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Hi Mona I agree very much with what you are saying, but try to remember back when you were growing up. Were you more interested in reading "little Women" or were you more interested in the girls who were at the top of the charts in the pop world. When I was young, I wanted to be "In" with my peers. I wanted to be "In" with the music and TV programs, and movies of the day. "Little Women" is a great story and there are many lessons about life to be learned. However, it doesn't even come close to MySpace, text messaging and having my own Ipod. All moral principles have to be constantly updated to be relevant to the current mores. This does mean that old standards no longer apply, it means that educators must find ways to instill classic values in contemporary contexts.

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Barack Obama, as well as all politicians, speeches should be listened to carefully. His words are chosen so well! I quote “I don't take money from “Oil Companies” or “Washington Lobbyists” and “I won't stand by and let oil companies get by with making $40 billion in revenues without being penalized!” Think gas prices and groceries are high now ‘wait and see!' According to Mr. Obama, it's alright to take money from Chicago Lobbyists, and Lobbyists from other States, Health Organizations, and many contributions from “unknown companies”? Democrats and, yes, even some Republicans, use the made up speeches “we'll Stop Nafta, Cafta, Create Jobs, Cut Taxes, Balance the Budget, Reduce Drug Costs, cut Insurance costs, make sure every person has access to medical care and insurance, and fix Social Security." What politicians fail to tell you is that monies taken from ‘their supporters' most definitely, will take more money from Taxpayers as they won't, as history has been proven, be ‘permitted' to do anything. Folks, we're talking about big money being ripped from your pockets! “Discrimination against Taxpayers” is letting people vote that don't work and pay taxes!

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“AMERICA - WE HAVE A PROBLEM!” What's wrong with the “old-fashioned” school ways when there were 28 to 30 kids in one (1) class with one (1) teacher and yet kids actually learned how to add, subtract, read, draw, and, yes, respect themselves and the authority figures over them. I'm talking about the “old-fashioned” Mothers, Fathers, Teachers and Principals and not this “Modern” ever so changing - can't make up their argumentative minds Politicians and School Board Members “that make the statements like “Merger of Schools and Redistricting won't go away!” Would someone, with some common sense, let me know why we have to change what was working with our schools, back in the “Old-fashioned” days? Does anyone understand that the kids, including myself, back in the “Good ole days” were brought up to have prayer in school (and, yes, there were several backgrounds of religion in our schools then), to have morals, principles, common sense, and values. All of us are now Professionals and Business Owners who are trying to figure out why the Politicians and Board Members think that “THEIR WAY” is the only way our children and grandchildren learn! Guess What, Folks, you need to go bury your head back into the sand because it is a proven fact that what you are doing to the kids of today is absolutely not working. PERIOD! As I have said before and I will keep repeating it “Our Children and Grandchildren are not getting a common sense education and they are going to be left with a debt that can never be paid” just because all of the Politicians and Board Members have lost their common sense and they have to grease their egos. In the past several years, can you see where the School Bond(s)and Millions of Dollars have been spent? I can't! We are getting absolutely nothing for these dollars except deeper in debt, bigger salaries being paid out, and raising a society of children that cannot carry an intelligent conversation. Is this our “future” American Leaders? We are all paying enormous taxes and enormous school taxes, maybe we should demand, immediately, our tax monies back and put our kids in Private Schools or Home School them so they can learn the basic skills, morals, values, and principles, that will get them through life. Is it too late to take our children back and hold and love them, before they get so confused they don't know who or what to believe? Does everyone think that this “computerized” age, with all the “if we don't do this today it'll be outdated tomorrow is working?” If you believe this, think again! Our Children and Grandchildren need role models not “idols”, “cell” phones, “internet and computers”, “tv's, dvd's, etc”. Could this be why drugs and suicide are on the rise?

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It's time for "FAIR TAX" and eliminating public schools. Taxpayers could be able to send their children to a nice Christian School. If the "Tax & Spend" Democrats get in "May God Help us!" Once again, Obama has more than demonstrated that his ‘Mission' is same as Rev. Wright! words to the folks of Pennsylvania should be heard by every Taxpayer that thinks “his change” is for them! No the change Obama has is for Africa and himself. When Obama didn't place his hand over his heart to acknowledge American's values told Taxpayers what he had in mind. The college kids, that Obama has stirred up, that's registering to vote “Just to get back at America” for not handing them more of Taxpayers money shouldn't be allowed to vote anyway. Taxpayers feel they're being “Discriminated Against” when people are allowed to vote that don't work, never have worked, live off welfare and social programs, and only vote so they can continue receiving a check for themselves and their illegitimates, which, by the way, are creating more terror on American soil. Character, morals, integrity, and respect cannot be given. It's starts at conception!It's like “No child left behind” act - this is what it is “AN ACT!” Guess's who pocketing Taxpayers money? Taxpayers feel it's time to change VOTING LAWS to protect them for a change and stop the social and welfare programs that has bankrupted America!

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Ma'am; I don't know why the public schools even bother to teach people they can succeed when all about them are failing, or why they try to teach morality when all who do succeed ether succeed out of immorality or celebrate their success with immorality. It they wish to teach a good lesson, teach that education only has one benefit, and that is understanding, so that those injured by society do not take it out on their parents, their neighbors, or their children; but seek out those who injure them and confront them. It is foolish to try to teach that labor is worthy if it is not worth a living wage. If children see that crime makes one wealthy without labor then that is the correct carreer path. If they see that no one asks the rich how they came by their wealth, and that money alone is honorable and poverty only is dishonorable, then they should be counted as edjufied, and be gradgiated. All other moral nonsense is exactly that. It is not churches, or parents, or peers that teach morality; but whole socieites; and our whole society has only one ethical law: Money talks.