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Being in Lexinton I think this is a true coin flip. 24-23 LC.

That's right...now I can't stand him there.

Rich Eisen and Rachel Nichols. Dumb and Dumber.

It's ready after about 4-5 hours (depending on how hot the slow cooker is), but you can let it go for 8 hours or more. Get it started before leaving for work and eat it that evening. We make a pan of cornbread to go with it.

What an awesome response. It could not have been any better or more professional.

This should be the most lopsided game in Jefferson County this week.

The last 15 or so posts seem to have found some (albeit a little) common ground. Way to go!

Let's make the scenario 6th grade then.

I love throwing stuff in the slow cooker in the morning and eating it that night. Quick & easy Spanish soup: one package Spanish rice, 1/2 cup white rice, 10 cups water, one can cream style corn, dice one pound of summer sausage and one onion, dash of hot sauce. Let in cook on low while you're at work. Optional items would include diced tomatoes, Old Bay, shrimp or anything that strikes your fancy. (I don't know if I ever really make it the same way twice!)

How about this scenario: There are 25 students in a class, 12 of them boys, none of which have repeated a grade yet. Their school basketball team is very good. Two parents decides to have their boys repeat so they can be even better in basketball. A couple of other parents decide it would be a good idea also. After some discussion 10 of the 12 parents decide to have their boys repeat just so they can play on the same team again together next season. Keep in mind that academically and socially these boys are ready to be promoted and there are a dozen boys in the grade behind them ready to move up also. Are some of you saying that the school has no choice but to somehow let all of those boys repeat? I think the school has a responsibility to say no.

I am not arguing this point. (see above)

Not comparing apples to apples here. If academically he/she needs to be held back (or double promoted) so be it. But if a child should be promoted from an academic standpoint and the ONLY reason that a parent wants to hold him/her back is for athletics, then I think the school has a right to say no. Accomodations should be made based on academic need, not a parent's desire to raise a star player.

I am not saying that children should not be given a free public education. I support it 100%. I am saying that the school has a right (not in the Constitutional sense) to administer said school and it does not need to cater to the demands of a parent. Holding a student back for athletic purposes undermines the purpose of education. I doubt the UN would attach a rider saying, "and if a parent wishes to hold a student back for athletic purposes then they shall be allowed to do so." I am pretty sure the UN wants to develop the minds of children and is not too concerned with whether or not the kid will be big enough to play offensive guard when he graduates.

Should folks identify themselves as Trinicrats or ReXpublicans before voting?

We talked about this today at work. Everyone agrees it's been way too hot lately and before you know it it will be too cold. That being said, what is the perfect daytime high and nighttime low? Let's assume fair skies, average humidity, and a very light breeze. Maybe we'll get a consensus. For me 78 and 63

I'm in my 40s and I feel young except for the mornings after I play softball. Maybe I should stretch/exercise every once in a while? :lol:

And, really, education is a privilege and not a right. Sort of like how you and I don't have a right to drive a car. It is a privilege and it can be taken away. Rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and its Amendments.

If a parent thinks it is best for their child to start Kindergarten late, so be it. However, if that child is in, say, the fourth grade and there is no reason that he/she should not move on (academically & socially they are above average), I think the school has a right to NOT let the child be held back. What if four or five parents wanted to do that and all the third graders are moving up? That becomes unfair to those students who are advancing as they should.

Amen. And consider this: A parent will rarely question a pediatrician when he/she tells them what is wrong with their child. If a parent thinks that their child has appendicitis (sp.?) and the doctor says, no, it's just a bowel obstruction, the parent would not insist that they are correct and have the appendix removed! But they are often quick to second guess teachers and counselors, many of whom have seven or eight years of higher education in their field.

Trinity trails early, then pulls away 35-13.

I disagree. Education is a privilege and not a right. In the Constitution and all of the Amendments you will not find anywhere wording that guarantees every American a free education. That said, I am a huge proponent of public education. But if a parent wants to hold a kid back that academically is more than ready to move on, the school should have every right to tell that parent that his/her options are to A) let the child move on to the next grade, or B) keep the child home for a year and then they will be accepted into that grade. Some parents (and I am in no way accusing the poster that I am responding to) will start children early and then ask that they repeat a grade solely for athletic - or worse yet - babysitting purposes. Privileges that are abused are subject to being lost.

My son was the youngest in his 8th grade class of about 80 kids, but he tested in the top 5% for high school - he's in every accelerated class. Now athletically he suffers, but so what? He knows he's younger and he still works hard. Yes he will graduate at 17 and won't turn 18 until college has started, but I am confident that he will be plenty mature. I know this is not a politically correct thing to say, but I think we (society) don't encourage kids to mature by age 18 anymore. A good friend of mine is currently paying for his son's 6th year of college (with still no degree). I would bet that most people reading this had parents who would have said, "OK - that's it. Now you're on your own." I love my son and will hate the day that he leaves, but in the big picture I think I am doing him a favor by not holding him back just so he could be better for a few years in sports.

Smooth on crachers. Crunchy on bread. (And no jelly.)

Also, this is sounding less like a person fighting for something he truly believes is the right thing, and more and more like someone who is used to getting his way, well...not getting his way.

While I am nowhere near an expert on this subject, I would think that if the proposal had any merit at all then the Legislative board would have voted 4-2 or 5-1. But a unaimous vote sends a pretty clear message. The opinion that was written basically told the KHSAA to shape up or the state legislature could dissolve it. (Am I correct about that?)