FEDIT POLITICS Thread

All kinds of contradictions on the political spectrum. I find it hard to imagine that anyone actually falls completely on the right or completely on the left for every issue.

 

Babies are innocent, criminals are not.

Liberals tell us it is ok to murder unborn babies. So murder is only accepted when a doctor does it to an unborn baby, not to a criminal that has been proven guilty of unspeakable crimes against other humans. Now that's a contradiction.

 

when they do its typically a parody bereft of any actual thought

 

Well, polio was a big deal. It's close to being eradicated thanks to vaccination.

 

Vaccinations rule. I enjoy living. Now the overprescribing of antibiotics is where we've fucked the pooch. Our asses are about to get superbugged.

 

I like you, please don't go.

 

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I think you are correct. There is no federal law on this, but every state has laws governing vaccination and public school. You can receive exemption for things such as religious beliefs and medical conditions, but those exemption rules vary from state to state. When I lived in San Diego, 5 years ago, there was a push by people in the local community urging parents to exercise their exemption rights and not vaccinate their children - so I assume in San Diego it is relatively easy to get exempt status (or at least it was 5 years ago).

Personally, I'm not a fan of a wide-spread voucher system. Then again, I'm not a fan of the private school system in general.

 

Why not?

 

Btw, you are wrong on this. Whatever the medical facts are you wrote, accurate or not, polio, in the 50's was a horror and fear and a conversation every frightened mom at the baby station talked about.
It absolutely did need to be eradicated, and Salk was hailed as hero when he developed the vaccine for it.
I'm sure you won't agree, of course, but I saw the look on parent's faces, and what it meant to families to have that worry about " the minor vector" of poliomyelitis.

 

In most cases, private school teachers and staff are paid less than public school teachers and staff. For many people who work in schools, private school jobs are considered entry-level because they pay less and require less education/credentials. So, on average, a private school teacher is less experienced than a public school teacher.

Also, some private schools actively encourage exclusion of lower performing students, then advertise the artificially high test scores of their students, which is a bit fucked up and misleading.

These observations come from my wife who works in schools.

That's not to say private schools don't have any positives and that all are bad. Some have specialized curriculum or programs that parents find important. And I'm sure there are great private schools, but the common perception that private schools are always better than public schools, is flawed. What has been your experience with Public vs Private?

Another "advantage" of private school (while not necessarily in the best interest of the public as a whole, but a reason why many people send their children to private school) is segregation. Primarily segregation by socio-economic status or religious affiliation.

 

My mother was a kindergarten teacher at LAUSD for many years and was instrumental in introducing SRLDP in the late 70's. Upon her retirement, she received a letter of commendation from the mayor and the head of the LA City council. She also taught at a private school. TBT about the pay but that is not to say that entry level LAUSD teachers are any better, since the higher pay is mainly associated with their willingness to work in the more dangerous public schools for $. As far as my personal experiences, I tried REALLY HARD to keep our son in mainstream public schools but the services, the GROSSLY inexperienced special ed teachers, as well as the fact he was bullied, forced me to put him into a private school. He is on a certificate (not HS diploma) path and as such, will stay there until age 22, receiving vocational training. He has been there for going on 4 years now and has flourished.

Starting in 8th grade, I myself went to a private prep school to avoid de-segregation, as well.

YMMV

 

LAUSD schools are paid a lot of money per student by the city gov too, in fact, when developing publicly funded, non taxable RE development projects I have had to enter into P.I.L.O.T. (Payment in lieu of tax) agreements and paid high 6 figures directly to the local school districts in which they were built.

The corruption runs deep. Here's one for ya'! When I was working with the Gates Foundation on an Autism related project through CAA, the director told me that she had offered to donate 2MM worth of computers to the Compton School District and the superintendent flat out refused to take them, demanding the 2MM in cash so they could buy them instead, "bc they knew better". She wouldn't give them the money and tried and tried to give them the computers but they scoffed and wouldn't take them, and even played a veiled race card. Who suffered on that one? Inner city corruption leading straight to racial inequality in the hood. Can't blame the POTUS for that one!