"Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 05:25:23 GMT, "Maxprop" wrote:


"Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:40:12 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

All pretense of reform was dropped many years ago. We can reform people
if
we spent some time and money on the problem. However, instead, we're
spending our money elsewhere.

For what it costs to keep someone in a federal prison, you could send
them
to
Harvard for the same period of time. When they get out of Harvard, they
could
find a job that pays a lot more than being a punk crook or low level
drug
dealer.

So what you're saying is that if you wish to attend Harvard, don't waste
time studying your ass off, achieving excellent grades and accumulating
academic awards? Rather just break into a store and steal something?

Max


You are apparently on an intellectual par with Sloco. I never suggested
sending
convicted criminals to Harvard. I merely pointed out that a very high
quality
education was less expensive than keeping someone in prison.

Perhaps you simply have no ability to make your points concise and
understandable. Of course it's always easier to blame everyone but yourself
for the misperception.

The problem in the
US is that people think providing a good education is too expensive and
raises
their taxes.

Really? Is that why local, state, and the federal governments throw copious
amounts of money indiscriminatly and ineffectively at education?

My feeling is that if we gave kids the absolutely best education
possible, rather than the half-hearted system we have now, there would be
fewer
candidates for prison, and our net cost would be lower.

Not even close. Unless you have kids that *want* an education, you're
barking up a tree in the wrong forest. The solution must begin at home,
where kids have to be instilled with the desire to be educated, and
convinced that an education is critical to their future well-being. Of
course if their parent(s) is/are clueless to these issues, the kid will be
similarly clueless. The state requires the kid to attend school, which
he/she hates and wants nothing more than to avoid. It can be the best, most
innovative and efficient educational program in existence, but futile if the
kid isn't interested.

Prevent the problem up front, instead of trying to patch it afterwards.

That's always the best concept, but you've got the methods all wrong.

Max