Letters to the Editor (Editorial Policies)
Posted on December 4, 2006

Complaining about education teaches us nothing about what to do

All people in this country do is complain about what other people are doing wrong. Rather than complaining about what is wrong, why not go out and make a difference or suggest new ideas to fix the problem?

If the school systems are a problem and teachers aren’t good enough in the inner cities, get people together and push the government to make teaching in inner cities more rewarding monetarily. Suggest that all teachers are required to get more education so the teachers out there are more educated and more capable of dealing with problems and getting through to all children. Rather than supporting ideas that only hold the bright young minds of the country back (No Child Left Behind), come up with an idea that is more beneficial to all children. There are a few schools scattered across the country that allow bright students to take advanced classes where they can thrive while still taking other classes at normal levels. This way all students can make leaps and bounds in areas where they excel while still gaining a sound foundation in all of their other courses. My last suggestion is to stop complaining about what other people have done wrong when you are not willing to work for the change you want to see.

Sean Simonds, senior exercise science major