Comments on: Unclear on the concept

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Mon, 16 May 2005 20:41:10 +0000

One of the dumbest things I�ve heard in a while.

That’s because you don’t pay any attention to Memphis politics. This is mild by comparison to much of what we deal with on a pretty regular basis.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 16 May 2005 16:10:59 +0000

I wonder if they would have to do background checks on the parents before they can assist? What kind of liability would the schools be open to if a student gets hurt or killed because of some whacko that was required by law to be at the school?

By: cube

cube — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:30:14 +0000

I tend to agree with ravenwood, because the frist question I would have would be: Aren’t i paying these teachers to teach?

One thing everyone understands in american regardless of education or background, is that when you pay for something, you expect a service back.

If we can directly link schools to the payments we are making, i think that they might start to improve.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:23:15 +0000

We had something like this at my high school. You had to do a 40 hour service project sometime after the end of your sophomore year and before you could register as a senior. However, it was called a “community service project” and not “volunteering.” Yeah, everyone moped about it, but it was probably a good thing, all in all. But, it was a private school. Oh, and it wasn’t the parents, it was the kids who had to do it… and it wasn’t at the school. [sarcasm] But other than that, it’s the same. [/sarcasm]

By: Ravenwood

Ravenwood — Mon, 16 May 2005 14:41:03 +0000

Actually I kinda like it. Asking parents to come in and do the job of teachers should drum up support for vouchers and people pulling their kids out of public school.

By: Heartless Libertarian

Heartless Libertarian — Mon, 16 May 2005 13:28:14 +0000

Would the bill also require employers to grant employees time off so they could ‘volunteer’ at their kid’s school?