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FILENAME:	3331_1351_1004
TOPIC#:		353
DATE:		911030
TRANSCRIBER:	GL
UTT_CODER:      MMAB
DIFFICULTY:	2
TOPICALITY:	1
NATURALNESS:	1
ECHO_FROM_B:	2
ECHO_FROM_A:	2
STATIC_ON_A:	1
STATIC_ON_B:	1
BACKGROUND_A:	1
BACKGROUND_B:	1
REMARKS:        None.   

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sv          A.1 utt1:  {D Well, } what I believe is one of the major [ pro-, + {F uh, } things ] that is wrong with our public school system is that, {F um, } we do not have enough discipline -- /  

b          B.2 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.3 utt1:  -- {C and } the parents do not let the teachers discipline the children the way that they need to be --   

b          B.4 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.5 utt1:  -- disciplined right now. /  

aa          B.6 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
aa          B.6 utt2:  I agree with that. /  

sd          A.7 utt1:  {F Uh, } when I went to school, I know I was scared to death --   

bh          B.8 utt1:  You were? /  

+          A.9 utt1:  -- about being disciplined,  /
sd          A.9 utt2: {C and } the discipline that my daughter receives now --   

b          B.10 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.11 utt1:  -- in going to school is just totally different. /  

b          B.12 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.13 utt1:  {D You know, } [ [ you just, + you did not see, ] + I did not see ] anybody in my classrooms, when I was going to school, act up the way that kids do --   

b          B.14 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.15 utt1:  -- these days in the classroom. /  

aa          B.16 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa          B.16 utt2: yeah.  /
sv          B.16 utt3: From what I understand, they act up pretty bad <laughter>. /  

aa          A.17 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa          A.17 utt2: that's right,  /
aa^r          A.17 utt3:  # that's right. # /  

qw          B.18 utt1:  # What, {F uh, } # grade is your daughter in? /  

sd          A.19 utt1:  [ My, + my ] daughter's in the, {F um, } fourth grade -- /  

b          B.20 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b^r          B.20 utt2: uh-huh. /  

sd          A.21 utt1:  -- {C and, }  {F um, } there's children in her classroom that just totally disrupt --   

b          B.22 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b          B.22 utt2: uh-huh. /  

+          A.23 utt1:  -- the classroom, where the teacher cannot teach -- /  

b          B.24 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.25 utt1:  -- {C and } when I went to school that just wasn't put up with. /  

aa          B.26 utt1:  {F Oh, } no,  /
aa          B.26 utt2: uh-huh.  /
sd          B.26 utt3:  They always had a paddle in our school. /  

b          A.27 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

x          B.28 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sv          A.29 utt1:  {D Well, } [ they, + they ] just don't do that any more. /  

aa          B.30 utt1:  I know. /  

sv          A.31 utt1:  {C But } the school system's afraid of getting sued --    

b          B.32 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.33 utt1:  -- and, {F um, } all sorts of lawsuits I'm sure because of things like that. /  

aa          B.34 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa^r          B.34 utt2: yeah. /  

sv          A.35 utt1:  {C And, }  I also believe [ we don't, + ] even though I feel like I pay a good share towards the school system, that the teachers are still underpaid  /
sv          A.35 utt2: {C and } we still don't have enough money [ towards -- +   

aa          B.36 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
aa^r          B.36 utt2: uh-huh. /  

+          A.37 utt1:  -- put in toward ] public school. /  

aa          B.38 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.39 utt1:  {C And, }  {F um, } I think that if we had enough money and paid the teachers a little bit more, that maybe that could solve some of our problems. /  

aa          B.40 utt1: Yeah.  /
qy          B.40 utt2:  Wasn't that what part of the lottery is going to go for, if we --   

ny          A.41 utt1:  Yes -- /  

+          B.42 utt1:  -- approve it? /  

sd^e          A.43 utt1:  -- supposedly that's what it's suppose to go for,  /
sv          A.43 utt2: {C and } --   

b          B.44 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.45 utt1:  -- {D you know, } we'll just have to wait and see whether that's approved or  not. /  

x          B.46 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

qw^d          A.47 utt1:  {D You know, } I don't know your feelings toward that.  /
ad          A.47 utt2: I guess we shouldn't get into that  /
^h          A.47 utt3: [ {C but, } +   

x          B.48 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          A.49 utt1:  {F um, } {C and } ] what else, {F um, }  /
sv          A.49 utt2: I think in some ways that they need to be more careful of the teachers that they hire. /  

b          B.50 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.51 utt1:  I have heard stories, {F uh, } from other parents that I know of, {A their children are in high school } --   

b          B.52 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.53 utt1:  -- that teachers are out there giving drugs and selling drugs, /  

ar          B.54 utt1:  No.  /
bh          B.54 utt2:  Really? /  

ny          A.55 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah, /  

bk          B.56 utt1:  {F Ooh. } /  

sd          A.57 utt1:  [ I've, + I've ] heard some [ horrible, + horrible ] stories about [ high, + high ] school teachers -- /  

b          B.58 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.59 utt1:  -- {C and, } {D you know, } to [ be, + be ] more careful of the teachers that we place in our school. -/  

b          B.60 utt1:  Uh-huh.  {F Um. } -/  

sd          A.61 utt1:  {F Um, } that's basically about all that I know that may be wrong with the school system. /  

x          B.62 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sv          A.63 utt1:  [ I think, + with what they have to work with, I think ] they're doing a pretty good job <laughter> right now. /  

aa          B.64 utt1:  {F Oh, } I do too,  /
aa^m          B.64 utt2: I think they're doing real good job. /  

b          A.65 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
%          A.65 utt2: {C so. } -/  

qh          B.66 utt1:  {C But, }  then, what do I know, <laughter> -- /  

qy@          A.67 utt1:  <Laughter>  # You don't have any children in school? #    

ng          B.68 utt1:  -- # I don't have any kids. # /  

+@          A.69 utt1:  Don't have any kids. /  

nn          B.70 utt1:  No,  /
sd^e          B.70 utt2: none at all <laughter>. /  

bk          A.71 utt1:  Yeah,  /
bk          A.71 utt2: okay,  /
qy^d          A.71 utt3: {C so } this is probably a real hard subject for you. /  

ny          B.72 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah <laughter>. /  

bk^m          @@A.73 utt1:  Yeah.  /
bk          @@A.73 utt2:  Okay,  /
fc          @@A.73 utt3: {D well, } I guess, {F um, } we can discontinue our call now. /  

fc          B.74 utt1:  Okay. /  

fc          A.75 utt1:  It was a joy in talking with you. /  

fc          B.76 utt1:  {D Well, } it was good talking to you too. /  

fc          A.77 utt1:  Okay,  /
fc          A.77 utt2: thanks. /  

fc          B.78 utt1:  We'll see you,  /
fc          B.78 utt2: bye-bye. /  

fc          A.79 utt1:  Bye. / 
