Comments on: Is Gay Marriage A Black & White Issue? http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/05/is-gay-marriage-a-black-white-issue/ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:16:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TeacherPatti http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/05/is-gay-marriage-a-black-white-issue/#comment-937 TeacherPatti Fri, 29 May 2009 01:36:11 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=995#comment-937 It should come as no surprise that my #1 issues revolve around education. First, it needs to be funded. I'm tired of the unfunded mandates (NCLB, IDEA, and so on). Next, we need to fund PUBLIC schools...not charters. I know there are some huge (and talkative) fans out there, but I'm not one of them. I don't like the way they refuse to take special ed kids or take them until "count day" and then send to "back" to us at public school. They are for-profit businesses and I just can't play that. We need to rethink curriculum as well. I would love to see civics and government introduced way earlier, for example. And I'd also like to see vo-tech make its triumphant comeback. Not every kid is college material and college should not be the expected course for everyone. (And while we're at it, let's look at colleges too...some of those majors are jokes. Don't get me started on professors' salaries! :)). Beyond education, I'd love to see a return to personal responsibility. I'd like to see the first reaction to a stumble in a grocery store be "oops! my bad!" instead of "I'm gonna sue, fuckers!" It should come as no surprise that my #1 issues revolve around education. First, it needs to be funded. I’m tired of the unfunded mandates (NCLB, IDEA, and so on). Next, we need to fund PUBLIC schools…not charters. I know there are some huge (and talkative) fans out there, but I’m not one of them. I don’t like the way they refuse to take special ed kids or take them until “count day” and then send to “back” to us at public school. They are for-profit businesses and I just can’t play that. We need to rethink curriculum as well. I would love to see civics and government introduced way earlier, for example. And I’d also like to see vo-tech make its triumphant comeback. Not every kid is college material and college should not be the expected course for everyone. (And while we’re at it, let’s look at colleges too…some of those majors are jokes. Don’t get me started on professors’ salaries! :) ).
Beyond education, I’d love to see a return to personal responsibility. I’d like to see the first reaction to a stumble in a grocery store be “oops! my bad!” instead of “I’m gonna sue, fuckers!”

]]> By: Stella http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/05/is-gay-marriage-a-black-white-issue/#comment-935 Stella Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:35 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=995#comment-935 For me ignorance and self cherishing are the roots of all the issues. Those two things have the ability to manifest in a zillion forms, most of which are detrimental to other beings. I wish there was someway to incorporate formal and informal logic, and the reading of hundreds and hundreds of (good) books into school. Starting at about second grade. I think this would be a good start to changing the nature of we beasts. For me ignorance and self cherishing are the roots of all the issues. Those two things have the ability to manifest in a zillion forms, most of which are detrimental to other beings.
I wish there was someway to incorporate formal and informal logic, and the reading of hundreds and hundreds of (good) books into school. Starting at about second grade. I think this would be a good start to changing the nature of we beasts.

]]> By: Johnnie http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/05/is-gay-marriage-a-black-white-issue/#comment-934 Johnnie Thu, 28 May 2009 15:52:18 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=995#comment-934 Education, Homelessness, health care, equal rights, and trying to fix the Environment. I think they are all connected on some level and if one is helped most can benefit. Education, Homelessness, health care, equal rights, and trying to fix the Environment. I think they are all connected on some level and if one is helped most can benefit.

]]> By: kristin http://dissociatedpress.com/2009/05/is-gay-marriage-a-black-white-issue/#comment-933 kristin Thu, 28 May 2009 15:18:36 +0000 http://dissociatedpress.com/?p=995#comment-933 homelessness, hunger, equal rights for all, health care, and services for veterans. don't you just love social workers? homelessness, hunger, equal rights for all, health care, and services for veterans.

don’t you just love social workers?

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