01-30-2005, 03:20 PM
People right now argue a lot about ways to make different programs work better i nschools, crime, etc. A lot of this arguing seems ot be about "public vs. private schools", or other two sided arguments for different programs, and less is about how to make those programs work better, so here's some ideas for that.
For legalizing drugs: Yes, right now think it should be done. But there's more to do than simply legalizing them than getting rid of the laws that would probably make the process go better. If drugs get legalized, it's pretty clear that they will get taxed, so in my opinions most, or at least a big chunk, of these taxes should be forced to go into druug treatment programs and health costs coming from drugs (accidents, heart attacks, etc.) People already pay these costs in a way now, and I'm guessing if drugs go legal that at the beginning more people will tell others about their health problems, so The money will be useful.
For more money into public schools: From what I heard schools seem to improve the best when they get smaller, and/or when more teachers per kid get added, so if extra money goes into schools than these are two areas where it should go. One complaint about public schools is that they try teaching all kids the same way, so ading money for this has made sense from what I've heard. I have also heard that some schools don't have enough basic supplies such as books, so that's somethign else where money needs to go. People have been trying things for making better schools for a long time, and have seen what works, what doesn't work, and why, so this information needs to get spread around.
For sending kids to private schools with vouchers. The two problems with this strategy that I've heard are that not enough money is given out, and that some people can't get to enough different schools to make the vouchers useful. The second problems may get dealt with by getting other new schools to start in areas where there aren't enough, maybe with extra money or tax changes or asking people. The second problems is one I haven't though of how to handle. I don't care which way people se to make schools better, as long as they work at getting people taught the the best way anyone can think of now.
For legalizing drugs: Yes, right now think it should be done. But there's more to do than simply legalizing them than getting rid of the laws that would probably make the process go better. If drugs get legalized, it's pretty clear that they will get taxed, so in my opinions most, or at least a big chunk, of these taxes should be forced to go into druug treatment programs and health costs coming from drugs (accidents, heart attacks, etc.) People already pay these costs in a way now, and I'm guessing if drugs go legal that at the beginning more people will tell others about their health problems, so The money will be useful.
For more money into public schools: From what I heard schools seem to improve the best when they get smaller, and/or when more teachers per kid get added, so if extra money goes into schools than these are two areas where it should go. One complaint about public schools is that they try teaching all kids the same way, so ading money for this has made sense from what I've heard. I have also heard that some schools don't have enough basic supplies such as books, so that's somethign else where money needs to go. People have been trying things for making better schools for a long time, and have seen what works, what doesn't work, and why, so this information needs to get spread around.
For sending kids to private schools with vouchers. The two problems with this strategy that I've heard are that not enough money is given out, and that some people can't get to enough different schools to make the vouchers useful. The second problems may get dealt with by getting other new schools to start in areas where there aren't enough, maybe with extra money or tax changes or asking people. The second problems is one I haven't though of how to handle. I don't care which way people se to make schools better, as long as they work at getting people taught the the best way anyone can think of now.
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The gloves come off, I'm playing hardball. It's fourth and 15 and you're looking at a full-court press. (Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun)
Some people in forums do the next best thing to listening to themselves talk, writing and reading what they write (source, my brother)