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I just have a couple of things to add...
AOIIBrandi - I agree whole-heartedly with what you have said. I couldn't have said it any better. I am the product of the Florida public school system, though my high school was one of the best in the district at the time. In the past few years, it has plumetted because all the good teachers left.
I just went to a guidance conference last week that was hosted by the State University System of Florida. One thing, the State University System of Florida actually guarantees admission to a state university to anyone who graduates in the top twenty percent of their high school graduation class (it's a program called the Talented Twenty). Now, that may not be UF or FSU, but it does get you in somewhere whether it be UNF, UWF, USF, UCF, FIU, FAU, etc. The fact of the matter is that they are limiting enrollment at places like UF and FSU because they have become bottom (undergraduate) heavy. They are trying to get back to the purposes of the larger state universities -- research, development, graduate study. It's a very transitional time for our state, but to say the education system has been run into the ground by Jeb alone is completely inaccurate. For example, Duval County has issues with their schools, but I place that blame squarely on the shoulders of the school board.
I live in Jacksonville, Pike. Some people call us South Georgia because we are one of the last really strong Republican strongholds in the state. Actually, George W. was here last year on September 11th. He makes visits here a lot, as does his brother. Jeb came out to support his son when the high school I teach at was playing his son in soccer. He doesn't get attention when he is being the good father, only when something goes wrong, which is unfortunate. I'm not saying I think George P. is innocent in any way, shape or form. All I am saying is that I would like to see our society value the good and not focus on the negative so much.
I'm not one to argue a bunch, because I realize people have a right to their own opinion, which, more than likely, I am not going to be able to change. I just wanted to pass along information that's relevant to the discussion.
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