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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

School Zones: Isn’t it time we centralized them?

I’ve been looking at real estate and noticed that school zones create a host of problems, especially concerning property values. For example, the same house may be priced much higher in one school zone because the high school is deemed more desirable. 

So what’s the solution?

Completely centralizing all school zones. If we put every student in the United States into one giant high school, there is only one school zone and everyone in the United Sates is eligible for it.  There is no more class distinction. No more school rivalry. Because all high school kids in the U.S. go to the same school 

But where do we put it?
Iowa. It’s the ideal location for several reasons.

First of all, Iowa is centrally (and conveniently) located in the Midwest, thereby providing a reasonable commute for most students. Students from either coast will not need to travel the full width of the country.

Secondly, the winters are very cold. This will keep the kids indoors studying instead of playing Frisbee on the abandoned corn fields (you don’t expect the farmers to stay in Iowa once it becomes a high school instead of a state, do you?).

Finally, this will eliminate the need for curfews in the rest of the United States and save on the tax dollars currently used to enforce these curfews.

Problem solved.  Now all property values will be equal.  Except for Iowa. But we can work that out later.


6 comments:

  1. Thanks, Sherry! Hope you are having a great week!

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  2. Pffft. That would only result in the most boring homecoming football game ever.

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    1. Yes, but those of us outside of Iowa don't have to watch it. There are plenty of college games we could watch instead. Unless we segregate those students, also...

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  3. What an education! Great post. Thanks : ) ~ Jess
    http://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Jess - Always nice to have a visit from you!

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