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2009-05-20 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Procopius2k 2009-05-20 08:47|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 This comes at no surprise since US students have been falling behind other countries for years in terms of math and science. If it wasn't for chinese, taiwanese, indian and other asian students in our school system we'd rank right up there with Lesotho and Somalia.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2009-05-20 10:11|| 2009-05-20 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 That's because the government runs the schools and taxpayers pay for them rather than parents.

Socialism causes failure, and you have socialist schools.

Posted by Bright Pebbles the pedantic 2009-05-20 10:37|| 2009-05-20 10:37|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree with pebbles, the parents have no say in their childrens schooling no more unless home schooled. Also when the government took away the right too whoop your childs ass when they needed it ( not abusing punishing) this downward spiral of the schools started

Posted by funky skunk 2009-05-20 12:22|| 2009-05-20 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Ah, yes. I remember swats. I had a few meetings with the Board of Education myself. They were very instructive.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-05-20 15:10|| 2009-05-20 15:10|| Front Page Top

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