tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248092463095920474.post6094891186277613656..comments2024-03-09T12:52:28.576-08:00Comments on The Tuna School of Thought: Classes Start...FinallyMatt Wetheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196315341717867574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248092463095920474.post-5098481617028971252010-04-17T17:26:00.110-07:002010-04-17T17:26:00.110-07:00yo Rebel, try being married to a teacher who works...yo Rebel, try being married to a teacher who works herself ragged 8 months out of the year because her kids are more important to her than her rest, and then gets a job during the summer to help support her family because she is underpaid to begin with for the service she is providing for her kids, her school and educating our next generation.<br /><br />--but i digress. the education system is not at fault for the lack of competition in academics...WE are. the one thing that seems hardest for kids, teens, adults, policy makers in this generation is their lack of personal responsibility. no one makes a college student drink when they should be studying, and when the test is failed, we have no one to point the finger at but ourselves. instead of asking the government to fix our problems for us, we should have a go at it ourselves and as what WE might do to make a difference. in fact the only other person(s) that we could address on this topic are parents who aren't being parents and holding their kids accountable at a young age. if they stopped expecting the school systems to do the raising and discipline, the American culture of drinking/drugs, laziness, and procrastination might take a severe blow to the head. what we really need to do is... look in the mirror.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074154383793409670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248092463095920474.post-50128851140730062182010-04-12T20:48:37.300-07:002010-04-12T20:48:37.300-07:00good luck on getting the teacher's unions to a...good luck on getting the teacher's unions to agree to a longer school year. they don't even think having the local tax payer cover 100% of thier health benefits cost (at a minimum)is enough. try getting them to work all year like the rest of us!Rebel-1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16556181805543406626noreply@blogger.com