[extropy-chat] change of topic

[Kevin Freels]

Because in many cases the only things dumber than the educators are the parents themselves.....
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ned Late 
  To: ExI chat list 
  Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] change of topic


  It's not the public's fault they are asses, they are the victims of public educational mediocrity, (which is to say education in the overall sense of the word). One thing I've never understood is: if by any objective measure the K-12 school system is so bad then why force the poor little wretches to school at all? Why not let them stay at home to be homeschooled, or just learn a skill/craft? Life is still quite short so  why send children to schools where the illiteracy rate is unacceptably high & the children pick on each other? 
  Lets have vouchers not only for private schools but also for homeshooling 


    --- Mike Lorrey wrote:
    > Flying with a gun is not inconvenient. Many people
    > do it all the time.
    > It is only the public perception that it can't be
    > done that creates a
    > perception of inconvenience. The public is an ass,
    > as the public is
    > also convinced that machine guns are illegal.
    > 
    > Flying, with a gun, merely becomes one more piece of
    > specially checked
    > luggage.

    "Checked luggage" is itself an inconvenience. I don't
    fly much, but when I do, I've done carry-on only for
    the past few years. And if there are any special
    procedures required for a certain item, that's another
    inconvenience.


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