Alright...I understand that there need to be budget cuts in this county, in this state, in this country! I do NOT, however, understand why there are so many cuts in education! I mean, REALLY! Isn't education the platform for our country's future? Why in the world would you want to cut money from that?
Let's look at this for a minute...teachers make crap for money, so they are obviously in it because they love what they do. So, I have an idea! Let's add 10 extra kids to each classroom, rid of these kids extracurricular activities (which may be the only reason some of these kids even come to school), and let's get rid of those AP classes while we're at it! Oh wait...who needs the arts? Music and art classes...GOOD BYE! Who needs them any way? But wait...that's not all! We'll keep football...it's a money maker, but field hockey...cheerleading...lacrosse, PEACE OUT!
Here's a good question for you...where would all the famous people in the world be with out all these things that are being cut out of our country's education system now? What ever happened to paying it forward? All of these famous people (sports stars, actors, musicians) have their charities that they reach out to, and I respect that. What about our country's education system? Most of these people make millions of dollars a year! Why not take $500K or even $1 million a year and give it to education? Those professional sports players wouldn't be where they are without their HS teams. Where would these actors be without their drama club? And the musician...do you really want to tell me that they were never in choir or band?
I don't know what my children will have when they are in school, and it scares me! I want my children to have every opportunity that I had and more!
That's my rant...I'm just terrified for what the future generations have to look forward to in this education system. I don't have a suggestion as to where the cuts should be, but I definitely am sick of hearing about education being slashed here and there.
kuddos - well put!
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