I think;

After the revolution our founding fathers saw the danger in using Fiat money. It was over-inflated and considered valueless after the war.

This is why the consitution makes paper money illegal. (Supposedly)

Robert Morris by Wikipedia and Haym Salomon by the Jewish Heroes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(financier)

http://www.fau.edu/library/brody5.htm


At the end it cost 79 million

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_did_the_Revolutionary_War_cost

Interesting....i wonder how we could learn from that?

Hmmm... I know ALL schools can't be like that, but i wonder if there was something we could learn from all that.

Isn't India supposedly known for having a strong education?


Ok, maybe not. Just glanced, can't find good info andi'm too lazy to dig out my sociology book...

Or you might learn that the caste system has nothing to do with who funds education.

One reason - they don't have to let any ole body into them. They can be selective. How do I know? My child goes to one. If one child is bad enough and enough parents complain, they can get that child kicked out.


Interesting....i wonder how we could learn from that?

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Another reason that they are so successful is that they have smaller classroom sizes. My child's school is that way.

Considering that most private schools have an agenda, that might not work for all. I did not want my kids in a parochial school because they were going to be allowed to make intelligent choices to their own religious belief or lack of.

Interesting....i wonder how we could learn from that?

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Another reason that they are so successful is that they have smaller classroom sizes. My child's school is that way.



Nifty, more funding would help cover that... Don't you think smaller, more abundant schools would help that as well?

Do you think states should have more say in what their schools do? Wouldn't it be helpful for parents to get a little more involved as well?

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Another reason that they are so successful is that they have smaller classroom sizes. My child's school is that way.



Nifty, more funding would help cover that... Don't you think smaller, more abundant schools would help that as well?


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It would definitely help. I would to see the public schools bring back more arts and crafts and gym too. I'm a firm believer that lack of exercise affects learning. The public schools have cut back on these classes.

You don't want your kids to decide what religious beliefs to pursue?

Nifty, more funding would help cover that... Don't you think smaller, more abundant schools would help that as well?


It would definitely help. I would to see the public schools bring back more arts and crafts and gym too.


What about Reading, writing and arithmatic? Don't you think more focus should be placed on this as well? What about applied sciences and applied mathmatics to learn how to apply textbook stuff to real life?

It is not a decision for children, it is a decision for adults, I wanted them to make it as adults.

All of my children are grown now, one goes to church some, one goes to church now and then and the other does not attend at all. But I had no influence on that at any level.

No!!!!!!!
Quite the opposite! Rhode Island was the last of the States to ratify the Constitution.
Why?
Because their farmers demanded paper money....

The First National Bank was Chartered the same year, 1791.

Robert Morris was asked by Washington to be the first Treasurer in 1787, (he declined) but he almost single-handily financed the Revolution.

I too would not want my children indoctrinated into one religion or even any religion before they are adults and can decide rationally what that means to them. So public school would be the only alternative unless there were private schools that did not influence my child in religious matters.

This proves three things.
1- We have always had paper money.
2- The founding fathers saw a need for a Centralized National Bank, (Hamilton founded it)
3- That it took until 1787 for enough states to ratify the Constitution and until 1791, and the bill of rights being added for all 13 to ratify it.

Number three proves at least two things and that is.
1-That the Constitution never was the perfect document people claim it was. It took 15 years and the bill of rights added before even the founding fathers could reach an agreement to sign it!
2-That the Founding fathers recognized that from time-to-time it may need Amendments added.

It would definitely help. I would like to see the public schools bring back more arts and crafts and gym too.


What about Reading, writing and arithmatic? Don't you think more focus should be placed on this as well? What about applied sciences and applied mathmatics to learn how to apply textbook stuff to real life?

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They already focus on reading, writing and math. My child has applied science and math.

The public schools have cut back on art and gym. I'm a firm believer that exercise enhances learning. Learning how to a play a musical instrument facilitates brain development. Studies have shown that it enhances spatial thinking. That is important for engineering and science.

Do you think every childs parents could afford Private School, winx?

The private, non-religious schools can only be afforded if one wins the lottery, IMO.

No way. I can only do it because I get a church member discount.
Then the non-religious private schools are much more expensive. I had no choice but to send my child to that school. I'm big on education and our city's public schools lost accreditation.