I was lucky enough to have part of my schooling in another school first. And to have smart parents that both skipped grades and went to great schools. (Dad went to columbia)
Otherwise.. I would have been stuck there.
But don't think that the school I went to was some kinda hell hole that only exists there... There are schools that are far worse. And every school for 100 mile around the one I went to was that bad... (well.. not in harrisburg PA or hagerstown MD)
They were just very bible-centric people.. they didn't understand how bad the education system was... they thought making 13 an hour moving boxes was a "Great Job" and "Good Money"....
When I say the education system sucks.. I don't mean everywhere.. I mean it sucks SOMEWHERE.. and it needs to clean up...
I would say... In only 10% of the schools in the USA were that bad.. and 5% worse... and 5% not a whole lot better... thats 20% of America that has little to know real education.
They can read, write, do some math, and maybe the remember some historical science and about the history of the US...
My earth science class senior year... the kids in it... some of them didn't know there was no air in space... or that the moon wasn't bigger than the sun... and some thought everything revolved around us... And when the teacher said that the earth "Is believed to be billions of years old by some people" We all groaned... I because he said believed to be by some people.. they because he said the earth might be billions of years old..
We need to stop fighting these phantom ailments of our society and focus on educating our kids... and the budget to fight drugs is much greater than what we spend on schools... I'd like to see the school budget doubled and a reform to how schools opperate nation wide...
Just cause they can study their kids up to pass a test doesn't mean the kids will retain ANY of it..
Otherwise.. I would have been stuck there.
But don't think that the school I went to was some kinda hell hole that only exists there... There are schools that are far worse. And every school for 100 mile around the one I went to was that bad... (well.. not in harrisburg PA or hagerstown MD)
They were just very bible-centric people.. they didn't understand how bad the education system was... they thought making 13 an hour moving boxes was a "Great Job" and "Good Money"....
When I say the education system sucks.. I don't mean everywhere.. I mean it sucks SOMEWHERE.. and it needs to clean up...
I would say... In only 10% of the schools in the USA were that bad.. and 5% worse... and 5% not a whole lot better... thats 20% of America that has little to know real education.
They can read, write, do some math, and maybe the remember some historical science and about the history of the US...
My earth science class senior year... the kids in it... some of them didn't know there was no air in space... or that the moon wasn't bigger than the sun... and some thought everything revolved around us... And when the teacher said that the earth "Is believed to be billions of years old by some people" We all groaned... I because he said believed to be by some people.. they because he said the earth might be billions of years old..
We need to stop fighting these phantom ailments of our society and focus on educating our kids... and the budget to fight drugs is much greater than what we spend on schools... I'd like to see the school budget doubled and a reform to how schools opperate nation wide...
Just cause they can study their kids up to pass a test doesn't mean the kids will retain ANY of it..