If there ever was an argument for vouchers, this is it. I have been ranting about this all week at work, where I teach. The number one problem in public schools is lack of discipline. I told some fellow teachers that learning no longer takes place at school. School is for babysitting, all learning must take place at home. I am one of the lucky teachers that married well. So my child goes to private school. I sure would like a voucher to help with the cost, though. Vouchers NOW. Use the bar graph the 744 proponents are using to show expenditures per pupil, add a list of private schools tuition cost and you've got a bulletproof campaign brochure. Only a fool could look at the numbers and think dumping more of taxpayer's money into the most expensive babysitter I know is a good idea. Vouchers NOW!
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If there ever was an argument for vouchers, this is it. I have been ranting about this all week at work, where I teach. The number one problem in public schools is lack of discipline. I told some fellow teachers that learning no longer takes place at school. School is for babysitting, all learning must take place at home. I am one of the lucky teachers that married well. So my child goes to private school. I sure would like a voucher to help with the cost, though. Vouchers NOW. Use the bar graph the 744 proponents are using to show expenditures per pupil, add a list of private schools tuition cost and you've got a bulletproof campaign brochure. Only a fool could look at the numbers and think dumping more of taxpayer's money into the most expensive babysitter I know is a good idea. Vouchers NOW!
I believe you are referring to me. Yes, the salaries are high. But what I run into a lot from those who have not bothered to even check into something before they state it (including many teachers I know), they say that cutting the $53 million worth of superintendent salaries would fix the biggest problem "since most of the money goes there anyway". They do not understand that $53 million is NOTHING compared to $3.685 billion - they only know that "million" means "big number".
I had to do that on multiple occasions in elementary and junior high. Counselors were recommending that I skip grades all through elementary school. The principal, superintendent, and some of the board members were very vocal that that wasn't an option. Some would say that it would alienate the other kids in my class, and others would say that I would be alienated in my new class.
By the time I got to high school, I knew that all I wanted to do was get out as fast a possible, so I graduated a year early. I also knew that those gowns looked weird without cords, so I did just barely enough to maintain a B average so I could "graduate with honors". That means I turned in very little of my homework. It frustrated my teachers, but why do more that what is necessary when most of your education has been classified as SSDD? I mean, seriously, the math books do a "refresher" on simple addition and subtraction in eighth grade. Even then, all that is taught is what is necessary to pass mandated tests that supposedly rate how a school is performing.
I'm a product of public education. I will not send my kids to a public school.
I've read many state auditor's reports on schools. Go through them sometime. You'll see that you have to really piss someone off to get more than a slap on the wrist. Many offenses are concluded with "However, <school name> had no record of <questionable action or transaction>, so we cannot take any action" or something similar.
I don't always listen to Glenn Beck, but that was an excellent point made on the show today. And this is all too common in today's society.
Compulsory spending doesn't mean the education suddenly gets better. Throwing money at a problem doesn't help unless it's spent properly. If it did, I could cram money up my butt and suddenly my farts wouldn't smell anymore.
That was crass but I couldn't resist
I'd just like to have the average $7000 per student that the state currently spends in education.
I could easily send my kids to very good private schools with that money.
I'd rather vote to privatise the entire system or make vouchers available rather than keep going down the same old tired usless road of more funding will solve the problems.
I could easily send my kids to very good private schools with that money.
I'd rather vote to privatise the entire system or make vouchers available rather than keep going down the same old tired usless road of more funding will solve the problems.
What's next, tax prostitutes? "Rent a Hooker, it's for the kids!" What kind of message are we sending to the children?
"So Daddy, it's OK to drink and gamble because it's for the kids?"
I don't always listen to Glenn Beck, but that was an excellent point made on the show today. And this is all too common in today's society.
Compulsory spending doesn't mean the education suddenly gets better. Throwing money at a problem doesn't help unless it's spent properly. If it did, I could cram money up my butt and suddenly my farts wouldn't smell anymore.
That was crass but I couldn't resist
Hey, do you suppose we could get the Governor and the other Anti-744 people to adopt that as a slogan????
Excellent!!!
H.O.P.E. (the people support it) say $8,006. NIEER says $8,814. OCPA pegs it at $10,257, but that includes building expenses (which H.O.P.E. and NIEER don't).
But I give them the benefit of using the lowest available number.
No idea but was just clarifying there was no false advertising when it was being voted on....
The was only temporary for the education funding. Teachers got raises when that passed, but , the sun set on the clause so a couple yrs later they lost the raise. That is another thing about some of these state questions that are proposed . The Gaming deal was tied to education so that it would get passed. I know the guy that wrote the proposal. He tried to get gaming passed before and it failed. Then he tied it to education and it passed.
Right and when he refused to sign that last open carry bill I suppose that wouldnt have been good for anybody either. How about when he turned down the tax free gun purchasing weekends for OK?
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