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- Nov 8, 2011
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If our government run schools are so great why do almost half of minority kids not graduate? Why are 30% of HS graduates functionally illiterate, without even the ability to compose a resume? Why are college freshman having to take remedial math classes? Why have the costs per child hit $10K/year while our kids fall further and further behind the rest of the world?
My son is a scholarship student at one of the best colleges in the US DESPITE, not because of, government schools.
I am well aware of the problems we have, still waiting for an alternative that solves the problems, there is no alternative that does not have its own set of betrayals to our kid's education.
Solutions START with getting the Federal government OUT of the education business. It's never been a Federal matter and it isn't one now, it is a State and/or Local responsibility. Next would be to hire, fire and pay teachers based on performance. Then remove all this "Everybody gets a trophy." crap from education. This world has winners and losers, so should our schools and our sports. There is nothing wrong with encouraging children to COMPETE.
Just general gripes and no actual suggestions. What the hell does getting the federal government out of education supposed to mean anyway? How is that supposed to help anything except maybe the people itching to bring back prayers and teach pseudoscience.