Not surprising
“Students feel wronged by Wright” (News, April 16) did not surprise me. Many years ago, I accepted a teaching position by a chain of “street colleges” to teach a class for which I was well qualified. I had gotten my certification from a state college and paid $245 for the fees, but this “school” was charging the students $3,300. When I was accepted, they didn’t even want me to give the two-week notice to my present employer. I soon found out they were only in the business to make money. Their big program was recruiting and assisting potential students with getting loans. Some students even qualified for payment to attend class. They were paying me a good salary, I had good hours, and the location was close to where we lived. After only one month, however, I did not feel comfortable working with this kind of employer so I resigned.
Oklahoma should require some kind of bond or guarantee in order to protect the students and parents.
SHOULD KNOW BETTER
Regarding “Teens face charges in twoweek crime spree” (News, April 12): They were all old enough to know better. The parents need to be held accountable and pay for the damages and the teenagers need to do lots of community service. They also need to spend time working in a homeless shelter. Part of what is wrong with our society today is that kids are bored if they aren’t entertained constantly.
RAISE THE AGE
For the sake of the future of our country, I strongly advocate raising the voting age to 25. The only exception would be active duty military, since they’re the only group actually willing to sacrifice something for their country. The “give me a free college education ... and other freebies” crowd does not deserve a right that they haven’t earned. Thanks to the failure of public schools to teach correct history, the millennial generation has no clue about what’s really going on in the world. All they know to do is hold a sign advocating the election of any socialist who will “give” them something.
LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE
Let the people choose who succeeds and who fails. Let them choose where they purchase alcoholic beverages — whether that’s in a liquor store, convenience store, grocery store or supermarket. Why not this simple question on the November ballot: Shall the sale of all alcoholic beverages, with the proper license, be allowed during the dates and times, as allowed by Oklahoma law?