Michelle Rhee meets the Fonz.

[hay rick]

I watched Bill Maher last night and his first guest was Michelle Rhee. In the course of their discussion Michelle Rhee told a story that went something like this (I don't have a transcript and haven't watched the show a second time yet):

She walks into a Washington School and looks around at the classrooms- a lot of them have a teacher and just 3, 4, or 5 kids. Then she comes to a class with about 35 kids. There aren't enough chairs for everybody- it's standing room only. Rhee asks a "tough-looking" kid why this class is so crowded. The tough kid explains that this is a really good teacher and he learns something new every time he comes to this class. Rhee wanders around some more and finishes her visit to the school. As first period ends, she is walking out the door when she notices the tough kid and his friends walking out the door in front of her. She stops them and asks them where they are going. The tough kid explains that they just came for the one good class and now they are leaving.

Why do I not believe this story? Can you say welfare Cadillac?

[tularetom]

1. Funny you should say that

When I heard the story I turned to my wife and said "That sounds like bullshit".

She agreed. "No kid is going to get up early in the morning, go to one class and leave, no matter how good the teacher is".

[hay rick]

4. My wife has been watching the Jody Arias trial a lot lately.

My bullshit meter has been getting a real workout.

[LuvNewcastle]

2. Apparently this high school is like certain universities

where professors give lectures and students decide which ones they need to attend. I guess this school doesn't have roll call for each class and there aren't any regular exams, just an oral exam at the end of their four years. Yeah, this is totally realistic.

[Buzz Clik]

3. The kid would be suspended after about three days.

Smells like bullshit alright.