spending on education

" "We are worrying too much about the teachers than what the teachers teach." My English teacher is very smart. She teaches AP (advanced placement) which is a college course. This shows that what she is teaching isn't that great even though there aren't many teachers better than her." I am sorry but I do not understand what my opponents" quote from his previous argument has to do with "her teaching isn"t that great even though there aren"t many teachers better than her". This sentence shows that the quality of teachers is low, in Con"s opinion, but what does it have to do with "worrying too much about the teachers than what the teachers teach"? "English- In class, pre-AP, we have written one essay in 3 quarters of the school year. We are also reading a book called "The dead fathers club". Look it up... it has the grammar of a 7 year old." I am inclined to believe that my opponent made a mistake when noting the title of the book. However, I will play along and assume there is such a book. And what does the bad quality of a book have to do with spending money on education? It means we are definitely not spending too much money, just look at the teaching material! "I'm saying much of the stuff they teach isn't." I do not see why. Do you ever switch on an electrical switch with a wet hand? Most probably not! That is because your science teacher taught you that water is a good conductor of electricity and you could get an electric shock, right? "Chemistry doing a "good" job also shows we don't need to spend more money on it." Yes, but in the same sense, we are not spending too much since English is not doing a "good" job. I am arguing that we are not spending too much on education, not that we need to spend more money on it. "My teacher didn't teach me how to speak, and if they did, it just shows how there is not much to change and most definitely does not need more spending on it." I do not understand how whether or not did your teacher teach you to speak relates to not needing more money spent on education. Secondly, I am not arguing that we should spend more, but that we are not spending too little, as I stated in the first round. "Spending more money on water and electricity isn't really a point. It doesn't improve education either. Most of my classes, mainly history, we don't even use the books that they give us. The teachers do all the teaching." Spending on electricity or water is a point. Science laboratories require water and electricity in order to perform experiments and let students grasp the knowledge better. In cooking lessons, we sue electric ovens, and that gives us an introduction to cooking "tools" in the world around us, which allows us to apply this knowledge into our daily lives, for example when we bake a cake. "By the way,I have not exaggerated the time. We read for some of the class, and then spend the rest of it on Shakespeare's history. (My teacher is crazy about him). Some may be writers and some may be lawyers, but teaching them how to write is better then reading Hamlet. Also, like I said before, check out the book (The dead fathers club). Please tell me how that teaches us good grammar." I will assume that my opponent has not exaggerated the facts, although they are hard to believe. Reading is a way to improve writing. When you read, you learn new vocabulary and sentence structures, which you can later use to improve your writing standard. It also introduces you to different styles and genres of writing, so you will have more experience in the area and therefore produces pieces of writing with better quality. I cannot deny that the book contains grammar mistakes. However, reading each book has its purpose. For example, the grammar in Shakespeare isn"t used in modern times, but we still read his plays since they have good vocabulary and literary devices, from which we can learn. Also, I am inclined to believe that, if your case is true, it is an exception. In Grade 4, we were taught "Charlotte"s Web", Grade 5 "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli and Grade 6 "The Tale of Desperaux" by Kate Dicamillo. All of these works are greatly recognized, awarded with prizes such as the Newberry Medal or the Newberry Honor. They have rich vocabulary, literary devices and well-planned plots which are interesting yet still keep the suspense. I look forward to hearing my opponent"s rebuttals