Bad Education

What I think needs to be done isn’t simple.  Right now each school gets state aid and funding from the state and their tax payers.  The tax payers vote on school bugets and often vote them down because their taxes are too high.   There should be a cap on school taxes for each state.  The federal government should make up the difference and supply the same amount of funding for each school district.  The district should decide where and what to do with the funding. 

The curriculum should be the same for every child at their grade level, regards less of state.  To begin, the assessment test should not reflect the students but rather the districts/states achievements.  The government should then look at what states are doing best, implement the new curriculum and re-train the teachers, especially at the college level.  There should be a nationwide change and uniformity not just a state change.

They have a respect and responsibility, no put downs and a no bully program in our schools which is great.  After Columbine every school should have such a program.  They have a friendship program which teaches kids how to make friends.  They have a banana splits program for kids whose parents are divorced.  They have learning study halls where they can get extra help instead of goofing off. 

I do see my state making an effort.  If they are going to challenge the kids, the kids are going to need more help than what they offer now and in my opinion that is where they are failing the kids.

But then again, what the hell do I know