[Vision2020] Why should everyone pay for MSD?

[heirdoug at netscape.net]

Wayne,

Thank you for your response. Based upon your answer, I may suprise you, 
I agree.
I would be happy, albiet a bit retisent, to pony up to the bar. With 
one qualifier. That we get the best bang for our buck.

My whole argument all along, has been that there is a lot of bloat at 
MSD. I have suggested larger class size per teacher. - with the current 
staff and student ratio of 13.5 I think we can do better. We need to 
let a few teacher go and increase the work load for the rest. We need 
to let a few Administration folks double up as teachers for those 
classes that they used to teach. Maybe they would have less problems 
with the teaching staff if they pitched in and worked along side of 
their teachers. I don't buy the argument that this will sacrifice the 
"quality of education".

Doing this would reduce the amount of money needed for expenses each 
year.

I'm sure there are others out there with other suggestions but I would 
start there. Your earlier suggestion of stronger parential involvement 
also has merit and needs to be done. I know not all parents are as 
eager to have their children learn as I am but the students really want 
to learn. You see it in their eyes when they are challenged. But that 
is the key, they need to be challenged. As Tony found out this is not 
always the case.

lemeno, Doug!



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The alleged 52% property tax investment is an investment by all 
families
(with or without children) in the health and welfare of the entire
community, not in just their own children's education in the case for
families with children -- just as is their tax investment in roads, 
parks,
law enforcement, etc.

Arguments can be made, some of them valid, that we are not getting the 
best
bang for our buck out of the present public school system.  When 
dealing
with such issues, I try to help find solutions to problems, not toss 
the
baby out with the bath water.  Some of us old codgers believe that we 
have a
citizen's and a constitutional duty to try to improve public 
institutions.
Sometimes it is very frustrating, but so are many aspects of life.

W.


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