Where do you stand, On different social things Options

[Hartmann]

I am guessing that given the more left leaning of this board, the answers are fairly obvious but I was wondering where people stood on the ideas of self-reliance, government intervention, and work.

My firm belief is that people as a whole must be self-reliant, that government should stay out unless it is needed, and hard work is necessary to succeed.

Where do you stand?

I listen to my brothers talk about what they want to do and I'm amazed at their goals. Nothing to do with hard work or being self-reliant but more along the lines of American Idol and "famous". It is one thing to dream of being a baseball player when you're young but I get this impression that we are becoming more and more focused on the easy route rather than the tough but rewarding one.

[Spectatrix]

A Beka is utter crap. It's worksheet-based rote dribble, with little to no critical thinking involved. IMO, they're more concerned with busywork than anything else. Also, the young earth creationist slant to their science textbooks is atrocious.

This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Nov 11 2008, 10:01 AM

[Hartmann]

A Beka is utter crap. I used them from 4th-6th grade and it was a total brain drain. The young earth creationist slant to their science textbooks didn't help any.

I think the early A Beka books are good for those learning to read and spell, anything past that and I don't see the usefulness.