[Vision2020] RE:_[Vision2020]_Re:_[Vision2020]_Idaho Public Schools 15-year Trends

[John Harrell]

Appealing to your emotions is quite heart warming to us all,
it shows that you base your actions on your feelings rather
than your mind. This is very scary because it shows how easily
you can be manipulated.

The fact is, money has been pumped into the system at ever
increasing rates for years, while education results have been 
going down. So throwing more money wont necessarily fix the
problem. The history shows that more money doesnt increase
educational *quality*.

Cheers!
John Harrell



--- Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> wrote:
> Greetings Visionaires -
> 
> While reading Mr. Courtney's response, below, I almost broke out into an
> uncontrollable laugh until I realized that he actually feels that way.
> Scary, isn't it?
> 
> Our children, our future . . .
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> > Behalf Of Dale Courtney
> > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 5:02 AM
> > To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Re: [Vision2020] Idaho Public Schools 15-year
> > Trends
> >
> >
> > Arnold wrote:
> > > Thinking that if we strip our schools of teachers won't effect
> > the quality
> > > of the education a child is receiving is just fooling oneself
> > so they can
> > > sleep at night instead of realizing that they are screwing
> > children out of
> > > an education that the generation before them worked and slaved over to
> > give
> > > them when they were children in the public school system.
> > >
> > > Would it not be great if people thought, "How can I selflessly help my
> > > community" Rather then "How can I come up a with a graph, chart, or
> > > statistic I can use to justify my lack of sacrificing for
> > others and spend
> > > more time, energy, and wealth, on myself"
> >
> > Interesting how liberals *refuse* to interact with ideas but rush to
> > judgment. Ah, the intolerance of the tolerant!
> >
> > The bottom line: government school spending *after taxes* has risen by 80%
> > *per child* in the last 15 years in the state of Idaho; and state test
> > scores have continued to drop. Prove me wrong.
> >
> > *If* liberals really think that spending is the causal driver, then you
> > would have seen test scores rising, not falling with more money.
> >
> > *Clearly*, if you think that money is the problem (that money drives
> > achievement), then cutting the budget is the only solution.
> >
> > However, if you were to get your heads out of the sand, you'd see
> > that money
> > is *not* the problem here. However, I'm sure you'd rather discuss
> > form over
> > substance. How visionary of you.
> >
> > Best,
> > Dale Courtney
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
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