The most distinctive attribute about American education

[Anonymous]

It's not really that we're underperforming compared to other developed countries. After today's shooting in Seattle, it must surely be that kids go to school here to get shot. And half the country looks on and says that that's just fine as long as they can keep their lethal toys.

[Anonymous]

We have too many guns, our community ties and village support is breaking down and we have mandatory education.

[Anonymous]

we do not take care of each other. we have an everyone for themselves mentality.

[Anonymous]

College selection process is not based on merit.
In other developed nations admission is bases on your SAT and gpa. No need for essays or councilor letters of recommendation

[Anonymous]

Kids don't appreciate education. It's everybody else's but theirs to learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids don't appreciate education. It's everybody else's but theirs to learn.

if kids didn't appreciate it, there wouldn't be this kind of pressure cooker environment to get into top schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we do not take care of each other. we have an everyone for themselves mentality.

+1

And we are willing to expose our children to a constant stream of violent images. The common thread in all these mass killings is exposure to violence.

[Anonymous]

Just saw the news.The shooting is not new or news anymore.Just another day and expect another one near future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College selection process is not based on merit.
In other developed nations admission is bases on your SAT and gpa. No need for essays or councilor letters of recommendation

Counselor recommendations ARE an indication of merit. Essays demonstrate your creativity and maturity. Nothing wrong with these things.

Back to the gun issue - yes, we need more control of gun ownership. The NRA opposes even the most common sense reforms.

[Anonymous]

We give admission preference based on skin tone without regard to social economic status.

[Anonymous]

After the shooting in Newtown, I seriously just wanted to move out of the US (my DH is from another country and we could move there). That was just a knee-jerk reaction, and we didn't move. There are so many great things about this country, but seriously, this is one of the dumbest, saddest, arrogant thing about this country. Normally, I don't care what people from other countries think about us, but this one, I would agree. Even after a massacre of little children, there's no political will to save our kids. And yet, we are willing to risk our military service members to save children in other countries. The intervention here doesn't require anyone to put their lives on the line. WTF is wrong with some people in this country..like Joe the Plumber who stated that a few young children dying doesn't give anyone the right to take away his 2nd amendment.

[Anonymous]

What gun control regulations would you impose if you could? Explain why you think your proposal would prevent another Newton?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After the shooting in Newtown, I seriously just wanted to move out of the US (my DH is from another country and we could move there). That was just a knee-jerk reaction, and we didn't move. There are so many great things about this country, but seriously, this is one of the dumbest, saddest, arrogant thing about this country. Normally, I don't care what people from other countries think about us, but this one, I would agree. Even after a massacre of little children, there's no political will to save our kids. And yet, we are willing to risk our military service members to save children in other countries. The intervention here doesn't require anyone to put their lives on the line. WTF is wrong with some people in this country..like Joe the Plumber who stated that a few young children dying doesn't give anyone the right to take away his 2nd amendment.

This kind of stuff happens everywhere. Sometimes it's different weapons but same outcome. There are bombings in Spain and England, the killings in the restaurant in Afghanistan, the nightclub in Thailand, the mall in Kenya, etc. Where would you move where this doesn't happen? It's hard to police crazy people, or religious or political zealots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What gun control regulations would you impose if you could? Explain why you think your proposal would prevent another Newton?

I would start first with the assault rifles. Why does any civilian need an assault rifle? yes, a handgun can kill kids, too (as it does ever year either by accident or not). But it doesn't take a genius to realize that a handgun would've done much less damage than an assault rifle.

Secondly, we need to close the loopholes for gun checks. Why can you buy a gun at a gun show with no background checks? Buying a gun over the internet should be illegal as well. Guns should only be sold at government sanctioned stores, like we do with alcohol in DMV area.

Is this going to prevent all school shootings? Probably not, but it will surely make it harder for people to get their hands on it. And let's be clear, the vast majority (if not all) of the school shootings were committed by boys/men from middle/upper class families, not by gang-bangers/felons. Yes, felons will get their hands on a gun from the black market and that is a problem, too. But if stricter gun control can reduce school shootings and save the lives of little children, I think it's worth this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After the shooting in Newtown, I seriously just wanted to move out of the US (my DH is from another country and we could move there). That was just a knee-jerk reaction, and we didn't move. There are so many great things about this country, but seriously, this is one of the dumbest, saddest, arrogant thing about this country. Normally, I don't care what people from other countries think about us, but this one, I would agree. Even after a massacre of little children, there's no political will to save our kids. And yet, we are willing to risk our military service members to save children in other countries. The intervention here doesn't require anyone to put their lives on the line. WTF is wrong with some people in this country..like Joe the Plumber who stated that a few young children dying doesn't give anyone the right to take away his 2nd amendment.

This kind of stuff happens everywhere. Sometimes it's different weapons but same outcome. There are bombings in Spain and England, the killings in the restaurant in Afghanistan, the nightclub in Thailand, the mall in Kenya, etc. Where would you move where this doesn't happen? It's hard to police crazy people, or religious or political zealots.

Exactly. This is the reason why we don't need to make it easier for them to have access to guns. I'll take my chances with them armed with a knife over a gun any day.