Education should be a right, not a privilege, of living in an advanced society. Kids shouldn't get thrown out and left without an education because they didn't fit in or were holding back other kids; they need to be trained to live in modern society, even if their stupid parents aren't doing their parts.
The answer is to have tiered education, the way the Germans do it. Kids that are troublemakers get put in special classes with other dolts, which are run by teachers trained to deal with them. They're not going to learn at the level of the smart kids, who are elsewhere in their own classes, but they'll learn something, even if it's discipline. The problem our country largely has is "mainstreaming": we want to treat everyone like equals, when they simply aren't. Parents get all pissed off when little Johnny gets held back a grade or put in a "special" class, so for decades we've been trying to stick all kids together in the same class, even when they don't learn at the same rate and some are troublemakers and need special attention. Get rid of mainstreaming and many of your problems will disappear.
Education cannot be a right. Assuming we're not talking about home schooled kids, education requires something from a teacher or the people funding the teacher. You cannot have a right that takes or requires something from another person. Unless you also believe in slavery and forcing others to do things for you.
I agree with your thoughts on tiered education. Putting all kids together, regardless of ability and behavior problems, holds the more talented and better behaved kids back.
Robert
Up until a year ago, I lived out in the sticks where only dial-up and satellite were available. I chose dial-up. I chose to live there of my own free will knowing I couldn't get broadband. My choice. It was worth not having broadband to live there. If you feel that people living way out in the sticks need broadband, start a group of like-minded people and spend YOUR MONEY to get it to them. Don't use the power of government to take MY MONEY to support your dreams for other people that have chosen to live where broadband doesn't exist. I have plenty of other projects that I think deserve money and I'm not asking for you to pay a tax to support them.
The NRA has the same problem that Unions and our Government have. It has been co-opted by a vocal minority. Many people have left or refused to join. Which is why a simple google search on "NRA membership coupon" turns up a plethora of discounts and ways to get free memberships.
I left the NRA because they are too liberal and like to compromise our rights away.
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Education should be a right, not a privilege, of living in an advanced society. Kids shouldn't get thrown out and left without an education because they didn't fit in or were holding back other kids; they need to be trained to live in modern society, even if their stupid parents aren't doing their parts.
The answer is to have tiered education, the way the Germans do it. Kids that are troublemakers get put in special classes with other dolts, which are run by teachers trained to deal with them. They're not going to learn at the level of the smart kids, who are elsewhere in their own classes, but they'll learn something, even if it's discipline. The problem our country largely has is "mainstreaming": we want to treat everyone like equals, when they simply aren't. Parents get all pissed off when little Johnny gets held back a grade or put in a "special" class, so for decades we've been trying to stick all kids together in the same class, even when they don't learn at the same rate and some are troublemakers and need special attention. Get rid of mainstreaming and many of your problems will disappear.
Education cannot be a right. Assuming we're not talking about home schooled kids, education requires something from a teacher or the people funding the teacher. You cannot have a right that takes or requires something from another person. Unless you also believe in slavery and forcing others to do things for you. I agree with your thoughts on tiered education. Putting all kids together, regardless of ability and behavior problems, holds the more talented and better behaved kids back. Robert
Up until a year ago, I lived out in the sticks where only dial-up and satellite were available. I chose dial-up. I chose to live there of my own free will knowing I couldn't get broadband. My choice. It was worth not having broadband to live there. If you feel that people living way out in the sticks need broadband, start a group of like-minded people and spend YOUR MONEY to get it to them. Don't use the power of government to take MY MONEY to support your dreams for other people that have chosen to live where broadband doesn't exist. I have plenty of other projects that I think deserve money and I'm not asking for you to pay a tax to support them.
The NRA has the same problem that Unions and our Government have. It has been co-opted by a vocal minority. Many people have left or refused to join. Which is why a simple google search on "NRA membership coupon" turns up a plethora of discounts and ways to get free memberships.
I left the NRA because they are too liberal and like to compromise our rights away.