[Vision2020] conciliation

[Tom Hansen]

So, Arnold -

 

You are suggesting that Sue Hovey and Rep. Shirley Ringo should speak out
against public schools, so as not to appear biased due to their prior
careers as teachers?

 

I would counter your argument and suggest that your opinion (for lack of a
better term) is tainted by your career field.  But then being a career
student is not recognized as a profession.

 

If you truly are interested in what teachers make, here is something you can
share with Dr. Weitz:

 

"What Teachers Make"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw1MFobWD_o

 

or here:

 

http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/What_Teachers_Make.htm

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"I think one of the best ways to support education is to make successful
private schools like Logos prosper through tax exemption."

- Donovan Arnold (July 11, 2005)

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 6:29 PM
To: Shirley Ringo; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] conciliation

 

I think if we want to see who is biased here we should ask Shirley Ringo and
Suzy Hovey if they can think of anything the MSD has done wrong in the last
ten years, and if so what?

They cannot answer this question. 

 

They were both Moscow High School teachers and in way capable of being
unbiased. Not to mention that Representative Ringo gets much of her campaign
funds from teachers, MSD administrators, and there supporters. She could not
be publicly critical of MSD and still expect to get her campaign
contributions. 

 

The conciliation committee is headed by mostly unbiased people that want to
see the students do well. I don't think that the current MSD administration
can survive if we want to see an improvement in the quality of education and
the success of students. I think this conciliation idea is a good idea for
saving education, but a bad idea for the MSD administration because it
demonstrates their inability to lead and make the best decisions for the
students. They make decisions for what is best for themselves, not students.


 

MSD, specifically, puts extra money in the pockets of a few administrators,
and selected teachers. It does not put money into vocational training, or
into attracting new, quality teachers that are trained in the areas that we
need the most, such as special education, science, and math. An untalented
lazy teacher with a MA in History and 15 years of sitting on there ass is
going to get paid more than a badly needed and gifted science teacher. This
is wrong because it is the children that suffer. 

 

MSD also was horribly dishonest with the public with the last levy to build
a new high school. 

 

MSD does not have the credibility with the public to run and win another
election with a 2/3 vote. And that is the real reason why they resist the
conciliation, and instead use smoke and mirrors by trying to get the public
to concentrate on attacking Gerry Weitz personally and trying to blame him
for their missteps and inappropriate actions for the last decade. 

 

Best,

 

Donovan

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