomblogging.com

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