-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Jim Casto <=-
 JC> But I do think it is "policy" to "eliminate by assimilation". Even
 JC> immigran
 SB> And I think that policy is not only official,
 Can you cite a government document that makes this policy offical? There are
 an awful lot of people working hard to NOT make it official policy. (For
 example, English has NOT been officially declared the official language of
 the U.S.)
 SB> but very well supported by many whites.  I'm dialoguing with a person
 SB> in another conference, who is going to post an essay to me stating his
 SB> views on "the Indian problem." I already basically know them, however.
 SB> He wants to see the government stop honoring *all* treaties, eliminate
 SB> *all* reservations, and simply have "one law for all people." 
 Sounds like the illustrious Republican Senator from the state of Washington,
 Slade Gorton and his cronies.
 And does your correspondent propose the same "treatment" for _all_
 minorities (gender, physically ability, religion, etc.) or is he just
 "targeting" NAs? My experience has been that people like your correspondent
 only target _one_ group. For example they are in favor of eliminating
 "special treatment" for NAs, but want to retain "special treatment" in the
 form of tax-free status for religions.
 SB> I learned an interesting stat yesterday, from a teacher.  Did you know
 SB> that one out of every three high school graduates can not pass the GED
 SB> the summer after they graduate from high school?
 I didn't know that, but it doesn't surprise me even though I have NO idea
 what is on the GED test. (I might not even be able to pass it at this time.)
 
 SB> And yet a high school diploma is held in much greater esteem in this
 SB> country than the GED. We're a wierd country.
 
 I think that has to do more with a "mind set". I think people look at high
 school graduates as people with more "stick-to-it-ivness". Someone with a
 GED is usually categorized as a "dropout" who took the "easy way out". (In
 other words, would someone who spent four years in the regimentation of high
 school be a "better person" than someone that "crammed" for a test for a
 week or two? Kinda sorta like a college diploma. One obtained through
 "correspondence schools" or Harvard?)
 
 Jim
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