en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/681128 Comments by Sandman767 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37901737 haha you create a full proof way to fix american education, student productivity, teacher vigilance, and parental responsibilty ( all factors leading to the american educational decline) and ill be the first behind you Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:07:38 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37901737 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37901280 haha ya neither do I but I dont necessarily think they know theyre doing anything wrong. Its the same as a small child that tosses a toy in a store on the ground. to them all they are doing is not putting it back correctly, but to the store that toy could get damaged on t he ground, and if it does they dont make profit on that toy they payed for, leading the store to crank up prices to compensate for the loss. The child doesnt know how his actions affect the economy any more than immigrants do. I believe there should be mandatory college courses in economy haha Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:02:51 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37901280 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37900916 oh no i agree whole heartedly that so many other nations these days are offering better students, and said students are coming to our schools, what I dont like about all of this is that these students create a spot for themselves in our economy, and instead of keeping the money they make in our circulation they send it home, effectively taking so so amounts out of our already hurting economy. when you have thousands of students coming here, getting educations and jobs, then leaving home with what they made here, it hurts us. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:58:08 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37900916 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37899421 ya i know what you mean, im not so much against them coming here and learning, im just worried about so many coming here, making money here in the states, and sending it home. if one guy sends home a thousand dollars a year to his family in europe, then thousand or hundreds of thousands of people start doing that, then our nation loses that money. And as it is, the money our nation has in its own hands is already being spent out of home, ignoring so many problems here that this money could help with. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:40:13 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37899421 http://www.debateitout.com/are-there-errors-in-the-christian-bible.html#IDComment37898278 memorization is the hard part haha, its the practice that gets you. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:27:10 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/are-there-errors-in-the-christian-bible.html#IDComment37898278 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37897890 My bad I must have jumped to a conclusion, as there are arabs in Iran and with the situations for arabs right now your comment seemed more of a racial bias, as for my argument, Im saying any student deserves an education, but based on their merits, not their race, age, sex, or where theyre from. Many colleges have minority acceptance quotas, and its seems implorable that someone is admitted to a college based on his background, I dont mind so much people coming here, studying, then leaving home (although it hurts our economy) but I do despise minorities making a niche in our laws to benefit themselves when it is undeserved. Simply put Im not a fan of people whining to get what they want, including a majority of immigrants. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:23:06 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37897890 http://www.debateitout.com/should-school-students-face-a-mandatory-drug-test.html#IDComment37896794 I agree there is little evidence showing that drugs and alchohol have major societal harm based on the fact that few societies allow drug use. But if you look at the statistics of one of the major known legalized drug countries, Amsterdam, you will see a huge increase in crime and moral depravity in their nation. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:10:47 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-school-students-face-a-mandatory-drug-test.html#IDComment37896794 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37892072 beautifully spoken, and it reminds me of something I read that most European countries will not even let an immigrant fly their home flag in their new country, a sense of nationalism we dont hold so strongly here in the states. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:19:13 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37892072 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37891875 As an Lebanese American I have to say I dissagree with your stance. First off I dont believe I should be kept from school just because Im arab american even if i want to study nuclear physics or any other "suspicious" event, it seems now a days racism is only tolerable towards arabs. Second off I live in california and many of our educational institutions are suffering do to a need to increase the classes for an ethnic race that doesnt wish to take up american nationalism and lower the teaching standards for many people. so why should students any where not just natural born citezens suffer because people born out of the country are getting priorities? Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:17:10 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-permanent-citizens-have-priority-over-temporary-citizens-regarding-educational-matters.html#IDComment37891875 http://www.debateitout.com/should-school-students-face-a-mandatory-drug-test.html#IDComment37891151 drugs are illegal, abusing medications, illegal, so just because someone isnt adversely affected at school by being under an influence doesnt negate the fact that they have still done something illegal, and now they are on a campus with other students in a period of life where they are heavily influenced by their peers. so by drug testing students we could be taking another step, no matter how small, to creating drug free campuses. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:09:25 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-school-students-face-a-mandatory-drug-test.html#IDComment37891151 http://www.debateitout.com/should-school-students-face-a-mandatory-drug-test.html#IDComment37890792 haha actually most of our political leaders make judgements based soley on the the fact of how it affects them if they were in that situation, which is the reason so many criminals are getting so many rights. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:05:23 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-school-students-face-a-mandatory-drug-test.html#IDComment37890792 http://www.debateitout.com/does-the-end-justify-the-means.html#IDComment37890308 sounds like utiltarianism Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:59:58 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/does-the-end-justify-the-means.html#IDComment37890308 http://www.debateitout.com/does-harry-potter-promote-satanic-witchcraft.html#IDComment37890032 ok honestly I think the people against these books are making themselves out to look like fanatics. The reason I would say it is possibly harmful to children is because the author of these books is a self proclaimed practicer of witch craft, and in many cases of witch craft "rituals" can call for the harm of another party, and or lead to more hard core "religions" that encourage brutality and violence. With how easy it is for a child to access internet now all they have to do is type in the authors name and a few clicks away they could be reading about some of the more grotesque witch craft practices. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:57:01 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/does-harry-potter-promote-satanic-witchcraft.html#IDComment37890032 http://www.debateitout.com/is-propaganda-moral.html#IDComment37889239 I definitely agree that so many government run institutions have failed, but I still can't seem to understand what that has to do with propaganda... propaganda is just someone elses views of how they see a situation or what they deem right, and in that way, right or wrong, you wont be able to get rid of it. Propaganda runs strong in our country as well. It's known as political parties. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/is-propaganda-moral.html#IDComment37889239 http://www.debateitout.com/are-there-errors-in-the-christian-bible.html#IDComment37888664 God this one will open up a can of worms...ya of course theres errors in the bible, simply because man is imperfect. Anything past through millions of hands for countless years will ultimately be altered and "fixed" to fit someone elses needs, but the fact remains the Christian bible still holds many principles and values that should be held by all to live a better life. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:42:38 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/are-there-errors-in-the-christian-bible.html#IDComment37888664