EDUCATION!
The AHSGE is a joke! Really, it's sickening to even look at that crap. And the fact that teachers are expected to pander to those "requirements" is insulting. Education has been reduced down to forcing students to recite facts not think.
However, the higher education system in this state is getting better and better.
I think UAB is THE vital link for revitalization of B'ham after the recession, considering Stem Cell research is now legal. Also, the Univ. of South AL. has been pushing to really improve.
If things continue, I can see the trend of the "best and brightest" leaving this state to go elsewhere, finally begin to fade.
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Originally Posted by Alabadrock
You make a good point. Thinking progressive is a HUGE problem. In the "Huntsville Development News" blog, the point was made that Huntsville officials too often have a Madison County only, or Huntsville only mindset. Most officials are closed minded in the sense that they don't wanna think outside of the box.
I hear a lot of people on in this topic saying that separation of church and state would solve a lot of problems. Of course, we all know that on paper they are separated in Alabama (as far as laws and funding go), but the legislators too often insert their beliefs into the laws they create, to the point where many bills are quite bias towards only a their point of view.
Simply saying "get 'church' out of government" doesn't even begin to label what needs to happen. It's not "church" that needs to get out of government, it's the diction in the law that needs to be monitored in order for it to not be skewed in the direction of a religious belief, unless it is something like the freedom of religion and what not.
I hope everyone understands what I'm saying. I mean, honestly, I think it's ridiculous that people cite religion for reasons to not have gambling and alcohol consumption. I simply believe that "church" is welcome in government, as long as it remains in the sense of forming the good character of a politician an not in influencing their decisions on lawmaking.
I can tell you all right now, running into the street and yelling "separate church and state!" is not the way to go about fixing things. What we need is a comprehensive discussion to go forward in order for everyone to learn what parts of government church belongs.
Too often, politicians in the South forget that the opinions of the people come before the opinions of the church. We need to teach them that a balance can be found and worked out.
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You absolutely right...and this makes me wonder why the people in office continue to get elected? OVER AND OVER....I think the little "scruffle" in congress awhile ago should have opened our eyes to the fact that many (not all) of our politicians are incompetent. Although, I do disagree with the notion that Alabamians do not think positive. I mean, look at the Tanker contract. They could have just accepted what happened but they didn't, although, I guess that's quite a different situation...