Subj : Re: FAILURE
To   : Finnigann
From : Ralph Smole
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 09:08 pm

  Re: Re: FAILURE
  By: Finnigann to Ralph Smole on Thu Sep 29 2005 08:25 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' cate
 >  >  >  >  >  > 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 unpatrio
 >  >  >  >  >  > opinion is that such opinions require "deportation to a commu
 >  >  >  >  >  > country", that in of itself sounds communistic to me.
 >  >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  >  > You tell 'em Sam!!!
 >  >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > Education should be the federal government's business. As a matter 
 >  >  >  > 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 
 >  >  > 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 do
 >  >  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 countr
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 > 
 >  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 abl
 > to read and write with a few elitest at the top running things? hmmm King
 > Ralph...
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >   ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
 >   ³ "We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology,
 >   ³  in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology."
 >   ³                    - Carl Sagan
 >   ³
 > 
 > 
 > ... The BUCK stops here! So, now let's move over there. 'w'

Maybe if that half of the population that you're talking about had paid
attention in class;did their homework and stayed in school, they might be able
to READ and SPELL today. Also, maybe if their parent(s) helped a bit the same
results might be realized. It is NOT governments job to educate our kids. It is
also not MTV's job either. Kids today are more interested in TV and computer
games than homework. Simple enough.

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