Comments on: Going Back-to-School in the Age of the $4 Gallon http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55847 Jim Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:41:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55847 Well, Brad, that will teach you to... ...commit a minor punctuation error when I'm taking post-operative painkillers. I guess some people react to drugs by hallucinating. Some react by hosting nationally syndicated right-wing radio talk shows. And I turn into a nightmare version of an 11th-grade English teacher. I am sure we're on the same side here. Keep up your enjoyable work. Just watch what you post on Friday nights, 'cuz that's margarita night around our place. I might turn mean again. Well, Brad, that will teach you to...

...commit a minor punctuation error when I'm taking post-operative painkillers.

I guess some people react to drugs by hallucinating. Some react by hosting nationally syndicated right-wing radio talk shows. And I turn into a nightmare version of an 11th-grade English teacher.

I am sure we're on the same side here. Keep up your enjoyable work. Just watch what you post on Friday nights, 'cuz that's margarita night around our place. I might turn mean again.

]]> By: anonymouse http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55843 anonymouse Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:33:08 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55843 Meanwhile, in NYC, many students either walk to school or get student metrocards, and school bus service isn't provided at all beyond 6th grade. Meanwhile, in NYC, many students either walk to school or get student metrocards, and school bus service isn't provided at all beyond 6th grade.

]]> By: Chris O'Leary http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55841 Chris O'Leary Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:28:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55841 Josh: That could be true, but if it's done in an engaging manner, then it might be effective. I wouldn't consider using it across the board, but it could definitely help in rural areas where busing is expensive and good teachers are at a premium. Josh: That could be true, but if it's done in an engaging manner, then it might be effective. I wouldn't consider using it across the board, but it could definitely help in rural areas where busing is expensive and good teachers are at a premium.

]]> By: Josh http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55838 Josh Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:29:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55838 LOL @ Jim. Personally, I'm more annoyed by excessive incorrect use of apostrophe's, but to each his own (pet peeve). I'm not sure I'm convinced that distance learning will work for kids. It's effective for adults who are motivated and enrolled in such programs by choice, but with kids who are six, seven, eight years old, it seems like you're just asking for them not to pay attention to anything that's going on if they're sitting in their living room with the TV or the XBox or the PS3 or whatever right there to distract them. LOL @ Jim. Personally, I'm more annoyed by excessive incorrect use of apostrophe's, but to each his own (pet peeve).

I'm not sure I'm convinced that distance learning will work for kids. It's effective for adults who are motivated and enrolled in such programs by choice, but with kids who are six, seven, eight years old, it seems like you're just asking for them not to pay attention to anything that's going on if they're sitting in their living room with the TV or the XBox or the PS3 or whatever right there to distract them.

]]> By: Brad Aaron http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55837 Brad Aaron Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:14:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55837 Jim, "Back-to-School" is intended to be a play on the hyphenated use as you define it. Sorry to-upset-you so. Jim,

"Back-to-School" is intended to be a play on the hyphenated use as you define it.

Sorry to-upset-you so.

]]> By: Jim http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55835 Jim Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:02:43 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55835 Why on earth are there hyphens in "back to school" in the headline of this posting? I mean, speaking of school. Do people just use them at random now, or is there some kind of 12-sided die I can buy? If kids are going "back-to-school," that's the kind of poor English that goes straight to-my-head and makes me want to write a nastygram to-your-blog. Right after I go to-the-store. "Back-to-school" (with hyphens): a compound adjective. "We're having a back-to-school sale." "Back to school" (no hyphens): a prepositional phrase. Where are the kids going? They're going back to school. Do you grab your keys and write a note to tell your spouse you're going "to-the-gym"? If bloggers really want to wrest control of English from the old-style journalism pros, it's time they stepped up and took an extension course or something. This is unacceptable. Why on earth are there hyphens in "back to school" in the headline of this posting? I mean, speaking of school. Do people just use them at random now, or is there some kind of 12-sided die I can buy?

If kids are going "back-to-school," that's the kind of poor English that goes straight to-my-head and makes me want to write a nastygram to-your-blog. Right after I go to-the-store.

"Back-to-school" (with hyphens): a compound adjective. "We're having a back-to-school sale."

"Back to school" (no hyphens): a prepositional phrase. Where are the kids going? They're going back to school.

Do you grab your keys and write a note to tell your spouse you're going "to-the-gym"?

If bloggers really want to wrest control of English from the old-style journalism pros, it's time they stepped up and took an extension course or something. This is unacceptable.

]]> By: Luisianna Poperty Watcher http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55834 Luisianna Poperty Watcher Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:00:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55834 Walking to school would seem like the most efficient way of getting the kids to school. Unfortunately kids living in ill-planned or dangerous neighborhoods are going to have a more difficult time. Walking to school would seem like the most efficient way of getting the kids to school. Unfortunately kids living in ill-planned or dangerous neighborhoods are going to have a more difficult time.

]]> By: Mark Walker http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55831 Mark Walker Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:14:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55831 I walked to school every day from K-12. But I was lucky enough to grow up in a Jersey town that was compact and walkable. Kids in more spread-out post-WWII exurbs are going to have it rough if some event -- say, a hurricane -- brings on a gas/diesel shortage. I walked to school every day from K-12. But I was lucky enough to grow up in a Jersey town that was compact and walkable. Kids in more spread-out post-WWII exurbs are going to have it rough if some event -- say, a hurricane -- brings on a gas/diesel shortage.

]]> By: Chris O'Leary http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55828 Chris O'Leary Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:42:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55828 Perhaps it's time to consider distance learning to reduce school districts' dependence on fossil fuels. If we're already encouraging telecommuting for adults, why not do the same for children? I'm willing to bet an investment in the technology required for distance learning could be cheaper than the cost of buses, fuel, drivers, and maintenance and storage facilities. Perhaps it's time to consider distance learning to reduce school districts' dependence on fossil fuels. If we're already encouraging telecommuting for adults, why not do the same for children? I'm willing to bet an investment in the technology required for distance learning could be cheaper than the cost of buses, fuel, drivers, and maintenance and storage facilities.

]]> By: Omri http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/02/going-back-to-school-in-the-age-of-the-4-gallon/comment-page-1/#comment-55823 Omri Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:59:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4499#comment-55823 A major part of the problem was the needless consolidation of school campuses to new buildings on greenfields in the middle of nowhere, something the districts have been doing for decades. Time for kindergartens to be based out of homes again. And 1st-3rd grades. A major part of the problem was the needless consolidation of school campuses to new buildings on greenfields in the middle of nowhere, something the districts have been doing for decades.

Time for kindergartens to be based out of homes again. And 1st-3rd grades.

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