The big lie being perpetuated is that the schools are somehow accurately rated effective or not based on high stakes standardized test scores. A practice that has been consistently researched as ineffective at best and biased at worst in and of itself. Of course, the testing companies and the corporatist privatizers of public services think otherwise. The anti-democratic insanity being perpetuated is the notion that unaccountable, political appointees can usurp the authority of a freely elected governing board and no one in the general public blinks an eye. Since when did this behavior become acceptable?
Sounds like to me that previous leaders saw the danger in something Kasich doesn't - uncontrolled debt. That's why it wasn't done "...25 years ago..." They knew better. The legislature better consider this debt real carefully and see it for what it really is: a "Kasich for Governor" campaign scheme and a debt albatross on the rest of us.
The height or arrogance is to speak for others without authority. Such as the comment "...most of us know..." And the epitome of ignorance is to assume what others think without authority. Particularly those outside of your expertise. So if being a whiner is better than being arrogant and ignorant, I'd rather be a whiner any day. At least whining has some authority.
If you ever need a cop, fireman, or other public services, hire your own and leave the public services to those who pay for them. As a matter of fact, if the country is invaded, you can go out and hire your own army to defend you. Yeah, that works.
The mindset that somehow teachers get benefits for free and in fact don't earn the benefits they do get is part of the problem. And spare me the tax dollars are your dollars argument. Taxpayers pay for services provided by public employees. Once those services are delivered, the employee is paid for delivering those services and has no further obligation to the taxpayer. If the taxpayer doesn't want those services, then those services won't be available, which appears to more and more the case. But make sure you go build another multi- bazillion dollar stadium with tax payer dollars instead. That's the point. See ALEC for more information.
Meh, you get what you pay for. Simple really. toycannon and long are indicative of the attitude of many in this country that have no problem paying a bazillion dollars to athletes, but begrudges teachers a living salary, so they should be able to understand that simple supply and demand concept.
The highest achieving school system in the world today is Finland. A unionized teacher corp. It's easy to make statements like "...their unions have seriously undermined the advancement of education in this country...". It's quite another thing to back that up with facts. But facts aren't the goal in the statement anyway. The goal in the statement is to make the teacher union the boogeyman because that plays to the lowest common denominator and many operate intellectually at that level on this issue. The fact of the matter is that there would be no need for a teacher union at all if society valued teachers and paid them accordingly. Instead, teachers are forced to fight for a living wage through collective bargaining, all while being at the mercy of extremist politicians like John Kasich who himself plays to the lowest common denominator.
The public gets what it deserves. As long as we can continue to idolize athletes and pay bazillions of dollars to those athletes to watch athletic events, we are a happy lot. Oh, and don't forget the bazillions we spend on intellectually stimulating things like television advertising and "reality" show programming. All while we rob our kids of educations because teachers are "greedy".
Wow. $10 mil to the athletic department. Yeah, they really need that money. Not. Covelli can do what he wants with his money, but $10 mil to fund athletics? To play games? Please. That money could be used for so many better things, it would be impossible to list them in this space. Glad Covelli has the means and will to do this, but to fund a program that is already bringing in 10 of millions of dollars on a regular basis seems a little ridiculous. I wonder how much good that money could do in cancer research or or other research that benefits all mankind. Not just jocks.
You have to read between the lines of what ohioption really means. There isn't anything wrong with innovation and cost savings, but the real Kasich agenda is to destroy the public schools because of his bizarre hatred of public school teachers and their union so what better way to do that than cut funding and promote "electronic presentations". There is no doubt the country is moving toward a standardized curriculum that can be taught by non-certified personnel instead of teachers, all so charter school operators can increase profits by paying little in wages and benefits to personnel and support politicians like Kasich and his pals in the for profit education world. Follow the money.
Charter schools in Youngstown need improvement
The big lie being perpetuated is that the schools are somehow accurately rated effective or not based on high stakes standardized test scores. A practice that has been consistently researched as ineffective at best and biased at worst in and of itself. Of course, the testing companies and the corporatist privatizers of public services think otherwise. The anti-democratic insanity being perpetuated is the notion that unaccountable, political appointees can usurp the authority of a freely elected governing board and no one in the general public blinks an eye. Since when did this behavior become acceptable?
