“I hate music!” and other problems

The seventh grade counselor puts a student in your Music Class. He hates music. He does not want to be there and he tells you, the teacher, every chance he gets which is mostly non-verbal. He does not work in groups, he does not take the test, he does not want to learn how to play the guitar and just sits in his seat and sulks most all of the time. He is only in your class for six weeks before going to the Art Class. Do you fail the student? Or….

The school counselor puts another student in your Music Class who is new to the country and does not speak a word of English. Again, you ponder; do you punish the child?

Your teacher in college tells you upcoming teachers there is a theory saying you should not fail any student in your class due to the fact you may not be able to test or evaluate him on the things he has learned from being in your class. You ‘soon to be teachers’ in the class consider the theory “Interesting”.

During his speech last week, the President said no illegal immigrants would be able to take advantage of the Public Option of his HealthCare Reform Bill. He said Public Option is only for the indigent members of our country and does not include the illegal immigrant population. I see his and our dilemma in the short article below:

Health care for illegals
Obama Provides Clarification On Healthcare And Illegal Immigrants
The question, as we all know, arises from the Wilson "You lie" outburst, and the core claim that notwithstanding specific bill language barring illegal immigrants from participating in the "exchange," as a practical matter, there is no way of verifying the citizenship of applicants -- which is the current state of play. Republicans say that then means illegal immigrants would end up being enrolled in plans -- bill language or no bill language.

Today, for the first time as far as we know, the administration is backing a provision that would require proof of citizenship before someone could enroll in a plan selected on the exchange.

Here, the administration also concedes that hospitals would be compensated with public funds for the care of undocumented immigrants.

The bullet points sent tonight by the White House:
Undocumented immigrants would not be able to buy private insurance on the exchange. Those who are lawfully present in this country would be able to participate.
 -Undocumented immigrants would be able to buy insurance in the non-exchange private market, just as they do today. That market will shrink as the exchange takes hold, but it will still exist and will be subject to reforms such as the bans on pre-existing conditions and caps.
-Verification will be required when purchasing health insurance on the exchange. One option is the SAVE program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) which states currently use to make sure that undocumented immigrants don't participate in safety-net programs for which they are ineligible.
-There would be no change in the law that requires emergency rooms to treat people who need emergency care, including undocumented immigrants. There is already a federal grant program that compensates states for emergency room costs associated with treatment of undocumented immigrants, a provision sponsored by a Republican lawmaker.
- NBC
http://www.sefermpost.com/sefermpost/2009/09/obama-provides-clarification-on-healthcare-and-illegal-immigrants.html

As always,
BB
P.S. (Note) Illegal immigrants were enticed to come here to America due to the fact, it has been alleged, we need cheap labor.