[kj] Sex Pistols singer faces elitist spiel

[Brendan]

Testify, I totally agree. Teachers are woefully underpaid and overworked.
Kids need to be made to take the consequences of their actions. And a good
early start in English comprehension, my parents reading to me and
teaching me to read every night, is what enabled me to literally sail
through school. I breezed through. I suppose hanging out in the library
cos I was a social retard helped too, but still makes my point...your
primary language is the tool you use to comprehend, think, and
communicate, it's vital to get it down.


>

> Put money into education, not war.

> Elevate the standard of education given AND train and pay teachers

> properly..

> Make the parents more responsible in their child's education, i.e. have

> them encourage their kids to apply themselves, that is not only the

> school's job.

> Many US kids come out of high school, not having even been taught English

> comprehension. Meaning they ain't gonna pick up on the most basic of

> nuggets. The more a kid hears that their exams are being made more easy,

> the less they are going to try to achieve anything, they don't think they

> have to.

> Beware of government schemes, they just get you off the unemployment list,

> and often just leave you in debt to them.

> Sometimes having an 'education' can work against you - 'you are over

> qualified'. When I first came to the states I would take my degrees off my

> CV.

>

> Dumbing down is deliberate. The masses got too bright. Now you buy an

> education, to keep it out of reach.

>

> We have evolved to not use our legs, arms, eyes and now brains.

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