May 12, 2013 at 6:50 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Kasich plan for turnpike sidesteps cap on state debt
Sounds like to me that previous leaders saw the danger in something Kasich doesn't - uncontrolled debt. That's why it wasn't done "...25 years ago..." They knew better. The legislature better consider this debt real carefully and see it for what it really is: a "Kasich for Governor" campaign scheme and a debt albatross on the rest of us.
January 6, 2013 at 7:16 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio loses thousands of public school teachers to budget cuts
The height or arrogance is to speak for others without authority. Such as the comment "...most of us know..." And the epitome of ignorance is to assume what others think without authority. Particularly those outside of your expertise. So if being a whiner is better than being arrogant and ignorant, I'd rather be a whiner any day. At least whining has some authority.
December 24, 2012 at 8:18 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio loses thousands of public school teachers to budget cuts
If you ever need a cop, fireman, or other public services, hire your own and leave the public services to those who pay for them. As a matter of fact, if the country is invaded, you can go out and hire your own army to defend you. Yeah, that works.
December 24, 2012 at 2:18 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio loses thousands of public school teachers to budget cuts
The mindset that somehow teachers get benefits for free and in fact don't earn the benefits they do get is part of the problem. And spare me the tax dollars are your dollars argument. Taxpayers pay for services provided by public employees. Once those services are delivered, the employee is paid for delivering those services and has no further obligation to the taxpayer. If the taxpayer doesn't want those services, then those services won't be available, which appears to more and more the case. But make sure you go build another multi- bazillion dollar stadium with tax payer dollars instead. That's the point. See ALEC for more information.
December 24, 2012 at 1:02 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio loses thousands of public school teachers to budget cuts
Meh, you get what you pay for. Simple really. toycannon and long are indicative of the attitude of many in this country that have no problem paying a bazillion dollars to athletes, but begrudges teachers a living salary, so they should be able to understand that simple supply and demand concept.
December 24, 2012 at 11:12 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio loses thousands of public school teachers to budget cuts
The highest achieving school system in the world today is Finland. A unionized teacher corp. It's easy to make statements like "...their unions have seriously undermined the advancement of education in this country...". It's quite another thing to back that up with facts. But facts aren't the goal in the statement anyway. The goal in the statement is to make the teacher union the boogeyman because that plays to the lowest common denominator and many operate intellectually at that level on this issue. The fact of the matter is that there would be no need for a teacher union at all if society valued teachers and paid them accordingly. Instead, teachers are forced to fight for a living wage through collective bargaining, all while being at the mercy of extremist politicians like John Kasich who himself plays to the lowest common denominator.
December 24, 2012 at 9:58 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio loses thousands of public school teachers to budget cuts
The public gets what it deserves. As long as we can continue to idolize athletes and pay bazillions of dollars to those athletes to watch athletic events, we are a happy lot. Oh, and don't forget the bazillions we spend on intellectually stimulating things like television advertising and "reality" show programming. All while we rob our kids of educations because teachers are "greedy".
December 24, 2012 at 8:28 a.m. permalink suggest removal
For Sam Covelli, $10M donation to OSU represents loyalty
Wow. $10 mil to the athletic department. Yeah, they really need that money. Not. Covelli can do what he wants with his money, but $10 mil to fund athletics? To play games? Please. That money could be used for so many better things, it would be impossible to list them in this space. Glad Covelli has the means and will to do this, but to fund a program that is already bringing in 10 of millions of dollars on a regular basis seems a little ridiculous. I wonder how much good that money could do in cancer research or or other research that benefits all mankind. Not just jocks.
November 24, 2012 at 8:48 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Local schools feel the pinch from loss of state funding
You have to read between the lines of what ohioption really means. There isn't anything wrong with innovation and cost savings, but the real Kasich agenda is to destroy the public schools because of his bizarre hatred of public school teachers and their union so what better way to do that than cut funding and promote "electronic presentations". There is no doubt the country is moving toward a standardized curriculum that can be taught by non-certified personnel instead of teachers, all so charter school operators can increase profits by paying little in wages and benefits to personnel and support politicians like Kasich and his pals in the for profit education world. Follow the money.
November 10, 2012 at 10:20 a.m. permalink suggest removal