Subj : Re: FAILURE
To   : Ralph Smole
From : Finnigann
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 07:25 pm

-=> Ralph Smole wrote to Finnigann <=-

 RS>   Re: Re: FAILURE
 RS>   By: Finnigann to richardw on Wed Sep 28 2005 07:41 pm

 > -=> richardw wrote to Finnigann <=-
 >
 >  ri>   Re: Re: FAILURE
 >  ri>   By: Finnigann to Ralph Smole on Wed Sep 28 2005 01:29 pm
 >
 >  >  >  >  > Folks are quick to throw up Terrorism in the 'Important' categor
 >  >  >  >  > about education, economics, and other issues that also matter.
 >  >  >  >  > sent more to Iraq then he budgeted for the Education system.
 >  >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  >  > If me not supporting and agreeing with Bush makes me unpatriotic
 >  >  >  >  > opinion is that such opinions require "deportation to a communis
 >  >  >  >  > country", that in of itself sounds communistic to me.
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > You tell 'em Sam!!!
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  > Education should be the federal government's business. As a matter of
 >  >  > the education department should be disbanded.
 >  >  >
 >  >  RS> Should read: Education should NOT be the feds business. Me bad.
 >  >
 >  > No, you stupid. Public education was one of the first concerns of the new
 >  > nation.
 >  >
 >  > That's why school attendance is mandatory.
 >
 >  ri> No, you stupid.
 >
 >  ri> In 1870, only 2% of 17-year-olds graduated from high school.
 >
 >  ri> In 1900 only 31 states required 8 to 14 year olds to attend school.
 >
 >  ri> In 1910 only 72% of american children attended school, and half the
 >  ri> nation's children attended one-room schools.
 >
 >  ri> Considering the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, I don't
 >  ri> see how public education was one of their first concerns.
 >
 >
 >
 > Did you think it was a constitutional matter?
 >
 > Of course not, it's just that these dates support your contention that
 > education doesn't matter. At least not to the point of your paying for it.
 >
 >
 > http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/roots_in_history/index.html
 >
 >      From the landing at Plymouth Rock to today, educators and
 >      community members have debated over the best way that government
 >      should fulfill its responsibility to educate citizens.
 >
 > Seems it's been going on a bit longer than this country has been a country.
 >
 >
 >

 RS> What else do you want government to do? Wipe your ass? Pick your nose??
 RS> Government is TOO intrusive as it is. Education is NOT the feds
 RS> responsibility. But, like most liberal Democrats you just want MORE
 RS> government! 


So... what's your counter proposal, Ralph. Half of the population barely able
to read and write with a few elitest at the top running things? hmmm King
Ralph... 



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