Do you think that schools in the US are overpopulated as a whole?
436739
Yes, my school has had to build two more buildings becasue of the people from Katrina and the hispanics coming in. Our school is happy to help though.
650398
Is it too expensive? YES! Overrated, idk... So many ppl get college education today that it has almost become an expectation when looking for a better job. To really pull away from the crowd you have no choice, but continue your education, grad. school, etc. And that's becoming a natural step for many as well, while college has become almost an another high school.
850742
yes. seriously i think america is getting tired of republicans[really no offence if your repulican really]. Davis has good morales. and FCAT should be gone from our school. my daughter has excellent grades but did not do well on her fcat so this year if she dosent to good on the fcat either she must go to summer school or be held back.\nsoo \nJIM DAVIS FOR GOVENOR!
490565
I went to a K-12 school for elementary school but I left after 5th grade cause my family moved.  It wasn't all in one building, but my class was like 30 something, and the high school classes weren't any bigger, so I thin it was even smaller than your class of 42.  And it was all girls, too.  Where I used to live there were like three good private schools that were K-12, and one that was just high school, and that was basically it except for the public schools which were really, really bad.  A lot of private schools are K-12, and I think sometimes public schools in really small rural towns might be sometimes too.
1056823
Yep.\n\nNot just them, \nthere is just too many people now. We (we as in all)are destroying this land.  No more Northern Woods. We are depended on others (countries) to feed us-couldn't grow enough for all our own if we had too. They say more farms what they don't say is we purchase a hundred acres farm and used 60 acres for development  and divided it into smaller farms so the count looks good. Our water supply is short unless you want to drink the lakes. Wildlife has been limited in many areas. Its like no one sees the long term effects-------shortsighted.  If they themselves don't feel it -they don't see it. Then you get those I see plenty of land-well if everyone who lived here (cities included) wanted it divided how much do you think it per each would it come out too? Every see Japan's crowed areas would everyone like that?\n\nNo easy solutions. But how many people can United States of America hold and still be beautiful?\n\nJust look Wikpedia says 298.217,215 people/ land is 3,000,00,000 sounds good now if you take away the deserts,mountains,swamps, ect it brings it down less than 1/3 of a lot. Also consider some is used for businesses and commercial and service (hospitals, fire, police,schools, parks ect). Gee I don't think anyone can come till our kids stop populating like rabbits.
521737
I truly believe it's because too money is spent on war & not enough on education.\nThis has been a thorn in my side since Bush became pres. \nBush doesn't seem to be able to comprehend any of the neccesities of improving American life.\nHave you seen the new Robots from Japan? U.S. has a lot of\ncatching up to do. It's a shame that won't happen untill 2008.
966371
yes, it is crazy....what's worse to see where the money actually goes in some of these schools....some schools actually put the money back in and others pocket the money......Trust me....I went to several different public schools in NYC.....
126317
Yes. But sometimes it's a long road back to where you should really be. Knowing where to contribute, who to contribute to and who to follow is the key. Plus, your talents have to be maximized by having quality people around you that you can follow. Even leaders need good role models. America has the best. Especially, at the local level. Of course, that is a lesson that it takes maturity to teach us and experience to guide us to. \n     You're right, I would ban computers from Elementary schools as well and limit their use at home especially for young children who have much to learn but learn it faster than the adult inner child.
737437
yeah, that sounds way off. there must be more than 10-12 million in the US alone.
376247
Honestly... because we are!  I live in Georgia and I have been in the public school system as a student for 13 years (K-12) and when it comes to what I have learned and the education... it was enough to get me by but nothing more.  There are some schools down here that are wonderful and exceptional but they fall short under the radar because the majority of public schools lack the substance that we needed going through school.  They are poorly funded and because the schools, here in Georgia for example, need teachers so badly, anyone (with or without a degree) can take a summer course and then that following school term, can be a teacher; most likely teaching in something that they no little about.  Georgia was ranked number 50 in the country for about 2 or 3 years straight based on SAT scores and so on.  Now we have moved up.... to number 49!  Go GA! I hate to make such a joke but that's exactly what my education seems to be to the superintendents and the people that are in charge of giving me that education.... a joke.
379458
Most of the questions/answers on "Yahoo Answers" are do to the fact that most of the participants are victims of the United States public education system. It's a good indicator that something simply isn't working properly, let alone the fact that "teachers" are spending too much time playing "babysitter" insted of actually teaching our children. \nSad to say, but until we start passing referendums for tax dollars that will aid our failing schools, more "creative" usage of language can be expected.
1002959
Nope we are just all products of the american school system.
965476
I don't think so!!!! Just like the media, many schools are turning liberal and are teaching opinions and not history!!!
558198
I don't think so! I think that it is harder for kids to go back to school and remember what they were doing after such a long break (I remember struggling to hold a pen again when I was little after a long break!) I think it also encourages teenage crime as people get bored and have nothing to do.
83736
No!  I don't believe that education past secondary schools should be a right. The problem with our present system is everyone "should go to college" this means watering down our system to deal with the "lowest common denominator". Which, in turn, gives people a false sense of their education and knowledgebase. "I hav a colage dregre!"... well, you're still not very smart!
452724
On the contrary.. the country will continue its downward plunge. Education, for example, has been downgraded in standards to meet the levels of illegals who are flooding our schools with free education. The United States, even at this present time, is being competed against by countries such as India and China whose school systems ares devoted to edukcation in the true educational subjects.. not subjects devoted to sex education and other such nonsense. The United States has already started to feel the pinch of being a country that cannot compete in technology, and the other essentials that keeps a country strong.
37359
My daugher did a class project of comparing the life of students at the 6th grade in Japan and in her class. She learned that students in Japan stay longer in class and they play less.  \n\nI do think that American kids are more creative, just lack of focus on basic studies. How to improve the basic education for our kids, we need to think how to improve our school system. \n\nI think that we should extend school hours. Some schools are experiecing what Asian school have been doing for long long time. The benefit of extended school hours will be multifolds: 1) kids will have more structured learning time; 2) parents will not have to worry about hiring after-school care; 3) teachers will get higher pays.