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The Desert Fox Wrote:Very nice article, but I'm thinking putting in the fact that if there's any changes that anyone wants, both the teachers and students can vote, and all of them get equal rights, so it's not like the administration can just change whatever they want.

Good idea. The students vastly outnumber the teachers. Never-mind, teachers and administration shouldn't be able to do anything the students hate and everyones vote should count equally. So good idea.

I'll add uncensored internet access as well.

And pockets I'm not sure about setting a working standard but I'll write about colledges and work... If kids have to do a certain amount of work it's compulsory and they aren't even being forced to go so why should working be mandatory? Besides its not like we learn anything IMPERATIVE to work later in life. That's all college.

I'll either add it now or tomorrow. Depends on weather I have to go to sleep or not.

I'm still open to more ideas.
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