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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: 16% of kids don't speak English
Date: 02/13/26 2:02 PM
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If it means that Americans - - have to divert money from dumb shit like math, science, "extra curricular" stuff -- and spend it on teaching English.

There is a push on for vouchers in Michigan too. No plan to increase education funding, just siphon more away from public schools, to subsidize higher income people who send their spawn to private school.

I have commented before that I looked at the Farmington, MI high school course catalog, a few years ago. Besides kids needing to buy their books and supplies, the school system charges a fee for every academic class: $10, or more, for every class, every semester. But playing football is free. The school system absorbs the cost of the football stadium, equipment, transportation to "away" games. But want to take a physics class? Pay up.

Steve
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