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<blockquote data-quote="Max Warasila" data-source="post: 96722" data-attributes="member: 3845"><p>Re: Property Tax</p><p></p><p>As somebody still in the aforementioned school system, I am finding it increasingly attractive to merely take the GED test and acquire my schooling from my local community college. Only thing keeping me where I am currently are the opportunities for making connections that I can use later in life as well as the fact that it does give my something to do.</p><p></p><p>I personally find the largest problem where I am to be the fact that higher level classes are essentially open enrollment, as the teacher signature required to attend higher level courses such as Honors or Advanced Placement curriculums are practically given out for free, rather than a student having to test in. While this began as a way to open the programs to people who couldn't test for numerous reasons, monetary or otherwise, it has come with a drastic problem.</p><p></p><p>This problem starts with the constant, "brainwashing," if you will, that you MUST go to college to succeed and that to get into college you MUST take higher level courses (not true, but it is definitely helpful in the long run). This means that since anyone can take these courses, people with no business being in these classes have joined the student base, effectively widening the gap between the highest student and lowest student in a course. This adds to the problem of "teaching to the masses" and, thus, the classroom slows down, taking many forms such as going over material too many times or people getting lost behind the rest of the class. My point here is that students that are at higher levels or would be at higher levels are actually suffering, and stupid people are still stupid people (no offense, but there are many dim-bulbs out there).</p><p></p><p>Of course, the simple solution is to once again restrict these courses, but no. "What about the children!" "It's for the children." "The children are our future!" All of these severely mis-abused (sorry, inside joke, and I love that non-existant word) arguments prevent politicians from fixing things because, you guessed it, they have to get re-elected, and you know that if they cut or change anything that can be used against them, the opponents in the races will use it against them. [Side thing about politicians: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNL0KfD0nts&t=0m58s" target="_blank">The Lesser of Two Weevils - Master and Commander (1/11) Movie CLIP (2003) HD - YouTube</a> ]</p><p></p><p>So yes, JR, more money at the education system will end up producing the same results with more bells and whistles, unless changes to the way things are done with the money also made. <strong><em>EDIT: </em></strong><em>Also, I appreciate the graphic, which once again shows the magnificence of Canada.</em></p><p></p><p>Then again, this thread is about property tax, which I personally find absurd considering that it would violate a supposed "right to property" that United States Citizens have... or maybe not...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Max Warasila, post: 96722, member: 3845"] Re: Property Tax As somebody still in the aforementioned school system, I am finding it increasingly attractive to merely take the GED test and acquire my schooling from my local community college. Only thing keeping me where I am currently are the opportunities for making connections that I can use later in life as well as the fact that it does give my something to do. I personally find the largest problem where I am to be the fact that higher level classes are essentially open enrollment, as the teacher signature required to attend higher level courses such as Honors or Advanced Placement curriculums are practically given out for free, rather than a student having to test in. While this began as a way to open the programs to people who couldn't test for numerous reasons, monetary or otherwise, it has come with a drastic problem. This problem starts with the constant, "brainwashing," if you will, that you MUST go to college to succeed and that to get into college you MUST take higher level courses (not true, but it is definitely helpful in the long run). This means that since anyone can take these courses, people with no business being in these classes have joined the student base, effectively widening the gap between the highest student and lowest student in a course. This adds to the problem of "teaching to the masses" and, thus, the classroom slows down, taking many forms such as going over material too many times or people getting lost behind the rest of the class. My point here is that students that are at higher levels or would be at higher levels are actually suffering, and stupid people are still stupid people (no offense, but there are many dim-bulbs out there). Of course, the simple solution is to once again restrict these courses, but no. "What about the children!" "It's for the children." "The children are our future!" All of these severely mis-abused (sorry, inside joke, and I love that non-existant word) arguments prevent politicians from fixing things because, you guessed it, they have to get re-elected, and you know that if they cut or change anything that can be used against them, the opponents in the races will use it against them. [Side thing about politicians: [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNL0KfD0nts&t=0m58s"]The Lesser of Two Weevils - Master and Commander (1/11) Movie CLIP (2003) HD - YouTube[/URL] ] So yes, JR, more money at the education system will end up producing the same results with more bells and whistles, unless changes to the way things are done with the money also made. [B][I]EDIT: [/I][/B][I]Also, I appreciate the graphic, which once again shows the magnificence of Canada.[/I] Then again, this thread is about property tax, which I personally find absurd considering that it would violate a supposed "right to property" that United States Citizens have... or maybe not... [/QUOTE]
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