Education is IMPORTANT!

    I read an article titled $100 billion in education spending was not the way to stimulate the economy from the Dallas Morning News. It's no secret that many districts in Texas are suffering from major debts and cut backs, it's amazing though that it's also happening outside "The Great State" of Texas. In fact, last year the ISD I attended had major budget cuts and many of my teachers were laid off.

   The editor makes a great point about how $100 billion was giving towards many projects including a heavy chuck towards education. I agree how some of the projects that received money were a bad decision, like the program that eliminated the weaker teachers whose effectiveness on students was lower than the stronger teachers. I think there could have been other ways on how to distinguish if teachers were not doing their required job, for example- look and compare the students test grades on the TAKS test.
  The article also mentioned how some of the money went to repair weaker districts. I don't believe that is a great decision on the education board because education is open to all, but it is the choices of parents and students on whether or not they attend. If the kid does not want an education, it's time to get out and get a job. There are plenty of others, who want a successful life, and they should have the opportunity to transfer to somewhere else. There is no need to cut budgets to spend on other districts. Not only will the students suffer but also current and future teachers will suffer including their families.

RE: Pot is evil, but alcohol is accepted?!

In qmai21's blog she brought up the fact that the consumption and sale of alcohol is legal, but marijuana is not. I absolutely agree with Mai. It makes absolutely no sense that at the age of 18 in America, you are automatically registered to the military in case of a draft. Not only are you able to fight for your country, you are allowed to buy cigarettes, which is known to cause lung cancer. At 21, one is able to buy alcohol. With all the studies that have been conducted, alcohol consumption, fighting for your country, and smoking cigarettes are all possible causes of death. With all the studies that have been conducted on marijuana, not one study has shown marijuana to affect one's body. In fact, the effects of marijuana tends to lighten up one's mood, and relaxes one's body. In a documentary that I watched, it said that the only way marijuana could affect a human body in the wrong way is if one were to smoke 15,000 joints within 20 minutes. Even though there are thousands of cases of drunk driving casualties each year ranging from teens to adults, alcohol is still legal.

Mai states, "When it all boils down to it, all they want is our money. If it's really about health and wellness, then ban BOTH substances." I don't believe that what government wants is our money because if marijuana were to be legalized, I'm sure the government would tax marijuana, which would definitely stimulate our economy. What i do agree from Mai's statement is that if the government is so "worried" with the health and wellness of Americans, then they should definitely ban both substances. All in all, why is alcohol legal and marijuana is not when there are no cases of death caused by marijuana usage, but alcohol have.