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BigGov · 07-16-2004, 10:21 PM

The problems are between both students and teachers. I had a graduating class of over 600. 100 I will honestly say were not deserving of degrees. 100 more probably have no idea about our political system, let alone the candidates. Between the other 400, there's about 200 really smart kids, and about 100 that could do better with better education.

The thing is, there is very little motivation to do well in school, I never studied because I didn't have to, some classes were hard (economics and calculus), and some were pathetic (marketing, where I got an A on every test, without ever reading a chapter).

For teachers, it was spread out across the board, my economics teacher spoke his mind and was a teacher because he wanted to be one. He was entertaining and I probably learned the most in his classes. Then there were those teachers who were fun, like my government teacher, where I learned a little bit about governments from around the world, but gained much more for the political discussions in class.

A good education requires many things, resources, good teachers, and willing students. My school was lacking in all three. The summer between my junior and senior years the entire school was renovated, the entire thing, lockers, floors, new walls made, the works. Meanwhile, my senior year the newest book I had was bought in 2001, besides that the newest book was purchased I think in 1992. Almost every book was falling apart (except for the econ book). Desks were breaking. I mean the chairs of desks would break, rendering the desk worthless. The desks were this horrible because a while back the school board didn't like the desks they had, they were made of metal and didn't look great. So they bought some nice looking particle-board desks. They were supposed to last about 10-15 years. That was over 20 years ago. Oh, and those metal desks are still in use in some of the junior highs, and I'd have trouble breaking one if I tried.

There are many problems with schools, but my current belief from my experiences is the problem is in school boards who care more about the asthetics instead of the education going on inside.

My senior year, we got a new principal at my school. Did she worry about education? No, of course not, the worthless bitch just installed restrictive policies on the students which the school board wanted.

The schools in my town will never improve if the morons on the school board are in place. No matter how much money is sent their way, they will piss it away.

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BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	The problems are between both students and teachers. I had a graduating class of over 600. 100 I will honestly say were not deserving of degrees. 100 more probably have no idea about our political system, let alone the candidates. Between the other 400, there's about 200 really smart kids, and about 100 that could do better with better education. The thing is, there is very little motivation to do well in school, I never studied because I didn't have to, some classes were hard (economics and calculus), and some were pathetic (marketing, where I got an A on every test, without ever reading a chapter). For teachers, it was spread out across the board, my economics teacher spoke his mind and was a teacher because he wanted to be one. He was entertaining and I probably learned the most in his classes. Then there were those teachers who were fun, like my government teacher, where I learned a little bit about governments from around the world, but gained much more for the political discussions in class. A good education requires many things, resources, good teachers, and willing students. My school was lacking in all three. The summer between my junior and senior years the entire school was renovated, the entire thing, lockers, floors, new walls made, the works. Meanwhile, my senior year the newest book I had was bought in 2001, besides that the newest book was purchased I think in 1992. Almost every book was falling apart (except for the econ book). Desks were breaking. I mean the chairs of desks would break, rendering the desk worthless. The desks were this horrible because a while back the school board didn't like the desks they had, they were made of metal and didn't look great. So they bought some nice looking particle-board desks. They were supposed to last about 10-15 years. That was over 20 years ago. Oh, and those metal desks are still in use in some of the junior highs, and I'd have trouble breaking one if I tried. There are many problems with schools, but my current belief from my experiences is the problem is in school boards who care more about the asthetics instead of the education going on inside. My senior year, we got a new principal at my school. Did she worry about education? No, of course not, the worthless bitch just installed restrictive policies on the students which the school board wanted. The schools in my town will never improve if the morons on the school board are in place. No matter how much money is sent their way, they will piss it away. [/rant][sleep] __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"