The government provides children to be educated from K-12th grade. Personally, I don't think they should be responsible for anything beyond that. As is, students take advantage of the education they are receiving and don't appreciate it as much as students in countries where they have to earn there way to get educated do. Some high-schoolers especially don't fully embrace this opportunity and try to get away from it as fast as possible. Although a great percentage more of young adults would choose to go to college if it were paid for, some of them would just be forced by parents, pressured into it, or just go because they had nothing better to do. Even though I don't believe that the government should pay for higher education, I definitely think that they should provide more scholarships. If a person can't afford to go to college, they can still strive for excellence in their high school, and maybe even get their whole college paid for.
If college were paid for, it wouldn't be as selective or exclusive as it is. It mine as well be high school. I believe that it's better to have to earn a scholarship, so you can prove that you want to be there, and even feel special because you're in college. If a student isn't going to take advantage of the education he/she has already been given, then I don't see the need to pay for their college as well.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
CHS Changes
Multiple additions to the school policy have been inputted. One of our new requirements us to wear our school IDs, some may argue that this is a ridiculous demand, but I think that it could definitely be worse. The administration could easily be taking more extreme measures, this is just a safety precaution they are taking. Loretto has had to wear their IDs for quite some time now, and its not a big deal. By wearing our IDs we are less likely to lose them or use the excuse of forgetting your ID number. There are some cons though, and they could reveal themselves if we were to lose them, or if someone were to just grab a stranger's ID, they would have their name, age and ID number.
As well as having us wear our IDs, we also have another class period. This affects the time we get out of school and the length of all our other classes along with our lunch and transition periods. Like every other matter, there are positives and negatives. The only positive point I can think of is having the opportunity to take an extra class and earn another credit. The negatives are that teachers have to teach an extra class, we don't have as much time with each teacher, and our lunch is ridiculously short. I personally don't mind it as much as some of my fellow classmates might, but I know it bothers many. I'm fine with whatever the administration chooses in the future, but I know to be expecting many more changes.
As well as having us wear our IDs, we also have another class period. This affects the time we get out of school and the length of all our other classes along with our lunch and transition periods. Like every other matter, there are positives and negatives. The only positive point I can think of is having the opportunity to take an extra class and earn another credit. The negatives are that teachers have to teach an extra class, we don't have as much time with each teacher, and our lunch is ridiculously short. I personally don't mind it as much as some of my fellow classmates might, but I know it bothers many. I'm fine with whatever the administration chooses in the future, but I know to be expecting many more changes.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
US Economy Recovery
Two years have passed since the US economy failed and basically disintegrated into a pathetic excuse for an economy. It has been said that the recession that the nation fell in is over, but many disagree. I don't personally keep up with the latest regarding the economy and politics, because I find that it leads to arguments and stress. I believe that it is slowly improving though, from what I've seen. I think that it's definitely going to take time to recover after what happened, but eventually we'll be able to come back from this.
With the upcoming Presidential Election, this is imperative. If civilians are satisfied with what President Obama has done to improve the economy, than they'll probably try to re-elect him. If another candidate seems more promising, then maybe they'll go with them. Their plans and strategies for improving the economy are going to play a major factor, and its going to be one of the most important to reign in votes. I wouldn't necessarily consider it to be what I'm looking for, but then again, my opinion isn't valued at the same as someone 3 years older than me. How I see it, there's not too much we can do anyways, the nation as a whole has bigger fish to fry, and I suppose we'll just have to see what happens.
With the upcoming Presidential Election, this is imperative. If civilians are satisfied with what President Obama has done to improve the economy, than they'll probably try to re-elect him. If another candidate seems more promising, then maybe they'll go with them. Their plans and strategies for improving the economy are going to play a major factor, and its going to be one of the most important to reign in votes. I wouldn't necessarily consider it to be what I'm looking for, but then again, my opinion isn't valued at the same as someone 3 years older than me. How I see it, there's not too much we can do anyways, the nation as a whole has bigger fish to fry, and I suppose we'll just have to see what happens.
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