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A Big Fat "D"

D is for Disappointment D is for Dumbfounded D is for Depressing D is for Despicable D is for Dismal I could go on, but I will stop there.  I think you can understand the D's due to the fact two of my boys will be entering a D school this year. When I first moved out here in The Estates, it was an A school.  And since then, many Collier schools have continued to decline.  I call that a bunch of phony boloney and I request the Department of Education to come and kiss my rubber duck!  These grade are nothing but a farce.  All based on that damn FCAT I so ever disagreed with, raising the standards way too high, and placing too much stress on all of our teachers and the kids.  Sometimes I felt like I sent my kids to school just so they learn how to test, not getting the real education they need. But I know that wasn't true.  At least I hope it wasn't true. And the poor teachers, what a blow for them.  Such an embarrassment they may feel walking into class this year, pretending