The states of Florida, California, and Alaska are discussing, and proposing, legislation that would reprimand, if not down right punish, the parents of children who consistently perform poorly in public education. Parents of children who display patterns of tardiness, absenteeism, misbehavior, and perhaps even poor performance, may be subject to fines and /or other penalties.
I say it is about time! Too often mothers and fathers demonstrate inadequate interest in the educational welfare of there kids. Too often teachers are seen as tax payer baby sitters for lethargic, inattentive, and uninvolved parents. They are oh so eager to point a bony, blameful finger at teachers for their unmotivated children.
The educational system of our country is under attack from shortsighted politicians, feckless administrators, and hapless parents. The United States of America consistently scores lower in scholastic performance than students from other developed nations around the world. Unless this trend is halted, and improved upon, the middle class of this nation is doomed. Uneducated people don't vote, can't find decent paying jobs, and are far more inclined to criminal activity and imprisonment than those who perform well in secondary and post secondary educational settings.
Fewer middle income voters makes for an easier route to fascist and extremist rhetoric and law because of political apathy. Without adequate paying employment potential for future generations our country's tax revenues will further plummet. More incarcerated individuals translates into more tax dollars wasted on human zoos. Parents are the linchpin, the key, the answer to improved scholastic achievement by the youth of our nation.
I would go further! I'd suggest that if your kid makes less than a B- average, the family looses its tax deduction for that dependent. If you are on government assistance (welfare, disability, food stamps, ect.) and your kids (too often too many kids) demonstrate lackluster performance, you loose those government benefits. Fine them, tax them, jail them, kick them in the ass, but get parents involved in their kids schooling. Our nation, and ultimately our civil rights, depend on it.
Scold me, or agree with me, just let me here from you.
I say it is about time! Too often mothers and fathers demonstrate inadequate interest in the educational welfare of there kids. Too often teachers are seen as tax payer baby sitters for lethargic, inattentive, and uninvolved parents. They are oh so eager to point a bony, blameful finger at teachers for their unmotivated children.
The educational system of our country is under attack from shortsighted politicians, feckless administrators, and hapless parents. The United States of America consistently scores lower in scholastic performance than students from other developed nations around the world. Unless this trend is halted, and improved upon, the middle class of this nation is doomed. Uneducated people don't vote, can't find decent paying jobs, and are far more inclined to criminal activity and imprisonment than those who perform well in secondary and post secondary educational settings.
Fewer middle income voters makes for an easier route to fascist and extremist rhetoric and law because of political apathy. Without adequate paying employment potential for future generations our country's tax revenues will further plummet. More incarcerated individuals translates into more tax dollars wasted on human zoos. Parents are the linchpin, the key, the answer to improved scholastic achievement by the youth of our nation.
I would go further! I'd suggest that if your kid makes less than a B- average, the family looses its tax deduction for that dependent. If you are on government assistance (welfare, disability, food stamps, ect.) and your kids (too often too many kids) demonstrate lackluster performance, you loose those government benefits. Fine them, tax them, jail them, kick them in the ass, but get parents involved in their kids schooling. Our nation, and ultimately our civil rights, depend on it.
Scold me, or agree with me, just let me here from you.
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