In an NEA cover story for July entitled “Can We Compete?â€, there are several comments I would like to discuss. The article is 6 pages long and rambles on, mostly about how testing is bad. [Emphasis mine]
The fear of competition is nothing new. In March 1958, a year after Russia launched Sputnik, the cover [...]
I recently sent a Letter to the Editor of the Herald News. It was published on July 18th. I wanted to post it here as well.
Parents, school district wrong
I found your July 8 story about the enrollment officer in the Plainfield School District to be very one-sided in favor of the school district. I [...]
Most of you have probably read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Have you ever thought about how these truly American boys would be treated in today’s government schools? One Doctor has contemplated this. Below is what he has concluded.
“Would Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn be on Ritalin today?” asks child psychiatrist Dr. [...]
I came across three videos on YouTube today. They are linked below are pretty much hit describe public government schools today.
Nouns:
Substoot Teacher:
Dysfunction Junction (Read the post at Extreme Wisdom that talks about drugging our children):
If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Grayslake High school District 127 School Board the specifics can be found at the district website or in the announcement below which was emailed to me by district staff.
The District 127 Board of Education is announcing a vacancy on the Board.
The Board of Education [...]
The letter to the editor below is how one Naperville District 203 resident believes the requirements are for a person to fill their vacant seat.
Fiscal watchdogs need not apply
Wanted: malleable school board member to fill recent vacancy.
With an operating budget exceeding $200 million and declining student enrollment, District 203 is now taking applications from people [...]
In a recent study by the Friedman Foundation entitled “Disruptive Behavior: An Empirical Evaluation of School Misconduct and Market Accountability†the objective was to find out if Market Accountability was a good regulator of school conduct as compared to Bureaucratic Accountability used with our government school monopoly. (Hat tip: Extreme Wisdom)
I will [...]
There are hearings being held in the Senate Education Committee today through friday. (Hat tip: Students First)
Senate Education Committee Hearing Notice: TODAY, 7/18, 7/19, 7/20
Jul 17, 2007 11:00 AM
Location: 212 Capitol, Springfield
Subject Matter: TESTIMONY WILL BE HEARD REGARDING: School Board members’ perspective on FY2008 education spending and its impact on school budgeting and planning. [...]
If you listen to anyone in the education establishment and most politicians running for office all you hear is how we need to fund our schools better. We hear about the gaps between rich suburbs and poor inner city schools. We hear about all the unfunded mandates like NCLB. We hear about [...]
District 95 needs a business approach July 9th
If in 2007, General Motors had produced fewer cars than in 2002, stockholders would expect changes to be made.
They would expect fewer employees and along with that, fewer managers. It would not be unexpected if salaries and hiring were frozen. Ways would be found to cut costs. [...]
The Big Hollow school board has finally made it official. They are cutting Art and Music.
The beleaguered Big Hollow school board, faced with uncomfortable choices to help balance the Ingleside district’s budget, voted unanimously Monday night to eliminate all art and music classes for the 2007-08 school year.
The District 38 board also voted to [...]
I’m sure that we all can agree that the overwhelming majority of parents want the best education they can get for their children. Because of this some parents will lie about where they live; some change living arrangements during the school year; some have boundary changes forced upon them; and some are forced to [...]
There was a letter to the editor in the Daily Herald a couple of days ago. In it, the writer revealed that the St. Charles school board will be leasing a car for their Superintendent.
Car costs too much for school district
I was appalled to read in the Daily Herald last week [...]
