Re: [LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools

2023-06-15 Thread Michelle Barnes via Lincoln
,MichelleSouth Great Road Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Thursday, June 15, 2023, 6:52 AM, Christopher Eliot wrote: From: Caitlin Hogue Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools Date: June 14, 2023 at 8:31:01 AM EDT To: Michelle Barnes Cc: Lincoln Talk

Re: [LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools

2023-06-15 Thread V Saleme
Note to self: Do not invite this person to the next party > A decreasing population solves many, many problems and should not be > opposed because of the few problems it does create. > > There are too many people for the planet to support everyone. There are > not enough resources for all. There

[LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools

2023-06-15 Thread Christopher Eliot
> From: Caitlin Hogue mailto:hogue.cait...@gmail.com>> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our > schools > Date: June 14, 2023 at 8:31:01 AM EDT > To: Michelle Barnes mailto:la_v...@yahoo.com>> > Cc: Lincoln Talk mailto:lincoln@li

Re: [LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools

2023-06-14 Thread Michelle Barnes via Lincoln
Many thanks to Bob and Katy for their ideas for policy solutions. As always, some good points are raised here on LincolnTalk! Best,Michelle Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 2:00 PM, llas902...@aol.com wrote: Japan's birthrate is almost zero. I also have read that

Re: [LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools

2023-06-14 Thread llas902551--- via Lincoln
Japan's birthrate is almost zero. I also have read that many young Americans don't want children bc of all the negatives of life at the moment. Sent from AOL on Android On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 8:31 AM, Caitlin Hogue wrote: -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@li

Re: [LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools

2023-06-14 Thread Caitlin Hogue
Hi all, One (longer-term) solution is to identify ways to increase the birth rate. WBUR shared this story a couple of days ago about a particular city in Japan that has implemented specific programs to help families with children, and has a higher birth rate than the country overall (while simulta

[LincolnTalk] Fw: Soon we won’t have enough kids to fill our schools

2023-06-14 Thread Michelle Barnes via Lincoln
Hi Lincoln Talk, Since some of the recent debates about hiring people for our school administration were pointing to declining enrollment in Lincoln, I thought I’d pass along this article (below) that discusses how it seems to be a nation-wide phenomenon. Just for our collective general educatio