WOW, Required now = volunteering?

[Bailey4]

Originally Posted by kamie3535

So in other words, he wants to make all kids good little government proponents.

God forbid we make federal dollars contingent upon improving math, science, reading, and writing scores. No service is obviously where we are falling behind the rest of the world in education. Powell should get right on that.

[jnmurra]

Yup. And this just irks me to no end because I believe that one thing federal money is used for here is for school lunch programs. I swear, our lunches were so bad this year (not in taste, I don't think? Just in what they were serving - it was so unhealthy, smaller portions, no protein, etc) that I decided my girls are now taking cold lunch. I mean I am not paying $50 per month for them to eat something that doesn't even meet 1/10 of their nutritional needs. It's a sad day when a cold lunch is better than a hot meal.

BUT some of these kids? That's the only "good" meal they'll get in a day. Yeah, let's cut federal funding!!! [img]smileys/smiley11.gif[/img]

[jnmurra]

Originally Posted by Bailey4

God forbid we make federal dollars contingent upon improving math, science, reading, and writing scores. No service is obviously where we are falling behind the rest of the world in education. Powell should get right on that.

That's what I'm saying! Our kids ARE FAILING academically but we're going to worry about whether or not they volunteer because the government thinks it's the "right thing to do."

And why are parents not outraged at this kind of control? Yes, my kids will volunteer when *I* determine that they're ready. I've always planned on that, but the thought of the government having that type of control? Sheesh! What happened to BEING A PARENT AND MAKING OUR OWN DECISIONS!?

[cgraham30]

He is in advanced programing. The program is partially funded by the local schools and a few colleges. The kids have their pick of where they want to volunteer, as long as the business owner approves.

For instance he is interested in mechanics, so he volunteers weekly at a local auto shop.

[Kim]

We have these wonderful things kids can join called service organizations; Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, church groups, that encourage and help with volunteering for kids. The Scouts are really starting to play up the service aspects of their organizations again. Even some school extra-curricular groups, the FFA for example, make service a primary goal of their organization. It really isn't necessary for the government to force it on our students at the cost of their education.

[cgraham30]

Originally Posted by kamie3535

I wonder what happens if you don't want your child in this volunteer force of required volunteering? Are you left no choice? What is the penalty?

It's going to be interesting to see how this will be enforcedEdited by: cgraham30

[jnmurra]

Originally Posted by cgraham30

He is in advanced programing. The program is partially funded by the local schools and a few colleges. The kids have their pick of where they want to volunteer, as long as the business owner approves.

For instance he is interested in mechanics, so he volunteers weekly at a local auto shop.

Oh, that I *would* be okay with, that's totally different.

[FV Mom]

It was my understanding that the volunteering is required for the $4000 he wants to give to each student for college, so if you child chooses not to go to college or the parent/child pays/gets loans for it themselves, then the volunteering is not required, I think....

If not, how will parents afford the additional money for transportation, take time off from work to drop off/pick up the child, etc. especially with 2 parents working?

[FV Mom]

Yep, it's for the $4,000 college credit. You forgot to post the rest. The word require is not even on the site:

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to
meet the nation痴 challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand
national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will
create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools,
as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans
Corps.Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by
setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50
hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all
college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a
universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first
$4,000 of their college education is completely free.Obama will
encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available
for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth
programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.

http://change.gov/americaserves/

[kamie3535]

Originally Posted by FV Mom

Yep, it's for the $4,000 college credit. You forgot to post the rest. The word require is not even on the site:

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to
meet the nation痴 challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand
national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will
create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools,
as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans
Corps.Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by
setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50
hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all
college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a
universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first
$4,000 of their college education is completely free.Obama will
encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available
for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth
programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.

http://change.gov/americaserves/

[email protected]&%$ I forget to post the rest.[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

I copied word for word what was on the damn link and the word "required" was there.[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

Seems "that one" took some heat and yet again changed his mind/plan.

Don't blame me, I can post several other sources who saw exactly what I saw today.

REQUIRED, just as I posted it above. Not kidding.

ETA the grand master seems to be the one doing to adding, not us.
Edited by: kamie3535