> Privatization brings in more corruption and graft with planners and > administrators. I guess what you're saying is, in private schools you > wouldn't get as many blacks and hispanics infesting the good schools. > Wouldn't it be nice to get your kid out of a ghetto school? Private > means big money, public means low cost - like the health care. > Racism prevails in the US throughout all walks of life. It is > disguised quite well these days but it comes out in education, > healthcare, justice, and every other institution.
Racism exists, yes, but to say it prevails I think would be inaccurate. Vouchers would actually help low income students and the program would actually increase the number of low income minorities attending private schools. You would see and in fact areas that have tried vouchers have seen a more diversified student population in private schools. I see this as a good thing. Privatization is > exactly what the school system does already have - it is a weeding-out > process of the good from the bad and sadly, of the wheat from the > bran, to be classed and stamped as such on your future. Any fool can > see a kid from money gets the best of the best, so why not keep junior > at home with a tutor? Go the whole nine yards for your budding, > elitist, future-businessman. Our public school system isn't privatized. If your 'wheat from bran' reference is another stab at racism you should read up on voucher programs and why almost all the minorities that have tried the program love it. I agree that many of the very wealthy avoid public school by choice and some even choose 'home schooling' as an alternative. Due to the quality of some of the public schools I've seen, I can't say I blame them. > And if you don't have the money to give junior a leg-up socially and > educationally, then you can cry out for more demarcation of students > based off their race, er I mean intelligence. > I am a half breed Indian. Now I know why I can't stand myself half the > time. I got the "good" education alright, but it was just a matter of > memorizing, not understanding anything. Take a test, pass it by > remembering and you do good. > How can an honor-role student forget about so much valuable education? > I guess its because you become a moneymaker and not a repository of > unused knowledge. You confuse me. I thought you were arguing against vouchers and for more funding for public schooling. I know you didn't come right out and say that but I was basing that opinion on the tone of your response. I'm only 1/64 American Indian so I can't empathize with your self claimed 'half-breed' status but I'm glad to hear you received a 'good' education. Honor students get scholarships and I would hope you utilized your Indian roots to obtain additional minority scholarships. Just because I believe these and most affirmative action legislation to be discriminatory doesn't mean I hold it against an individual from taking advantage of them. I wish you well. > How else could so many people have voted for Bush? Aye. I feel your pain. All the crying Dems did about hanging chads and all the crying Repubs are doing about ACORN is really missing the point. How in the hell was it ever possible that the Presidential race could be so close? Why can't the voters plainly see what I see and vote the way I vote every time? America must really be a stupid country, just like Bill Maer says. Otherwise most people would vote just like me. dj > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
