Whatever...It won't change much for most people. The common user will do it either way, and the only people that stand to benefit from it is the state and people who get caught. Its about 10x easier for me to get a dub than it is for me to get a 12 pack of beer (well maybe not me but high schoolers).

Yea, formal education is just not right for some people. If someone KNOWS they want to be, say a welder, why would they want to go through high school for nothing, just to get an apprenticeship or go to a technical school after either way? You need levels, university bound students, kids who aren't sure, and kids who would rather jumpstart a profession.

Although its very, very complicated and I know my solution would most likely not work either.

The thing with our education system is that it leaves little responsibility on the student. Most students see no reason to even try, everything is done for them.

When I did my exchange with a German school, you choose almost every aspect of your education. You are not babysat, and going to a high school like ours is a privilege not a forced thing. Our education system just has too many flaws to be fixed with the old "throw some money at it."

Not to mention our school system (America) is extremely underfunded as it is. Class sizes keep getting bigger, most schools don't have adequate text books or technology, and a lot of campuses are in dire need of remodeling.

You would think that better grades = better colleges = better/higher paying jobs = more money. That should be enough motivation.SaintLeonidas

Yea that works for good students, but then they are fine. We're talking about the children who obviously don't see this, or don't look this far into the future.

The other thing that pisses me off about our college system is everyone goes because they think its the only way to get a good job, not because they want to learn. It ends up being a colossal waste of money and time for a lot of people in the long run (Not that everyone, including me, is like that)

My parents paid me for good grades. I was by no means a slacker, I was a great student. But honestly, if the parent is able to, it gives younger (9-10th grade) kids more long term incentive to do good.

I'm confused on how they "completly ignore and stomp on the second amendment?"

Since when can you not buy a gun? You need to get licensed but still you can own them. Tell me why you would ever want an M4 anyways? Besides the fact that it would be fun/cool.

I agree with whoever said the sims. Doing it now.

Yea I know what you meant, just something about the word "proved" never sits well with me.

Well I listened to all the mainstream music like Limp Bizkit (Looking back on what I thought nookie and rollin' were about still makes me laugh). My sister was kind of a "scene" kid so I started to get into indie music and ska, and I think that led to my huge taste in music today