Why are Libs so anxious to throw more money at the dismal failure that is socialized education?

Answer 1

Obviously our educational system as a whole is a failure, but it's not due to lack of funding.

Plain and simple: it's due to low educational standards to allow the poor and minorities to go to school, even though letting them get through school with low standards doesn't help them in the long run, hence the U.S.'s extremely low ranking in comparisons to the rest of the world's educational systems.

The NCLB Act at least tried to remedy the problem not by throwing more money at it as the Democrats did for decades, which did nothing to raise the U.S. educational ranking, but by raising the standards in public schools.

The success of this method of helping our public schools will not be in just a few years, because it took more than that to put our public schools in the hole they are now in, but if our government sticks to this method, and doesn't just put more money in the schools, success will come in time.

Answer 2

I agree with you that it is a dismal failure. And we do spend alot of money on education already. I'm not anxious to spend more but I do want the schools to be better (they are really horrible right now). But socialized education does work. Some of the best education systems in the world are in countries where it is "socialized" (as you say). The reason we have poor schools is because the poor neighborhoods don't have a tax base while the rich neighborhoods do so schools tend to be better in rich neighborhoods. The answer is to further socialize education by nationalizing the school system and taking it away from the counties and states. This is truly the only way to improve public schools.

Answer 3

I am a teacher and I send my kids to private school. The biggest problem with the public schools is discipline. There is no effective way to discipline the kids and when they are punished the parents complain and threaten and their kid is back in school the next day. The second problem is that teachers hands are tied with all these standards. I have to teach grade level material to middle school kids that can't read or do simple addition without a calculator. Wouldn't my time be better spent teaching the kids how to read first? Money will not solve these issues. The private schools don't spend more per child they just expect more and the children live up to those expectations. My kids school doesn't even have doors on the lockers yet noone steals. You could drop a $20 bill in the hall and it would be turned in to the office. The kids there behave and that allows the teacher to actually teach. When the public trusts us to discipline their kids and supports us like they once did, kids will start learning again.

Answer 4

This is an interesting concern. What would the United States be like today if it weren't for so-called socialized education? It would be a bit like a country that doesn't have universal health care. Only the rich and privileged could afford it, while the deprived went without, which only allows the rift between social classes to grow.

Answer 5

Why are conservatives so willing to throw billions more to the dismal failure that is with out a doubt the war in Iraq. But when called upon helping pay for education cut aid out and complain about it not performing.

Answer 6

I suppose throwing money in a dismal failure in foreign policy is any better. At least the educational money is getting thrown away on Americans instead of foreigners.

Answer 7

Do conservatives have any theory how little credibility they could have the two here and in another country after Chiang's dismal failure? hint: Obama isn't a socialist. Chiang became no longer a conservative. i'm a socialist and would not help the two one, or their rules, or any of their significant opponents the two. i merely can't keep on with your good judgment.

Answer 8

Why are conservatives so anxious to throw more money at the dismal failure that is the war on drugs?

Answer 9

And I suppose it's OK to throw more money at a war that is considered by a majority a "dismal failure" ?

Answer 10

REALLY? As experience has taught me, the most squandering and mismangement of educational funds has always been under the Republicans. I think you have your facts a bit scambled, or is it your brain that is scrambled? Get your damned facts straight, booby! Too many Republic Party cronies occupying space, mismanaging and squandering funds! Ineffective, incompetent. inept and malfeasant croneis holding top positions... and monies disappearing or being paid to relatives on payrolls that don't even come to work! Get your facts straight before you comment or ask such ridiculous questions!