I suppose we do have a number of disagreements.
Posted on: December 27, 2018 at 11:41:28 CT
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First, affluent people live in affluent neighborhoods so they can send their kids to better schools. We all know that a baseline of money/funding isnt what affects HS graduation rate, college acceptance, test scores, or any other method of measuring a child's ability to learn.
Who says I dont care about "children's education"? At what point should they NOT be on the dole? 18 is too young, so how about 24? 30? Perhaps we should care for them indefinitely. Im sick of the hand-holding and coddling that kids get in HS. EVERY STUDENT goes through HS when some of them
a) dont want to be there
b) teachers dont want them there and
c) they negatively affect another student's ability to learn
I believe that there are ways to both get in and pay for secondary education. It takes sacrifice and planning, however, something that most people have no ability or stomach for.
I am certainly not suggesting that local schools stop getting funding once my kids are out. Dont put words in my mouth. I simply dont think the taxpayer should pay for secondary education as I believe it cheapens the value of it. Kids start to appreciate that secondary education a bit more when they see the price tag and take it more seriously. Its a dose of the real world, which they desperately need. I certainly did.
Edited by Badird at 11:42:23 on 12/27/18