Comments on: Put a Lid On It http://spovangelist.com/put-a-lid-on-it/ You are not alone. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Contrarian http://spovangelist.com/put-a-lid-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11006 Contrarian Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:31:36 +0000 http://spovangelist.com/?p=1921#comment-11006 Oops, wrong thread. Sorry M. Oops, wrong thread. Sorry M.

]]> By: Contrarian http://spovangelist.com/put-a-lid-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11005 Contrarian Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:29:59 +0000 http://spovangelist.com/?p=1921#comment-11005 Before voters throw more money at misguided solutions to an ill-posed problem at the urging of enterprising do-gooders hoping for sinecures, they should read this: http://www.freespokane.net/?p=263 Then they should give some thought to some solutions which might work, such as repealing the minimum wage (so that people whose skills can't command $8/hour can find work), and replacing the public schools with voucher-supported private schools with diverse curricula, diverse educational philosophies, and which focus on different demographic niches, so that parents have an opportunity to find a school appropriate for their kids, given their backgrounds, interests and abilities. Before voters throw more money at misguided solutions to an ill-posed problem at the urging of enterprising do-gooders hoping for sinecures, they should read this:

http://www.freespokane.net/?p=263

Then they should give some thought to some solutions which might work, such as repealing the minimum wage (so that people whose skills can’t command $8/hour can find work), and replacing the public schools with voucher-supported private schools with diverse curricula, diverse educational philosophies, and which focus on different demographic niches, so that parents have an opportunity to find a school appropriate for their kids, given their backgrounds, interests and abilities.

]]> By: ellensee http://spovangelist.com/put-a-lid-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-10998 ellensee Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:00:58 +0000 http://spovangelist.com/?p=1921#comment-10998 I agree with your assessment on age.....under 30 would be more like it. Thanks for the Japanese examples...I'll show them to my students as we will enter the contest. (I don't expect any winners....) I agree with your assessment on age…..under 30 would be more like it.

Thanks for the Japanese examples…I’ll show them to my students as we will enter the contest. (I don’t expect any winners….)

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