So, about this smoking ban resolution thingie. Can someone remind me what the process is? When's the vote? Will the resolution have teeth, if passed? I mean, is it a resolution or a law? What penalties are being discussed for non-compliance, or is that jumping the gun? (I don't think it is, because I'm not sure I would back a law that put people out of business for someone lighting up and the owner refusing to show them the door. I certainly wouldn't back a law that put the owner in jail. Because, you see, the owner might not even be on premises... things like that. The devil is in the fine print and method of enforcement or lack thereof is important stuff.)
On another issue, about that "preparing all children for college". Are we sure that's the right route to go? I wouldn't mind seeing some more discussion of that. Is it necessary to track all students to college? Not that I'm saying college isn't good for those who want to go (I've got 9 years of it myself), but I don't see that a student who didn't want to go should be put to the same rigors as one who does. It's sort of like saying "all students should enroll in honors classes and pass them before leaving high school". Shouldn't those sorts of classes be open to those who want to take them and not required of everyone?
Do we have an obligation to make every student a genius, or prepared for college? (I'm not, btw, saying these two are equivalent.) Is this realistic? It's kind of like training every high school student in car repair, just because some of them might become car repair workers. You know, not everyone goes to college. Not everyone wants to. I'm not sold on the idea that training all the students for college is a good idea. Anyone care to convince me?
Mary Baker East Side
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