Education or Bust

The U.S. should make education in this country more centralized and uniform. Drastic measures are now necessary. Boot camp for kids' education. Parents should be held more responsible for their children's success in learning from the ABC's to calculus. Tax incentives and / or penalties for families can be tied to their kids' attendance, discipline problems, and other performance parameters. School hours should be from 9 to 5 just as if they were part of our workforce. During these extra hours at school homework could be completed, tutoring provided if necessary, and activities such as sports participation, band participation, and other personalized activities be made mandatory to teach character and to reduce lethargy and indifference.

Parents of kids from "welfare" homes should have their benefits tied to their children's education performance as well. If government supported families' kids fail in school or drop out of school all together those families should lose that government provided support.

The burden of a child's learning is dependent on the involvement of their parents. Teachers can't teach kids
who do not believe that their life depends on it. I families have their own economic welfare at stake they will become more involved. More kids in school, fewer dropouts, greater performance, less crime, fewer prisoners, and a greater competitive advantage for our country.

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