[Platt] I sent my children to private schools where they leaned reading, writing and arithmetic.
[Arlo] How many children from poor families were in your children's classes? If someone can't afford that school, do we send them to work in the factories instead? Or what? [Platt] The also learned self-discipline, self-responsibility and the value of individual liberty. In other words, they learned what today's government schools fail to teach. [Arlo] In other words they were brainwashed to be right-wing ideologues. Great. Thankfully, my daughter has escaped this neocon brainwashing by going to a public school where she learned the value of community, of collaborative achievement and social participation. [Krimel] My children attended public school and earned public scholarships that paid their way through state universities. As we speak the state universities are restricting freshman admissions as a result of under funding. Our local school board announced it will hire 900 fewer new teachers as a result of economic considerations. I wonder where the money went? Taxpayers in the United States have paid $522.5 billion for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided: 38,313 New Elementary Schools, or 71,703,033 Head Start Places for Children, or 8,583,162 Elementary School Teachers, or 8,960,343 Music and Arts Teachers, or 80,782,313 Scholarships for University Students Or you could mix and match at: www.costofwar.com I would say that my kids learned a portion of the values both of you mentioned. Each learned something different, each in her kind. From essay contests and science fairs to the band and sports programs there were competitive programs emphasizing both individual and group effort. Each year in addition to recognizing athletics and academic achievements, schools honor students who provide thousands of public service hours in our community. Public schools have a host of problems but lack of funding contributes to all of them. Our reluctance to invest in future generations is a causality of the adage, "You can't solve a problem by throwing money at it." Instead we solve problems by defining them away, or denying that they exist. We hold car washes and bake sales to fill in gaps. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
