[Vision2020] Federal control cripples public ed.

Tony tonytime at clearwire.net
Thu Jan 25 09:35:05 PST 2007 

Keely, let me give you one example of the type of thing which has many 
concerned about public schools verses private schools.  My oldest attended 
private school through 8th grade with the exception of third grade, which he 
spent in public school.  He is an impeccable speller, an ability I certainly 
envy, and has placed well at several bees.  As a result, he had no trouble 
whatever with his third grade spelling list, getting repeated 100's, and 
asked his teacher if he could get a list tailored to his advanced ability. 
The teacher was cooperative and complied immediately.  Unfortunately, some 
other parent contacted the school staff in a snit that my son was getting a 
special spelling list.  The outrage, huh?  Instead of telling the parent 
that such was the case because it was necessary in some cases to alter 
material to fit the individual abilities of students and that the students 
teacher was the best judge of when this was necessary, the school 
immediately denied my son his more challenging list of words and had him 
return to non-learning.

Try to fathom, Keely, how parents who oppose such stupidity could be 
motivated by something other than ignorance, hate or religious fervor.

-T
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
To: <tonytime at clearwire.net>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] public schools and hope


> No, Tony, I leave it up to Kerry to decide if she's unfortunately 
> ill-informed as to the needs of public schools, as many are in Moscow, or 
> if she's blinded by hatred for public schools, as many are in Moscow.  I 
> hope that however she votes, she does so after studying the issue clearly. 
> If she has children in the district, she must not be praying imprecatory 
> prayers against public schools, so I'm encouraged.  There are enough folks 
> out there praying for their destruction.
>
> The real battle is not between those who support this or any other levy 
> and those who don't.  That may epitomize some of the conflicts, but the 
> real war is between those who stand for the hope and promise that public 
> education offers and those who despise that hope and promise -- and do so 
> in the name of God.
>
> It would seem that those so blinded by hate and religious fervor ought not 
> take offense when I point out their seething devotion to their cause.
>
> keely
>
>
> From: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
> To: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> CC: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:31:13 -0800
>
> Well Kerry, do you feel better yet?  You are sane, according to Keely, but 
> unfortunately blinded by hate and uncaring.
>
> Some Christian isn't she?
>
> Best,  -T
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> To: <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com>; <deco at moscow.com>; 
> <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
>
>
>>My goodness, Kerry.  It's a good thing you're not prone to defensiveness.
>>
>>"Sane" in this context was a bit of rhetorical hyperbole; contrasted to 
>>the
>>idea of worshiping God through a hope for the destruction of public 
>>schools,
>>it was a parallel.  As in, one idea that sounds odd contrasted to another,
>>albeit exaggerated, idea.
>>
>>How 'bout this:  People who vote against the upcoming levy are not
>>clinically insane.
>>
>>They are, however, evidently unaware of the difficulties public schools 
>>face
>>these days -- or else they're so blinded by hate for them that they don't
>>really care.
>>
>>Feel better?
>>
>>keely
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>From: "kerry becker" <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com>
>>To: kjajmix1 at msn.com, deco at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
>>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:57:11 -0800
>>
>>
>>
>>"Saner people will, we hope, study the facts and vote "yes" on the
>>levy."
>>
>>
>>Keely-  Those of us who vote Against the levy are still "sane."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>From:  "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
>>To:  deco at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject:  Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
>>Date:  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:21:52 -0800
>> >Thanks, Wayne, for the info you presented here.  You're right, of
>> >course, but if one's worship of God requires them to pray for the
>> >destruction of public schools, well . . . not much is gonna
>> >penetrate.
>> >
>> >Saner people will, we hope, study the facts and vote "yes" on the
>> >levy.
>> >
>> >keely
>> >
>> >
>> >From: "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com>
>> >To: "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
>> >Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:10:47 -0800
>> >
>> >The vapid Lemon-O
>>cites:
>> >
>> >"Iâ?Tve asked this rhetorical question before: why, when the number
>> >of students are increasing, do the school districts say they need
>> >more money; and, when the number of students are decreasing, they
>> >say they need more money?"
>> >
>> >1.    Inflation, which is greater for some things than others and
>> >most likely impacts schools more than many other activities.
>> >
>> >2.    Requirements from the unfunded/underfunded "No Child Left
