I've been regarded as pretty liberal on these pages but I'm not a big fan of the ACLU and have to agree with the majority of posters here -- there are productive ways to reach out to government reps without disrespecting the rest of the country and its citizens. Telephone, mail, e-mail…the list goes on and on; this is not the ‘60’s where the Ivory Tower was unapproachable and people had to be civilly disobedient for recognition. There again…maybe these kids weren’t paying attention in History and Civics class.
Since it is a public school they should figure out what the taxpayers have allocated to her education each week for the last twelve years and send her parents a bill (unless she's over 18, at which point she should get the bill); she'd likely change her tune pretty quickly at that point.
Last I checked teachers weren't being involuntarily drafted into the field and salary specifics are pretty easy to find, the fact that compensation is lacking in the field shouldn't be a surprise to a new grad. I absolutely respect the work that's being done but those who lament their career should keep in mind that they alone were responsible for choosing it.
With regard to testing I would hope that most teachers are invested to the extent that the poster above describes but not foolhardy to the point where I’d assert that fact; rather than tests for the students implement tests for the teachers to weed out those that are less invested . If a district trimmed say 10% of its annual compensation budget it could focus on better compensating those remaining, deserving teachers and invest in eLearning initiatives to better engage and better prepare students for the future.
I can appreciate filing the brief but there is no reason bids should/would be made public. The notion of the community being "owed" also seems flawed, if anything I'd say that statement should be inverted...
Posted on November 18 at 10:52 a.m.
A meaningless pledge? That's a bit much, don't you think?
Posted on November 18 at 10:03 a.m.
No web address? Wait...
Posted on November 18 at 9:58 a.m.
I've been regarded as pretty liberal on these pages but I'm not a big fan of the ACLU and have to agree with the majority of posters here -- there are productive ways to reach out to government reps without disrespecting the rest of the country and its citizens. Telephone, mail, e-mail…the list goes on and on; this is not the ‘60’s where the Ivory Tower was unapproachable and people had to be civilly disobedient for recognition. There again…maybe these kids weren’t paying attention in History and Civics class.
Since it is a public school they should figure out what the taxpayers have allocated to her education each week for the last twelve years and send her parents a bill (unless she's over 18, at which point she should get the bill); she'd likely change her tune pretty quickly at that point.
Posted on November 17 at 4:40 p.m.
I hadn't heard this story till now. It makes me sick.
Posted on November 16 at 10:21 a.m.
Last I checked teachers weren't being involuntarily drafted into the field and salary specifics are pretty easy to find, the fact that compensation is lacking in the field shouldn't be a surprise to a new grad. I absolutely respect the work that's being done but those who lament their career should keep in mind that they alone were responsible for choosing it.
With regard to testing I would hope that most teachers are invested to the extent that the poster above describes but not foolhardy to the point where I’d assert that fact; rather than tests for the students implement tests for the teachers to weed out those that are less invested . If a district trimmed say 10% of its annual compensation budget it could focus on better compensating those remaining, deserving teachers and invest in eLearning initiatives to better engage and better prepare students for the future.
But none of this will be allowed to happen…
Posted on November 13 at 4:53 p.m.
Sadly brevity doesn't always yield a successful argument, Vic; in fact, it rarely does so.
Posted on November 13 at 4:49 p.m.
I can appreciate filing the brief but there is no reason bids should/would be made public. The notion of the community being "owed" also seems flawed, if anything I'd say that statement should be inverted...
Posted on November 12 at 2:24 p.m.
RF, save your breath. Your common sense is of no use to those you've engaged with in this forum.
Posted on November 11 at 4:25 p.m.
"Now most think the smell came from decomposing bodies."
Most? Who needs convincing?
Posted on November 11 at 1:51 p.m.
Her story is awesome; the fact that the writer twice refers to "Youngs-town" is ridiculous.