Reviewing S.S Education

In response to the article S.S Education I was shocked with everything I learned. I find the numbers for Texas far more than dissappointing,to be honest I found them flat out an embarrassment. I  have to agree with the fact that Texas needs to figure out what exactly we can do to not only increase the knowledge of our students but also the funding of the school systems. There are so many possible solutions out there that wouldnt involve a raise in tuition or taxes Texans just need a person in office willing to address these situations. I would have enjoyed to know alittle bit on the thoughts and insight on solutions to these problems. I agree with the article but I want to know what options are out there to solve these numbers and give us students who want to succeed and actually can.

S.S Education

What's The Problem With Voting?

Let’s face it as far as voter turnout goes, the United States has seen better days and Texas being so large of a state could make a huge difference in that number.

If Texas wants a larger voter turnout to the polls and wants to have a louder voice in the big elections then they need to start solving the problem small and work their way up. There are two problems with the current voter turnout that would concern anyone even knowing the slightest bit about politics and those two problems are: Uneducated Voters and Low Voting Turnout. Both of these problems could easily be fixed if they were approached at a un- over thought process. People love to compete, people love to have fun and people love free stuff.

If the people of Texas were more educated on voting then there would not be so many, “Well why vote, if my vote doesn’t even count?” comments. Even those Texans that do vote want to know half the time what happened that what they voted for isn’t being implemented, without even knowing that they may have misunderstood the wording of what they voted for on the ballot. If those voting were more educated on their rights, policies and actual voting all together then they would be more apt to vote and not be voting for the things that they really do not want. The only way to fix this problem is going to be to provide citizens with a fast easy lesson and an incentive to get out and take the class.

It would be plausible to say that many would become concerned about the amount of money that this type of education would cost the government and in turn the tax payers; however, what if the burden did not fall on the government at all? What if the burden mostly fell on business that could reap what they sow in a way?  The structure would go as follows theoretically speaking; if businesses were broken down into 3 size categories (therefore competing among their equals) and received a large enough tax break to catch their eye based on the highest voter turnout that took their class then the cost of the classes would therefore be covered. The businesses would receive their award, based on size, from either the Texas Leverage Fund or the Texas Product/Business Fund and therefore cost the government and tax payers no extra funding. Who would run these events with no extra costs for hourly wages? A current student that is legal resident of the state of Texas, with no current criminal charges would receive 3 hours of oral communication credit for either high school or college depending on their level of study. It has been statistically proven that more than 50% of people’s number one fear is public speaking but everyone has to do it. Overall the whole process is beneficial to everyone involved and in turn the benefits would be more educated voters and no extra charges to the tax payers.

In the event that the voters become more educated the state would want to see a higher voter turnout and could do so by making the whole process easier and more welcoming to those that are eligible voters. Although it may not be the most upright and politically responsible image that everyone would be hoping for, if to promote voting you brought it down to a level that the citizens understand and enjoy the turnout would increase. Festivals, carnivals, concerts, celebrities, ACL, Eeyore’s Birthday, and Marley Fest these are the venues that Texans show up to in large numbers teach them what you want them to know and have an event that they are drawn to and then voter education and turnout are not such a concern.