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Re: Educational Standards

#353405
From: The Troll
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:00
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_ZoR_ wrote:
> 
> No the USA has one of the lowest standards in the world, to even get
> close to the top our first grade students need to be doing 4th grade
> work. As for why, it simple in our laws as they are written it say all
> citizens have the right to a education. Well on paper that is great, I
> love it. But in the real world there are people that do not wish to be
> there, to take down the whole all you need is 1 person or one part of
> the whole to drag down the rest.  and in there wish to not be in
> school they take out the one and only chance the rest have at a
> education, So we lower our standards so the Trouble makers can pass.
> So what do we do keep, out the trouble makers?  Ya, if they wish to
> get the education we pay for, they need to work for it, life is hard
> and you have to work at it. You can't stand by and hope it all works
> out, you have got to apply your self. The law need to be made that a
> student has 2 chances, if the blow it I am sure they can get a job as
> a ditch digger, or some other labor job. or maybe we can send them to
> a new planet.  If we would just lay it down to them, this is what you
> need to do and this is how it is going to be that we can get the
> education system back on track. Ok so this sounds cold, but if you
> could see what the kids are like here in Port Charlotte Fl, or have
> lived here you know. They are out of control big time. Ex. My second
> day here in PC, a 10 or so year old kid comes up to me asking me for a
> cigarette, when I told him I do not smoke and he should not either, he
> tells me to fuck off, keep in mind now this was about 12:30 pm at a
> long John Silvers Rest. I can tell you if it was not for HRS that
> little angel would have become a real one fast as I could get my hands
> on to it. Oh HRS... no I will not get into that one. this thing is
> more then long enough. I hope one day it all falls into place, my
> hands are tied. Night all and good luck and keep your eyes on the news
> life is just not becoming fun More and more kids are killing people.
> Must be nice to be a kid in our world free of harm, but can do harm at
> will, to anyone, at anytime. Again I am losing sight of what this was
> about that's all..
> 

Yes, and by your impeccable writing skills I can tell that you are one
of America's educational success stories.
-Troll
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Date: 1997/02/27
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