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Originally Posted by theclay
Jeb Bush is a jackass. Furthermore, not everyone can afford private school. If Jeb is so great why don't you recommend public schools?
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I wasn't talking about Jeb Bush (my Governor). I was responding to the California poster - I like what Arnold is doing (especially his most recent decisions - Tookie, et al.).
Jeb Bush is not a jackass. He has tried to improve the public schools and has made great strides. He has certainly handled hurricane related issues a hell of a lot better than those idiots who looked after Louisiana (the gov, mayor, and senator from that state could learn a few things from Jeb Bush).
I'm from Florida - you aren't - what exactly do you know about Jeb Bush to be able to call him a jack ass?
My wife was a public/government school teacher for 14 years and she finally quit this year. You know why - it's a BS mess. You know why that is - the NEA and the increasing percentage of worthless parents who don't give a rat's ass about their children and view teachers as babysitters.
She considered changing to a private school - I pushed her to leave the entire experience behind. She did. I lived with the stories. I lived with all the crap. It's a government-run/funded institution that is controlled by a union. It's horrific and getting worse by the day.
I grew up in both public and private and private trumps public any day of the week. I will do anything I have to (even selling my not yet delivered E91) to get my son in private school. You're right - not everyone can afford it. There are rewards for success in this world, and there are vouchers and scholarships available when you work hard. If you don't work hard - you get to flip the french fries.
The person in question with an E90 can dump the car and do private school. They won't let you stay with half-ass grades like he is getting. I assume his parents bought the car for him too - in that case - private school is most likely in the budget. So he can have the best of both worlds - get a decent education and keep the car. I wondered why he was still driving it given his GPA but didn't want to go there.
When you have the finances - use them to your advantage. Putting my son in a private school would trump a new BMW for him any day of the week. In all honesty I would work a second job at night if that were the only way to afford the tuition. That is how important a proper upbringing/education is to me.