President Obaba suggest more school time

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TheRealMafoo said:

MontanaHatchet said:
I've visited schools several times (one of my friends is studying to become a teacher), and the problem isn't the length of the day, or how many days there are. The problem is kids who don't listen or even care, bad teachers who don't care about the kids, lazy and disengaging lesson plans, and a generally incompetent system of higher-ups who don't know anything about teaching kids. 20 extra days wouldn't make a big difference if most kids can't even pass as proficient in reading and math. Seriously, I can't think of many things easier than being proficient in a school subject.

Kids in East Asia and various other regions of the world perform better than American kids because their system is better and their parents push them harder to succeed.

This.

I also find it odd that Montana and I agree on this part, but disagree about what governments role in Healthcare should be.

I think the thing that makes me shake my head the most, is that Obama doesn't see this. Fix the schools (privatize them), and all this goes away. Kids can get a better education, and go to school the same or less amount of time, not more.

What if a kid can't afford private education? O.o And how do you deal with something where geography plays a huge role? In order to go to the best or cheapest school, depending on what you can afford and want, you'll have to force everyone to send their kids to boarding schools.

I'm not a liberal or conservative. I just find that there's a lot of potential problems and that you kinda over simplified the solution...