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Originally Posted by KevinTheOmnivore
Critics of our current public education system, primarily conservative Republicans, argue that funding isn't the issue in public education. The problem, they cite, is that there aren't enough "standards"set-- for both the children and the teachers.
I'm certainly not opposed to experimentation, but I feel some people, who are more so infused and drunk with ideology rather than real concern for the young, would like to see the system become more nationalized or even more so privatized.
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I think you have a point here, Kev, especially with the last paragraph.
You know, before I started posting at this board, I posted at another political board. Being in college at the time (this was four years ago), I was the youngest person on the board. Once in awhile, there would be this troll posing as a "conservative" (I would say he was actually a reactionary, or maybe even a facsist--this guy could've made Vinth cry). One time, the guy came in after I said something about a conservative posting at the board, and insulted me, calling me a "dumbed down female", I guess his way of thinking that I'm a victim of our education system. While I don't deny that our education system isn't so great, I do think that there are people more interested in upholding an ideology rather than seeking real solutions, the person I just mentioned being one of them.
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