Comment by PresidentDon

Entered on: 2/19/2009 6:23:25 PM

I agree, that additional education supported by the taxpayers is the same as the original supposition that education benefits the entire nation.

If any grade school education is worthwhile, then all education should be the goal of our educational system.

Up until 1940, most children were only required to attend school to 8th grade, or age 16. After 1940 we deemed it beneficial that all children should graduate from High School.

Now in todays High Tech work place, I believe at least 2 years of Jr. College are the minimum, or at least 2 years of Trade School, to learn hands on skills, Painters, Auto Workers, Machinists, Computers, all manufacturing type jobs, Chemistry, and skills not taught in many of our High Schools anymore for fear the child might be injured.

We need real education, not passed on to the next grade by age.

We need to meet the needs of our employers so they can't say, We have to hire Aliens on Visa's to find workers educated to do the jobs.

Look how many Congress and Senate members we have that I doubt if they have even an 8th grade education. There does not seem to be any educational requirement to run our nation.

It's time we Restore education for our childrens future.

BUT: I also believe we need some restriction on children of various age groups in school. It is not safe to mix 6 year olds with 12 year olds, or 9 year olds with 16 year old children, and I believe we must be more aware for the safety of our children in the school setting.