i brought up this issue in another thread ("School Bullying") and some users pointed out that this topic may merit further discussion. for this thread im going to ask a very simple question:
why are hawaiis public schools failing?
this invites the follow up of course:
what can we do about it?
now it seems self evident to me that hawaiis public schools are failing. some people may disagree. you are welcome to make counterarguments here. it also seems self-evident to me that we should do something about it. perhaps someone out there disagrees. maybe a state legislator out there could explain why we spend millions of tax dollars seducing nomads into buying fruit punch here while our schools are in disrepair [and dont give me the "tourism is the only game in town" guacamole. heres a sat analogy for the lolo heads running the tourism association-- sugar:big five::tourism:big dems. it is a cash crop and the logic of a cash crop economy is that you remain eternally dependent on everyone else to supply your economy]. if we had a decent set of schools maybe we could train a vibrant middle class that would actually improve hawaiis economy.
also here i think we should discuss what models hawaii might adopt. i pointed to some schools in the northeast in the other thread. i also think our two private schools are among the best in the nation. how are they succeeding? is it only resources? or is it as i suspect something more?
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why are hawaiis public schools failing?
this invites the follow up of course:
what can we do about it?
now it seems self evident to me that hawaiis public schools are failing. some people may disagree. you are welcome to make counterarguments here. it also seems self-evident to me that we should do something about it. perhaps someone out there disagrees. maybe a state legislator out there could explain why we spend millions of tax dollars seducing nomads into buying fruit punch here while our schools are in disrepair [and dont give me the "tourism is the only game in town" guacamole. heres a sat analogy for the lolo heads running the tourism association-- sugar:big five::tourism:big dems. it is a cash crop and the logic of a cash crop economy is that you remain eternally dependent on everyone else to supply your economy]. if we had a decent set of schools maybe we could train a vibrant middle class that would actually improve hawaiis economy.
also here i think we should discuss what models hawaii might adopt. i pointed to some schools in the northeast in the other thread. i also think our two private schools are among the best in the nation. how are they succeeding? is it only resources? or is it as i suspect something more?
talk
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