Quote:Except that school shootings went up when guns were taken out.


And there's more than enough funding for comprehensive secondary education, it's simply controled by people with no skills at managing it.

The first part was more facetious on my part than anything else. I still don't think that keeping a bunch of guns locked up on campus somewhere, even disabled weapons, is a good idea. I also think it would be a complete waste of money in a public school system that already wastes enough money.

 

Quote:Art, music and sports create educated and well rounded individuals. We need more of those opportoonies, not less.

Agreed 100%. I like Eric's ideas on altering education to a point, and that point comes when art, music and sports are removed from the curriculum. Beyond that, I do like the idea of focusing on core competencies from K-8, more specialized educational paths in 9th & 10th grade based upon what the student wants to do in life, and 11th & 12th grade being dedicated to career prep, trade school, getting an AA or college prep.

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