On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 07:09:01PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > Christopher Nelson wrote: > > That's your right, but unless you can *gaurantee* that I can, for no > > cost, send my children to a 100% secular school with decent teaching, > > there is no way I can support abolishing public schools. And if you can > > gaurantee that, where does the line between public and private come? > > Uh, why such a high bar? It's like you're getting public schooling for > free. They cost in taxes. You, supposedly, pay taxes. Some of the worst > public schools are also some of the most highly funded public schools. IE, > the most costly.
Okay, a 100% secular school with decent teaching for the same amount I'm putting into education taxes. Onto the subject of the worst public schools--that should be answered by: a) shopping around for your public school. The student base disappears, the school disappears. _every_ surrounding school is unlikely to be such poor quality. b) a standards group that would ensure a school gets up to code, or reassignment or dismissal of amdinistration or teachers responsible occurs b1) federalizing schools so such a group can operate effectively c) proper education of teachers and administration -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok, I'm just uploading the new version of the kernel, v1.3.33, also known as "the buggiest kernel ever". -- Linus Torvalds -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]