Called O-Really auto parts (my go to store) on Sunday. I know all the counter guys by name and voice. A new kid answers. gave him my commercial account info and phone #. He replies back with my correct name. told him what I was looking for and I hear this long confused pause Ahhhhhh ..... I think I can get that from the warehouse on Tuesday .$47.00. Its a tiny washer fluid pump for the wifes Fusion. I sad OK order it and he ask for my name and account info again then my phone number. Then says only business that comes up under that number is Ace Hardware. By now Im getting frustrated. had him order the part then called the other 2 stores in town. Advance put me on eternal hold and Auto Zone answered promptly, took my info and had the part in stock for 20$ less.
Again, depends on the Trade School.. That may be true for the State Run schools in your area.. The trade school I went to (Dunwoody Industrial Institute) was just as strict as my high school, possibly more so.. They not only had a difficult curriculum that you were to learn in a short time, but also your time was tracked.. just like on a real job. We had an card to punch in, and punch out on an electronic time clock. We started with 63 people in my class, and 22 graduated 2 years later. Most dropped out in the first few weeks, once they realized that they had to actually do something, others thought they were going to college and could show up whenever they wanted to. Very good School, very well respected.. I had no problem getting a job in my field, that's for sure. Even today, if I went to apply for an auto tech job, that on my resume would carry as much weight as my ASE Master Certifications.. BTW.. I graduated second in my class (GPA 3.96) but had to spend an extra two weeks there after graduation.. because I was working two jobs while I went to school full time, getting up in the morning was very difficult for me..(school started at 7:30AM) I was late too often, and did not meet the attendance requirements for graduation. JW
My three kids all got great educations at the local k through 8 public schools. And no, Florida and the US in general don't spend like crazy on public schools -- we actually do the opposite. Florida and the US have underfunded them for years and the quality of education in the US has suffered greatly. One of my best friends and his wife both work for the county school system, sent their kid to public high school, and were pleased with the education she received. (Full disclosure: I am paying huge $$$$$$ (that many $ signs are kinda necessary, believe you me) for private high school, but that is because we are zoned for a really bad public high school. If Florida actually funded that school properly, it would be good and I would have sent my kids there.)
I have to laugh... whenI went to the private Catholic all boys school it was $800 a year. (That was in 1974) Last time I heard it was $14,000 But it is well worth it.
Private schools do not always equate to better education. I am very pleased with the education and support my boys got from the local school system and both are now doing very well in college . A friend of ours sent their son to $15k a year private school and he did not move on to college and has bounced from job to job since. He has finally entered a trade school for welding.. Good parents but low ambition kid during the school years. The local city schools have the largest budgets and have lower grad rates, under 65%. Both of my son's classes had 99%+ grad rates. I live in the burbs and of course the suburban schools are the reason city schools are so bad since apparently we have everything (including smaller school budgets). If the kids don't want to learn and the parents are no better there is not much a school can do. Both of my boys are different, one needs a little more nudging to get going but he is getting better as he grows up. The older one already has a job offer making very good money from the place where he interned. And yes, they can both do math in their heads Neither use cash very often, but I don't either.
Hey, my dad got a full academic scholarship to Stanford back in the day. I still have the offer letter around somewhere -- $660 a year. That only pays for one day now.
Huh? The US spends 35-50% more than the average per student for primary education that the rest of the OCED countries, which is most of the developed world. That's in the top 5... We spend $14,400 per student, the average is $9600. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cmd/education-expenditures-by-country Yet our test results are consistently mid pack or worst. Most of the countries ahead of us, spend far less per student than we do. https://www.infoplease.com/us/education/international-comparison-math-reading-and-science-skills More money does not equal better education. As was stated several times above, without the parents giving both a stable home, as well as the incentive/discipline to require the student to do the work, then throwing every increasing amounts of money at the problem will not change a thing. Just like it hasn't for the last 40 years... And the recent school closures due to covid have had disastrous effects on students. "Remote Learning" is anything but. JW
I sure wish I could give your statement 10 likes Jim! I worked in an inner city school. Boy could I tell you all tales.
When I was in high school (a long time ago), 90% of the kids couldn't read a ruler, so that isn't a generational thing. None of them could name the capital of Australia, or when the civil war was (the 1950's?), either now or then.
Big Bufford, That video was unbelievably funny, but not. So many things they could not answer, and I learned how to do that in elementary school for sure.
Yes, yes, and yes, that is the whole truth and nothing but the truth.^^^^^^ I’m sorry, the past is coming up, and yes, I have tears in my eyes. Some of you have no idea what these kids go through in their normal life. I had a little sixth grade boy come to my class every morning crying his eyes out. I gave him a big hug every morning and brought him over by my desk so he could be away from the other kids and finish crying. I went to the office and asked what the deal was with this kid. The guidance counselor told me the school bus drives past his crackhead mother, who is a prostitute on US 1, every morning on the way to school. I could not imagine my life being like that when I was a kid! Unfortunately, there’s a whole lot more stories than that one. Flat out pitiful! I had a group of Haitian boys that came over to our country in the early 90s. They were unbelievably bright and well-behaved. They got to high school and all joined the Haitian gang. They had a gun fight with MS 13. It wasn’t much of a gun fight. MS 13 gunned down 27 kids that were in my sixth grade class. I guess they weren’t bright enough to not join the gang. Sometimes life sucks for a lot of kids!
Whoa, I’m finished with this subject. Brings back too many bad memories. I think I’ll go out in the front yard and play with my grandkids and my grand nephews.
Yes, when you think you have it bad just imagine what those people go through. We really are very lucky!
