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empowers

Posted 7:51 am, 05/22/2017

Talk about a big job, Trump has it. I know he has had practice but I am sure nothing could have prepared him for this job. I am sure no one else could do it better despite what you hear.

Mad Scientist

Posted 7:38 am, 05/22/2017

We wouldn't have charter schools if the public schools did their job. Charter schools are simply filling a void ...... to provide quality education.

Before most of you were born, public schools taught at a particular level, those students that couldn't keep up were moved to a special education class. Now, we can not hurt anyone's feelings, so public schools teach to the level of the dumbest kid in the class. Bad teachers were sent packing, now they have tenure and the union won't allow them to be fired. Corporal punishment went by the wayside. Prayer was removed from schools. And grades have fallen ever since. All of this political correctness has hurt education.

BTW, to all of y'all that says schools need more money. Six schools in Baltimore, where they spend $16,000 per student which is the fourth-highest spending per student in the United States, had ZERO students score proficient on statewide tests for either English or math.
Money is not the problem with schools.

Crypt

Posted 10:41 pm, 05/21/2017

The Military, Education and Medicare/Health are all "Discretionary Spending" the Military gets 54%, while Education and Medicare/Health receive about 6% each. Also in this group is "Government" which receives over 6.5%. People, I have a solution to Our problems.

Crypt

Posted 10:03 pm, 05/21/2017

In 2015, 3% of Federal money was spent on education, 6% interest on money we owe. 16% military.
https://www.national.../spending/

Pollock

Posted 9:46 pm, 05/21/2017

Decsurvey, I agree with you on defense budget.


I think education and healthcare should be President's Trump's top concerns.

decsurvey

Posted 9:30 pm, 05/21/2017

D4efense budget also needs to be cut by half. No way in **** all that money goes to defense.

decsurvey

Posted 9:29 pm, 05/21/2017

What feds need to do is eliminate and combine all these intelligence agencies and federal law enforcement agencies into one office and department. Eliminate repeated services.

ht

Posted 9:24 pm, 05/21/2017

oh shoot, I did not mean to put all that in bold. Sorry y'all!

ht

Posted 9:23 pm, 05/21/2017

I like the Dreyfuss Civics Initiative. I did not know that civics was no longer taught in schools. Apparently schools are used for other than reading, writing and arithmetic and learning about our nation's history.
This 'common core' is sewing confusion as well as other things being taught and - our children suffer.

Therefore, this nation's future is in jeapordy.

empowers, you posted this, but this is not true. Every child is REQUIRED to take civics by the state of NC. Where in the world did you find this information?

It is also "sowing"- like sowing seeds. Not trying to be rude :)

Pollock

Posted 9:22 pm, 05/21/2017

Brandon & MS, I do not think the government should control how we raise our kids. I do however think that the government should provide a proper education for those unable to afford private schooling.


And I'm curious ... just how many Charter schools are there in Wilkes County?? Not a rhetorical question, I genuinely want to know how these vast options of Charter schools in Wilkes County are going to benefit and educate the entire county?

Ole Sarge, I could care less what you think about me. I hold no animosity towards you though. And comparing me to Grayson is not an insult in my eyes! He seems like a very reasonable and intelligent fellow

CONRAD

Posted 9:20 pm, 05/21/2017

The Department of Education is the legacy of little jimmy and needs to be abolished.

Ole Sarge

Posted 9:12 pm, 05/21/2017

Brandon it is kinda funny, Pollock attempts, like Grayson and others to have independent thought but will never come out as a true liberal until they expose themselves.

Mad Scientist

Posted 8:51 pm, 05/21/2017

The federal government and it's department of education have taught zero children since it's inception. Since the inception of the department of education, student tests scores have dropped year after year.

brandonthefairchild@gmail.com

Posted 8:47 pm, 05/21/2017

Pollock again hit the liberal mindset of, you can't trust the individual to make a correct choice, government is the only choice they should have. You'll take what we give you and that's that.
Let's take Pollock's hypothetical in to play. A pill head sends their child to a charter school, how is that different than a pill head sending their child to a public school. They will have the same engagement in their child's education, and actually would not care if they attended public school. I would wager they would prefer public school because they aren't going to invest the time to research.
I can't understand why democrats want to force people into one single solution to catch all. You either take the school you live near, or else we'll throw you in jail. Public schools can be held hostage by teacher unions to enforce the education and rules they want, doesn't matter what we the actual voters think or say.

backwater

Posted 5:21 pm, 05/19/2017

Always Remember the past 8 years Bush done it!!!!

Umpire

Posted 3:18 pm, 05/19/2017

OBAMA DIDN'T TAMPER WITH THE CASE.

HE JUST STATED HIS OPINION.

TRYING TO TAMPER WITH A CASE IS WHAT TRUMP TRIED TO DO.

Ole Sarge

Posted 2:57 pm, 05/19/2017

Are you so stupid you can't understand or so blind you couldn't see the clip. I really am not interested, bug someone else with you foolishness.

Umpire

Posted 2:53 pm, 05/19/2017

HOW DID HE TAMPER WITH THE CASE?

Ole Sarge

Posted 2:48 pm, 05/19/2017

Exibit A



I believe it was big ears that tampered with this case.

Umpire

Posted 2:44 pm, 05/19/2017

THAT'S RIGHT NUMBNUT.

BLAME EVERYBODY BUT THE PARENTS.

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