Pundit Pit

" We don't talk to grownups all the time on this show about issues that affect kids so today we decided to go straight to the source it's our special. Child prodigy edition -- up on it pit. Doris V tock is the eleven year old author of the Yang in disguise full length book. Jonathan -- of fourteen year old columnist and motion -- paddling is an eleven year old college graduate. And they join us today from around the country New York Atlanta. And also Los Angeles are -- kids -- let's start with you. What do you think of the idea of going to school year round because there's some who say the reason the United States. Is so far behind the rest the plan is because we've got a very short school day police six and a half hours on average. -- go a 180 days a year with other places around the globe go a lot longer."

" Well I think -- if we look at these other countries they are performing better academically and as a result I think we do need to lengthen our school year I don't believe it all year round score. I think we do need -- short breaks in between. But I didn't -- you need to link Fareed Jonathan I understand you don't think that that's the problem."

" Well look I mean if you pay. It's just like saying that if I do something today it's automatically gonna be somehow magically better than this tomorrow the point saying that. If you lengthen the school today everything is automatically gonna change and we're going to perform better. The point should be need to get the bad teachers out get -- good teachers better salary and moreover we also need to. We often to make. School choice 888 an eight prevalent part of American society when it -- education so we will allow people to choose where they go -- had a -- for tuition for their neighbor's kid. Their -- to go to school. They need to have only one kid they're paying for and that's their kid. And if yet school choice -- of competing between schools so that the curriculum -- better battered the bill Barnes raised the actual status of the tests will be -- an actual education the kids coming out of the race."

" what went Jonathan is saying is that -- forget about lengthening the school year. We need better schools what do you say."

" Well I say that -- countries in Europe and plus a -- South America for example Brazil bagel eleven months. And eleven months a year. And for one month break in here. For high schools and they take like a two months three months break and I feel that's -- too long."

" All right very good so we tackle that the official score if you're keeping track and home two of the three think that we should. Extend the school year or at least a school day. Right let's move onto this now. The -- United States Barack Obama. He's spending a lot of money a lot of tax money a lot of future money as well on all sorts of stimulus programs and bail -- and stuff like that. We want to know whether or not because so we hear so often from his critics that future generations of Americans are going to have to be paying import. They talk about you guys -- a door. What do you think about when when you give the president is spending money that will be paid back when you are. Much older what do you think about that."

" Well actually I am a Kennedy -- Barack Obama has two kids. And I think he would have to have a pretty good reason to be spending all this money because in -- he really doesn't love his kids and I was one down. Have to pay that back I think that you think it's an investment in future yes I think it's really an investment and that will be getting returns so you don't mind that you're gonna have to pay for it when you are grown. I would rather have to pay it then and get their turn then have to pay it a lot -- Aaron -- Chicago what -- you said."

" Plus got to me ahead in the old -- missile since --"

" Yet it's so -- do are you suggesting that perhaps you shouldn't be spending as much. Most I hope for a change and that's and in future all right very good break Jonathan I saw you waving your hands I -- you'd like to weigh in on this."

" Guys you're saying that it's an investment in the future he quadrupled the national debt. When George Bush and others didn't happen would Drupal the national debt to make an investment in the future. -- education. Like I said you don't have to raise taxes you know. The increased government spending to do it good schools can -- have to make -- a better -- to make schools better in a different way than just spending more money. Throwing money at the problem doesn't make the world turn round. That hasn't fixed things they didn't fix it this stimulus package it only made things worse in America than ever since Barack Obama signed it into law. The economy still under I don't know. The bush passes stimulus package stealing because the problems George Bush has created eniac spend all this all did you break -- George Bush didn't quadrupled the national debt so our. George Bush as did not quadrupled the national debt that was Barack Hussein Obama."

" I've never seen such a combative Brady Bunch panel and you. For a very good. I feel like the elder statesman today I know I thought well you are Jonathan your fourteen and -- and motion -- are both eleven years old and this has been a terrific. Pint size -- a -- we thank you all for joining us today from Los Angeles Atlanta and also right here in New York City -- think he. Thank you email us out there -- team."