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David Leonard May 17, 2013 at 03:22 pm
I take it from the featured homes that someone believes everyone who reads Patch is rich. Do you…Read More think no one is interested in a home costing $175,000 or less?
Deb Belt (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 03:30 pm
David: I take your meaning, but it's fun to day dream. If you look at the homes the Waukee kids are…Read More featuring on Sunday's tour, most are accessible to a lot of budgets.
James April 23, 2013 at 03:29 pm
The problem here, is kids are only taught how to pass and not on learning. When a kid learns that…Read More she/he can flunk a test, and then get the correct answers for it and turn around and take it again. They did'nt learn anything. Would you? The schools are more interested in making sure kids are cuddled along the way through school, and not challenged. Standard based grading is a great example of why its a failure.
David Leonard April 24, 2013 at 06:47 pm
James, if you went through school in Waukee, perhaps we really do have a problem. I can find eight…Read More spelling and punctuation errors in your comment.
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