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Berengaria
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by Farkel intoday's high school students in the usa:.
less than 1/2 of them cannot identify the century when our civil war happened.. one in four thought columbus discovered america sometime after 1750.. one in three cannot name one right enumerated in the bill of rights.. three out of four cannot name the first us president.. two out of three do not know the length of term of a member of the house of representatives.. half cannot find britain on a map.. one out of four cannot find america on a map.. when my oldest daughter, who is now a physician was in 9th grade in this once-great state of california, i asked her about the three branches of our federal government.
she was clueless and told me she would take civics in her junior year in high school.
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Berengaria
It IS NOT THE JOB OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE YOUR KIDS WITH EDUCATION.
Socialised education is as bad for democracy as socialised medicine.
Teach your own kids, if you cannot afford to pay a GOOD teacher. Same with a doctor - you cant pay one: that is NOT the Governments problem.
I suspect you are being sarcastic, having misjudged your comments before.
For the sake of argument however, Thomas Jefferson believed it was the job of the government to provide all with education. The better to preserve our democracy.
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Berengaria
LOL one person actually commented on your ridiculous need to insert your Obama hate on this completely unrelated thread, and you say
I brought up a couple Obamas gaffes on the level of the Australian candidate and his cult followers come out of the woodwork.
How pathetic
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Growing Up Gay in Russia
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Berengaria
Snowden has proven himself to be nothing more than a self centered prick. His useful whistleblowing has been a subject of protest for years. Since the Patriot Act first came about. Suddenly it's a shocker?? Yet he chooses to find refuge in Putin's Russia???? This man longs for the days of KGB. Human rights issues have regressed a decade at least.
That there is a discussion on this subject at the forefront is a great thing, but quite frankly, the fallout is not worth it. We have had this knowledge, and chose to ignore it. Shame on us.
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Scary Stuff
by Farkel intoday's high school students in the usa:.
less than 1/2 of them cannot identify the century when our civil war happened.. one in four thought columbus discovered america sometime after 1750.. one in three cannot name one right enumerated in the bill of rights.. three out of four cannot name the first us president.. two out of three do not know the length of term of a member of the house of representatives.. half cannot find britain on a map.. one out of four cannot find america on a map.. when my oldest daughter, who is now a physician was in 9th grade in this once-great state of california, i asked her about the three branches of our federal government.
she was clueless and told me she would take civics in her junior year in high school.
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Berengaria
Besides, if educators are better than I suggested and as good as you implied, why, in all of my schooling (when I good a GOOD primary education) can I only recall 3 of them as memorable and discard the rest of them as terrible or at best, mediocre)? What is YOUR experience growing up? Everyone I have spoken to about this subject has an experience similar to mine.
Farkel
Well why not explore that notion without bias? Unless you are 150 years old, it probably doesn't have a damn thing to do with Unions.
Why do good teachers need to be memorable? That's like saying all good actors must be stars. Who knows why we remember certain teachers? Teachers today deal with far more daunting conditions than when you were a pup Farkel.
Funding IS an issue, respect for the profession is another. The anti education President Ronald Reagan did not help. Neither has any of the funding legislation that ties funding to test performance. Teachers are so busy teaching to the test, they have little time to know the student and actually teach.
It's a complex issue, and won't be readily resolved with all the partisan rhetoric and snark.
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Scary Stuff
by Farkel intoday's high school students in the usa:.
less than 1/2 of them cannot identify the century when our civil war happened.. one in four thought columbus discovered america sometime after 1750.. one in three cannot name one right enumerated in the bill of rights.. three out of four cannot name the first us president.. two out of three do not know the length of term of a member of the house of representatives.. half cannot find britain on a map.. one out of four cannot find america on a map.. when my oldest daughter, who is now a physician was in 9th grade in this once-great state of california, i asked her about the three branches of our federal government.
she was clueless and told me she would take civics in her junior year in high school.
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Berengaria
It can and does also mean those who take breezy classes and lots of liberal arts classes, too. They can score well in those classes, but that does not mean they are well educated as those who take much tougher ones.
You may be surprised to know that there are "required" classes in order to achieve a degree. Basket weaving isn't one of them.
I have several friends who are professors, both of whom have taught at major universities, including Princeton, UCLA, and UC Berkely.
Both is ...... two? Several is more???
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Do You Regard President Obama In The Same Way As You Did BEFORE The Election?
by minimus inlately, even late night comedians are starting to make fun of the president.. i hear more negatives about the president than ever before---even from his own voters.. (i had high hopes for him when he beat mccain but since then, i believe the president has been a huge disappointment)..
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Berengaria
No surprises here, I said he was too conservative for me, and he has proved to be so. Though I am not naive enough to think we can go from 0 to 60 without passing 30.
Can the haters actually articulate specific failures, or is it just more right wing sheeple talk?
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Star Wars - rare Uncle Owen action figure, do you have one?
by tootired2care ini saw this, and laughed for a good while and had to share it, i don't know what is wrong with me...lol.. .
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Berengaria
Awwwww man
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Star Wars - rare Uncle Owen action figure, do you have one?
by tootired2care ini saw this, and laughed for a good while and had to share it, i don't know what is wrong with me...lol.. .
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Berengaria
Where is Aunt Beru???
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Board of bitterness
by 1009 ini always was a critical jw, now df and agnost.
but still this religion fascinates me.
in my eyes most jw are very sincere, but dumb sheep.. this board is filled with ex-jw.
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Berengaria
You were in for 30 years and have no family or friends there??
