If we want an army big enough to defend America... we would need to triple it.

China and Russia are both expanding their military forces.

I heard Liechtenstein is expanding it's army as well, maybe better quadruple the USA-army ?

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Powerpos: Don't be stupid.

China has over one million troops, and a large navy than the US.

They also have less land to defend, and have behaved very aggressively towards their numbers, to the extent that Japan has decided to expand its nuclear weapons program.

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they should put more emphasis on what science is, how the scientific community operates, the real definition of a scientific theory, and how scientists use theory, then we wouldn't have people saying evolution should be taken out of science books.

forget about the truth or non-truth of a theory, nothing is going to be proved to someone who simply refuses to believe. evolution is the foundation of biology and if you want to be a biologist (or a geneticist, zoologist, botanist, historian, archaeologist, etc) it's something you have to know about to do real work. then when you are well educated and established in your field you can start disproving theories.

also, us history taught in schools is horribly biased propaganda. history should be taught, but i don't think i would ever trust a state sponsored public school to teach it.

horribly biased against america, is what i hope you mean...

Powerpos, while you are here would you mind answering the questions?

Shyb, why don't you answer some questions too?

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genghis check out my 'I support rapists" thread.

i hate tests and this looks like a test (all essay questions no less), but here ya go:

1. What are your thoughts on standardized testing? Good or bad? Why so?

good idea, but not executed properly. i think people should have a minimum amount of knowledge to graduate high school (basic reading and math). i think too much emphasis is put on homework and classwork, and not enough on testing. i would have graduated with honors if grades were based solely on test scores. i think school should be about gaining knowledge, not learning to obey a master.

2. What are your thoughts on special needs education? Good or bad? Why so?

i don't know much about it, but i did spend my study hall class in the special ed room cause it was easier to goof off and the teacher had a sense of humor. my impression though was that the special ed kids were just babysat for 8 hours. not really good.

3. Do you feel Sexual education is an important class? Do you feel it should be improved, stay the same or be removed?

god yes. i think middle and high school kids should be given condoms. it doesn't increase your chance of getting laid, but it greatly decreases the chance of someone getting pregnant.

4. Do you think we should teach more general subjects? A "prepare you for life" class, basically.

way more emphasis on personal economics. not knowing how credit scores, taxes, interest, etc works can really ruin your future. it doesn't matter how good you did in school, if you mess up with credit it's a long long road out of poverty.

5. Do you think the maths classes are important, and if so, important for what? Are they good,bad? Do they need improvement et al?

the math program at my school made sense, mostly. i hated how you started at square one every year, but i can see how most kids needed that. there are basics you need to know, but you should be able to opt out once you have that, if you want.

6. What are your thoughts on the current state of Social studies classes? Do you think they are doing a good job?

see post above about history

7. What are your thoughts on language classes? Good or bad ? Need improvement?

i never took a language class, so i have no idea.

8. Do you think evolution theory should be taught in schools? If so, what about creationism? What other theories?

see post above. and absolutely no to creationism, it is a theory about religion and has nothing to do with science.

9. Do you think the social environment in public school is great? Do you find it lacking? Should it exist at all?

children are the worst people in the world. i might have become a healthy well adjusted adult if i was home schooled.

10. What are your thoughts on the extracurricular activities? Such as art, chorus, orchestra, JROTC, Sports, or Shop class. Do some need to leave? Do others need improvement?

all good (though i suspect rotc is indoctrinating). i dont like how parents force kids into some things though.

11. What are some classes you'd like to see?

absolutely none. school is for nerds.

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Shyb...
I'm homeschooled.

and tyrion, horribly biased FOR america. read a ton of history books and you will see the difference.

also tyrion, home schooling kind of depends on who your teacher/mom is :p

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LOL.

Sorry shyb I can't take someone who says that seriously...

I took JROTC. You learn military history (US that is), I remember an American Revolution unit.

A lot of it is harmless. The education was mostly about US military, its bits and cogs. There was also a military dress out day, where you wear a uniform and are inspected (like the real military), a day where you would practice drill (like the real military) and a day where we wore a casual uniform and did Physical Training. PT is some intense stuff.

Thanks for your opinions though, shyb. Very interesting.

tyrion

can't take me seriously for suggesting more knowledge before making judgments? there isn't any history that is totally unbiased, but the more facts you learn the better equipped you are to detect bias.

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Oh I agree there.

But to say that American history is entirely pro American... It might've been that way when you were a kid but not today.

that's good to know about jrotc. im a bit paranoid about anything military. i don't have issues with soldiers, and i think the discipline can be good for a lot of people, but nationalism and glorification of war are very bad things (in my humble opinon).

It can depend on military instructor you get though. They tend to have slight variations in scheduling and behavior. I got very nice instructors however, who were friendly. But very strict when necessary.

true tyrion, i haven't read a high school history book since high school. but i was in school before wikipedia, so back then they were able to get away with fudging the facts and omitting all the bad stuff the us did.

I'm homeschooled, and I use a highly conservative (though very rigorous in algebric and English) academic course; even though the course is very pro-US, it remains highly critical of the US in terms of slavery and the native Americans.

good on that. that was the kind of stuff that was glossed over and dismissed. i can't expect the imperialism part to be stressed, cause it is a little subjective, but to gloss over us atrocities is counterproductive to the whole purpose of history.

Shyb pls change back to the dog as ur profile pic...