Sounds as if uncontrolled throwing of money at it didn't work. Who'd have thought?
Good teachers are the solution, teach how to present information, set realistic measurable goals, the worst schools should receive the most experienced teacher, reward success for both students and teachers in less wealthy areas/districts, and sucking money from the public school system to support private schools is not the answer.
In 1991 IDGAS taught remedial English and Math in BedSty. I was and remain completely unqualified to teach English remedial or not to anyone.
I would never be so bold as to think I have the answer in full, but, since you asked I have an opinion (as usual).
It is the realization that PERFORMANCE does count.
It is less television more books.
It is less playstation, xbox, wii more books.
It is less parents being friends and more parents being PARENTS.
Now the hard parts -
It is the acceptance that you may have to work very hard for minimal gain.
It is the acceptance that you have the right to the pursuit of happiness - but pursuit does not mean you are going to have it. Keep chasing it, please, keep chasing it.
IIt means that if you rely on someone else (teachers, society, the government) YOU ARE SCREWED.
If you feel you are not being given a fair shot, unfortunately, you have to work harder.
I never said that I agree personally with Roe v. Wade but I do believe it is a good law because it re-affirms personal choice.
Cato's bias is that they stress personal choice and freedom , as do I. Their bias and mine - don't tell me what to do and don't hurt me ( be it in the pursuit of finance, happiness ((see constitution of the US)) or physically) and I won't tell you what to do.
You miss the point. Whether you, or I, agree with Roe has nothing to do with it being good law.
Also, you agree with Cato's libertarian bias, which is fine. Their bias suits your bias.
That has nothing to do with recognizing that they are, in fact, biased - which colors everything they say and do. Recognizing *that* bias is important to effectively analyze what they are saying...and equally importantly, what they are not saying.
If you have data that will help me make a more informed opinion, I would really love to read it.
We're talking about recognizing the bias in sources here. One would hope the intelligent reader would need little help in knowing their own biases.
If you're interested in seeing people from both sides' criticisms of Roe, you can start with section "liberal legal criticisms" and also the footnotes in the Wikipedia entry. It's not comprehensive, but you get a basic idea of why Roe is considered by many legal peoples to be bad law.
I think you also know a sharp legal-minded person who can do some basic research on this if she is so inclined.
SergeantPsycho said:
I agree on the problem, but I have a solution that some might not agree with: School Vouchers. If parents are able to choose schools (with public funding following the child to the parent's school of choice), then schools would have to compete to get the most attendees, and in so doing improving their classes, the services they provide, etc. Now before you call me a crazy a-hole for suggesting such a thing, consider that this is basically what colleges and universities have to do to attract students, and look how well it's worked out for them.
Colleges and universities are optional, and so by definition serve people who are at least motivated enough to select a school and apply. People move clear across the country (or sometimes to other countries entirely!) to attend them. K-12 education is mandatory (and rightly so), foundational, and therefore needs to serve communities that exist rather than forming them around themselves the way some colleges do. In short, they're not particularly analogous situations.
To amplify this point, highly regarded US colleges and universities typically have accommodation options for a good proportion of their students.
No, I think the libertarian bias is perfectly summed up that way.
The horrible part about all of this is, I am not a Libertarian.
I like data. I like facts. I asked for data on the KC spending spree - I cannot find any that contradict that. If you have them please send them.
My questions -
So the judge is not qualified to hand out money as needed. Who is?
There should be no standardized test scores. How to judge qualification?
Qualified to move on who is to judge? See question #1?
And by the way, the minute it comes to the topics of immigration and the war in Iraq, the Libertarians would run screaming from me as fast as they can.
That said - the rebublicans don't want me.
The democrats really don't want me .
Shall we say, I am a party of one. So yes, it may seem I distilling the libertarian view point but it was really just a slim view of my view point.
Also, Brooklyn has better things to do than look stuff up for me. I tend to form my own opinions, much to her chagrin, but it makes wonderful conversation at dinner parties.
I am aware of the liberal disagreements with Roe v. Wade. I think they are terrible, the same way I think the conservative disagreements with it are.
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