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Originally posted by magikb it doesn't effect me directly atm so oh well..

precisely the attitude of most people with most bans. Which is the precisely the problem.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

Who implemented the 4 year high school program, and eliminated OAC?

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Originally posted by Orko Who implemented the 4 year high school program, and eliminated OAC?

and i say good... OAC was a waste of time

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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Originally posted by Jayx1 and i say good... OAC was a waste of time

I liked that extra year.

Felt much more prepared to venture off on my own in uni with it.

I support it and think we should stil have it around (as an option like it was before for those who wanted to take advantage!)

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Originally posted by Jayx1 and i say good... OAC was a waste of time

I didn't ask if it was a good thing or not, I asked who implemented it? I actually wanted to know which government was responsible. Again, instead of answering a question in a straight forward matter, you try and push an agenda.

You think it was a waste of time? Have you seen any of the serveys of first year uni student comprehension levels? Have you talked to any professors in uni in the last 4 years? Have you talked to any high school teachers about it in the last 8 years?

Please talk to the educators about it being a waste of time or not. They will tell you that the four year system eliminated a lot of essential material for post secondary education (mainly math). The number of tutorial, extra help sessions (in uni and college) has increased since the elimination of OAC.

I completly saw the value of OAC. I was happy that I went through that system, as it actually gave me time to grow as a person, let alone learn. OAC was much more than about just material, it was about age and maturity level.

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Originally posted by Orko OAC was much more than about just material, it was about age and maturity level.

+1

(plus I wanted to be able to drink the 2nd I hit first year!! )

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Originally posted by Orko Who implemented the 4 year high school program, and eliminated OAC?

+1

it's another topic, but I couldn't agree more...dumbest move ever.


this legislation is, IMHO, clearly shortsighted and will prove ineffective on it's own.

but...I'd also like to see stats on the % of people on welfare who don't have a high school education, for starters. It's hard enough to earn a living out there...but when you don't even obtain a BASIC education...

let's also assume that parents are playing less and less of an active role in their kids lives...don't we have to target kids themselves if we're to keep them in school instead of trying to go after absent/uncaring/busy/whatever parents?

so if not the driver's license...what? it's easy to bash the legislation...but let's hear some alternative initiatives.

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar +1 (plus I wanted to be able to drink the 2nd I hit first year!! )

Maybe I just got a good set of teachers, but we were treated completly different in OAC. The same teachers gave us so much more freedom and autonomy. They gave us first year level work, and expectations.

When I got to first year, I had no problem adjusting to the work load, or difficulty level. I had a much harder time with the transition from 12->OAC.

I'm totally for this....if kids want to drop out of high school for a no good reason then they should lose their license!

I don't know how work permits work in Canada....but in the US they are trying to push it so kids who drop (without a legitimate reason) out lose their work permits along with their license. I think it's a great idea....maybe dropping out of high school and working at Burger King wont be so tempting.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 BTW... its funny how everyone was afraid of stephen harper's so called hidden agenda which never materialized. Meanwhile, who has been the greatest force in taking away our rights? Our very own ontario liberals.

Harper's hidden agenda is still hidden because he won't let the medai ask him any questions about it

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Originally posted by Jayx1 By denying driver's licences to kids who drop out, you are actually promoting poverty. Why? Perhaps the kid is forced to get a job due to family hardship? Now how will the kids get to work in areas without public transit?

Do the kids still have feet?

If so, there are many ways to get around.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 By denying driver's licences to kids who drop out, you are actually promoting poverty. Why? Perhaps the kid is forced to get a job due to family hardship? Now how will the kids get to work in areas without public transit?

My understanding of the legislation is that there are exceptions available if the child's withdrawl from the education system was necessary for economic reasons.

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down