Are Americans getting dumber?

BareBackBigLouie is definitely getting dumber.
But that can be explained because of his syphilitic brain.

Privatization is a bad bad idea. If you want to see even more inequality in educational opportunities. Like these charter schools that I have been reading about apparently some areas shut down public schools and opened up private charter schools. Originally Posted by Sexyeccentric1

WOW, never expected to hear the argument that "private schools are worse than public schools", but I guess it depends on what you want for your kids. If you want them to graduate and be accepted in to the better colleges to further their education, then there is no argument. If all you want for your children is a free ride and able to dress, look, and act like a thug and have the schools continue to pump out derelicts lacking the discipline or education to compete in the real world, yea, public education is right for your children. Geez, look at Noble's academia performance compared to the public, union ran schools, should be obvious that making parents accountable is working. What is wrong with holding parents responsible for the behavior of their children while they are in school so that the others can learn?

BareBackBigLouie is definitely getting dumber.
But that can be explained because of his syphilitic brain. Originally Posted by TheDaliLama

boy, you sure showed him with that intellectual offering ... college boy arent you?

WOW, never expected to hear the argument that "private schools are worse than public schools", but I guess it depends on what you want for your kids. If you want them to graduate and be accepted in to the better colleges to further their education, then there is no argument. If all you want for your children is a free ride and able to dress, look, and act like a thug and have the schools continue to pump out derelicts lacking the discipline or education to compete in the real world, yea, public education is right for your children. Geez, look at Noble's academia performance compared to the public, union ran schools, should be obvious that making parents accountable is working. What is wrong with holding parents responsible for the behavior of their children while they are in school so that the others can learn? Originally Posted by nwarounder

Ummm... both my kids went to a public school and are both now in college one finishing up their masters. No they aren't thugs and it wasn't a free ride for them.

You obviously didn't read any of the stuff I posted. Looks like you just skipped to selective parts and made gross generalizations and cliche responses. Which does make me wonder about your education or lack there of..lol

boy, you sure showed him with that intellectual offering ... college boy arent you? Originally Posted by CJ7

I forget more than you'll ever know.

Need to raze the Department of Education and return those responsibilities to those with the Constitutional authority to manage it. The states, localities, or (shock!) the people! Federalizing education has been and continues to be a disaster.

so did mine

graduated HS in the top 2% of her class, went to one of the finest schools in the country, has a degree and 2 minors.

WOW, never expected to hear the argument that "private schools are worse than public schools", but I guess it depends on what you want for your kids. If you want them to graduate and be accepted in to the better colleges to further their education, then there is no argument. If all you want for your children is a free ride and able to dress, look, and act like a thug and have the schools continue to pump out derelicts lacking the discipline or education to compete in the real world, yea, public education is right for your children. Geez, look at Noble's academia performance compared to the public, union ran schools, should be obvious that making parents accountable is working. What is wrong with holding parents responsible for the behavior of their children while they are in school so that the others can learn? Originally Posted by nwarounder

Look, you are not understanding the big picture.

Private schools get the best students. Of course there are exceptions but that is the rule.

It would be like comparing health insurance cost and results with cherry picked patients from the private sector and Medicare, the private sector gets younger healthier patients.

Medicare gets old broken down patients.

You are not looking at the real Causality.

You must be proud. My kid is a doctor. Did it in spite of the public school, not because of it. Public school was a hindrance all the way.

If all schools were private, then all students would be better off.

Need to raze the Department of Education and return those responsibilities to those with the Constitutional authority to manage it. The states, localities, or (shock!) the people! Federalizing education has been and continues to be a disaster. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Yea, that is wtf we need more of. People teaching their kids the earth is 10 years young!

If all schools were private, then all students would be better off. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Define Private.

If all schools were private, then all students would be better off. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in President, during I arrived in President." --George W. Bush, ABC News interview, Dec. 1, 2008

Thats what a Harvard education does for you?

Education money is being pissed away for so called administrative costs. I read someplace that we spend 57% of education money on bureacracy. That's why private schools do a better job for half the cost. They actually care about effieciency. Originally Posted by joe bloe

They care about not letting certain problem children intto their schools that would effect their bottom line....

Yea, that is wtf we need more of. People teaching their kids the earth is 10 years young! Originally Posted by WTF

Compare the scores of homeschoolers with the general population. Then you'll realize what an idiot you are. No, wait. You won't.