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Metal detectors used to be confined to high security areas like airports to guard against terrorists. Now they are installed in our schools to guard against terrorists; the students. Many of California's schools have become institutions of violence, intimidation, ....

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.... necessary skills needed for the next level. Assigning blame singly on the system, the teachers, the parents, or the student will not correct the matter. The issue must be evaluated holistically. All students leaving high school should be proficient at a college entry level; able to read, express themselves eloquently in written and oral form, think critically, compute mathematics, have some first hand appreciation of the arts and a strong sense of values. The inadequate education California's students are presently receiving can be amended by personalized teaching, the teaching of ethical values, and a hands-on, inquiry based teaching of the basics. ....