>> >Behind," a Bush program which places additional burdens on local
>> >school districts, but either does not fund these burdens or funds
>> >them inadequately.
>> >
>> >3.    More and more parents are unwilling to take the time to
>> >participate with helping their children with their education thus
>>
>> >slowing the rate of education and causing expense for remedial
>> >actions.
>> >
>> >4.    Public schools have more and more non-educational problems to
>> >deal with, many of them wrought by inadequate/irresponsible
>> >parenting.
>> >
>> >5.    Etc.
>> >
>> >
>> >Also Lemon-O, it is nice of you to pass on these nuggets of
>> >illogical rhetoric from chicken-shit Courtney's web-blot as he
>> >covers in fear of being found out by those he thinks he is
>> >preventing from accessing his pathetic efforts to be almost as
>> >vapid, and certainly at least as dishonest and hypocritical as you
>> >are.
>> >
>> >
>> >Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
>> >deco at moscow.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: <heirdoug at netscape.net>
>> >To:
>><vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:47 PM
>> >Subject: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
>> >
>> >
>> > > My latest installment for those under the ban!
>> > >
>> > > Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:13 PM Right-Mind
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > MSD to send out newsletter to residents regarding levy increase
>> > > Iâ?Tll post a copy of this as soon as I get it.
>> > >
>> > > Iâ?Tve asked this rhetorical question before: why, when the
>> >number of
>> > > students are increasing, do the school districts say they need
>> >more
>> > > money; and, when the number of students are decreasing, they say
>> >they
>> > > need more money?
>> > >
>> > > Hereâ?Ts what one local blogger had to say about this:
>> > >
>> > > But in this case, and in this
>>election, I think all these
>> >standard
>> > > issues are really beside the point. The real point in this
>> >election is
>> > > one of simple affordability. The major industry in town (the
>> >University
>> > > of Idaho) is in serious decline. Our Moscow civic leadership has
>> >been
>> > > busy chasing new prospective businesses out of town. Within the
>> >next
>> > > year, a good portion of the tax base is going to move just across
>> >the
>> > > state line, and the businesses in the new mall there will no
>> >doubt set
>> > > up some blinking lights to summon Moscow shoppers over. Ross
>> >Perot's
>> > > famous phrase about the giant sucking sound comes to mind.
>> > >
>> > > Another illustration that comes to mind is the one about
>> >champagne
>> > > tastes and a beer budget. And
>>you can't chase all the champagne
>> >vendors
>> > > out of town, and then complain about the beer. As a simple matter
>> >of
>> > > economics, tax support for the MSD requires a thriving tax base.
>> >When
>> > > you cut the latter, you cut the former. Some might want to
>> >complain, if
>> > > this levy goes down, that it was the nefarious work of home
>> >schoolers,
>> > > Christian conservatives, or what not. But this one appears to me
>> >to
>> > > have been done already, without any opponents of "government
>> >schools"
>> > > lifting a finger.
>> > >
>> > > No, this was done by the liberals running the Moscow show. You
>> >can't
>> > > take a chain saw to the orchard, and wonder resentfully the
>> >following
>> > > autumn about the apple shortage.
>> > >
>> > > As
>>reported in today's edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
>> > >
>> > > The Moscow School District is moving forward with plans for its
>> >$1.97
>> > > million supplemental levy increase, which will go before voters
>> >March
>> > > 27.
>> > >
>> > > Superintendent Candis Donicht worked with the districtâ?Ts school
>> >board
>> > > members during their Tuesday meeting to develop a draft of an
>> > > informational newsletter that will hit mailboxes in the coming
>> >weeks.
>> > >
>> > > The newsletter will give a brief explanation of the indefinite
>> > > supplemental levy. It also will explain how the levy increase
>> >works,
>> > > what it will cost taxpayers, and what it pays for within the
>> >district.
>> > > The newsletter also will answer other basic questions.
>> >
>> >
>> > > Board members discussed changing the time the polls would be open
>> >for
>> > > the election. Board clerk Annette Erickson reported to the board
>> >the
>> > > effects of a 7:30 a.m. opening of the polls that had been
>> >suggested at
>> > > their December meeting by board member Margaret Dibble. The board
>> > > decided to maintain its current plan to have the election from 8
>> >a.m.
>> > > to 8 p.m. at the Exhibit Building of the Latah County
>> >Fairgrounds.
>> > >
>> > > Board members also discussed how to support and offer their
>> >assistance
>> > > to groups of parents who want to support the levy.
>> > >
>> > > In other news, Donicht reported on the districtâ?Ts first
>> >participation
>> > > in the city of Moscowâ?Ts 18-month long-range planning process.
>>
>> >Three
>> > > district administrators and two board members participated in a
>> > > facilitator training session about 10 days ago. If selected by
>> >the
>> > > city, they will go into sections of the community to help gather
>> >input
>> > > from residents on issues such as neighborhoods and growth.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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