Education v. War

[nycflasher]

Originally posted by rtwngAvngr
Apples and oranges. Please don't become a liberal when you grow up. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Both apples and oranges nourish the body.

Yes, the mind is a terrible thing...:

 

[Avatar4321]

You cant throw money at education and expect to get better. its getting worse. Thats because the system itself is flawed. We to change the system not throw more money in a wasting system.

Weve had the biggest increase of Education ever. It was a bipartisan effort. have things gotten better? Is money going to solve the problem? I doubt it.

but lets take the actual purpose of the thread. Education versus war. What does it matter how well educated we and our children are if we are dead because we havent fought back the best we can? whats an education going to do then? First priority is keeping us alive. In fact thats the only priority of the government. Its only purpose. Education is only a social issue, an important one but not as important as protecting liberty and life.

Besides, investing in the military is going to educate people. They are going to want the best and the brightest to help us win wars. So they will educate people if they have to.

 

[Big D]

In l950, American schools were among the best in the world. However, vocal elements within our society demanded that the public schools take on a social engineering role as well as an educational one. Violent disruptions of American education were ordered by the Supreme Court for the purpose of breaking down racial barriers. For 30 years, American schools have diverted enormous resources into forced integration, quotas, and bussing operations. (Few people realize how expensive bussing is. Annual cost may run into tens of billions of dollars. In l990 California alone was spending $500 million per year on integration. Many school districts spend a quarter or more of their budgets on transportation. In Milwaukee alone and in a single school year, 30,000 staff hours were diverted into calculating the race of students to attend the various schools.) The results? Today's students rank at the very bottom worldwide in science and math, some 40% of American adults are functionally illiterate, and standardized test scores have declined steadily for both Whites and Blacks. Today the average White still scores 200 points higher on the combined SAT than the average Black. Americans spend more on education than any other country in the world and have the worst results. Massive White flight to escape racial zoning has reduced the tax base of every major American city. In l983, after nearly two generations of racial experimentation to promote equality, the research arm of the Dept. of Education could not produce a single study that showed Black children were learning appreciably better after desegregation.

 

[nycflasher]

Originally posted by Big D
In l950, American schools were among the best in the world. However, vocal elements within our society demanded that the public schools take on a social engineering role as well as an educational one. Violent disruptions of American education were ordered by the Supreme Court for the purpose of breaking down racial barriers. For 30 years, American schools have diverted enormous resources into forced integration, quotas, and bussing operations. (Few people realize how expensive bussing is. Annual cost may run into tens of billions of dollars. In l990 California alone was spending $500 million per year on integration. Many school districts spend a quarter or more of their budgets on transportation. In Milwaukee alone and in a single school year, 30,000 staff hours were diverted into calculating the race of students to attend the various schools.) The results? Today's students rank at the very bottom worldwide in science and math, some 40% of American adults are functionally illiterate, and standardized test scores have declined steadily for both Whites and Blacks. Today the average White still scores 200 points higher on the combined SAT than the average Black. Americans spend more on education than any other country in the world and have the worst results. Massive White flight to escape racial zoning has reduced the tax base of every major American city. In l983, after nearly two generations of racial experimentation to promote equality, the research arm of the Dept. of Education could not produce a single study that showed Black children were learning appreciably better after desegregation.

source?

 

[nycflasher]

Originally posted by Avatar4321
You cant throw money at education and expect to get better. its getting worse. Thats because the system itself is flawed. We to change the system not throw more money in a wasting system.

Weve had the biggest increase of Education ever. It was a bipartisan effort. have things gotten better? Is money going to solve the problem? I doubt it.

but lets take the actual purpose of the thread. Education versus war. What does it matter how well educated we and our children are if we are dead because we havent fought back the best we can? whats an education going to do then? First priority is keeping us alive. In fact thats the only priority of the government. Its only purpose. Education is only a social issue, an important one but not as important as protecting liberty and life.

Besides, investing in the military is going to educate people. They are going to want the best and the brightest to help us win wars. So they will educate people if they have to.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/2/21/180358.shtml

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Originally posted by nycflasher
Both apples and oranges nourish the body.

Yes, the mind is a terrible thing...:

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[TN_Independent]

Originally posted by nycflasher
How come there is never enough money for Education, but always enough to fund the Great War Machine?

Money is not the problem with education.

 

[TN_Independent]

Originally posted by nycflasher
source?

He seems to have gotten it from here:
www.americancivilrightsreview.com/african101facts.html

It is facts 89-92, I think.

 

[Big D]

http://www.lagriffedulion.f2s.com/discipline.htm