tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918263243703155602.post1615248519530386212..comments2023-06-05T05:35:53.290-04:00Comments on Harvey's Global Politics - HGP: Philly crime drop and Chicago gun violence summithealthysoulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04578620378680191125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918263243703155602.post-34749298954642477702013-08-01T03:12:06.642-04:002013-08-01T03:12:06.642-04:00I agree that education really needs to change. In ...I agree that education really needs to change. In some parts of this nation, people are busy bickering about if science in general should even be allowed, because it contradicts literal scripture. And, pure speculation here, that thought is probably in the mind of a lot of zealots who control educational standards, especially as it pertains to sexual education, computer education, and other things that don't fit a "traditional" narrative. <br /><br />(I just hear Bobby Boucher's mom shouting "The Debil!" in my ear.)<br /><br />I have to disagree on more funding for schools. In much poorer nations, there are 50 kids stuffed into a hut, bereft of modern technology and clean water, and they can whip our kids' asses in subjects we should have a firm grip on. They're engaged; they know education is important. A lot of our kids aren't and don't. <br /><br />I think we need better teachers to teach a better curriculum. We need coaches; motivators and enablers, able to be canned if they suck at the job. We need more school choice so bad teachers and schools can go extinct like they should rather than doing that "lemon dance." <br /><br />Totally agree on vocational schools. The line pushed that everyone needs college is misleading, because what a lot of kids will study is something in the liberal arts or in sociology. Fine, sure, but we still need carpenters and plumbers and engineers, not an entire herd of thinkers that never do. <br /><br />Agree with the tax incentives, to an extent, and with stricter gun laws. <br /><br />Disagree with the drugs for the time being. I think addiction is as big a problem as dealing in most precincts, so that has to be addressed first. <br /><br />Outreach is great, but kids need more permanent support. And it should start a lot earlier than school to help them prepare for school. So the family outreach it what I'd personally put more emphasis on. Reach and strengthen the family structure (not "wedlock"; I dislike that view) to strengthen the youth. <br /><br />I'm on board. Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970377995219031351noreply@blogger.com