[Vision2020] Stop Misleading Electorate

[Glenn Schwaller]

Mixed-up asks:  "By the way, anyone out there know how many
administrators NSA has?"

And this is important to "vast amounts of money being wasted in our
public schools" because???

Sheesh

GS



On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 4:07 PM, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:
> It's administrators who ensure that our public school district conforms to
> often nearly impossible-to-understand Federal guidelines, and without these
> administrators, this and every other school district in the United States is
> in danger of unintentional violation of Fed policy -- and risks falling
> behind not only Fed mandates, but behind other schools as well.  In a
> competitive, high-stakes, constantly changing public schools climate, I
> really think that we understand how important it is to make sure the ship is
> running as it ought to be, even if, to the uninformed, it appears to be a
> top-heavy picture.
>
> By the way, anyone out there know how many administrators NSA has?  Not
> "fellows," "Dons," or pirates, jet pilots, or superheroes, but
> administrators?  I think the school has about 200 students.  I wish someone
> could educate us on how many deans, directors, lead staff, and other
> higher-ups are on the school's payroll.
>
> Keely
> www.keely-prevailingwinds.com
>
>
>
>
>> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:37:17 -0700
>> From: vpschwaller at gmail.com
>> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Stop Misleading Electorate
>>
>> Well . . .. I'm going to venture a guess here (then do some digging so
>> don't be getting yer knickers in a twist) but I suspect, as many of
>> you "progressives" have spouted on here RE: University of Idaho, maybe
>> one needs to "look at the top". Funny how you don't seem to think
>> that pertains to K-12 schools.
>>
>> GS
>>
>> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>> > Courtesy of the "Letters" section of today's (May 21, 2010)
>> > Moscow-Pullman
>> > Daily News with a VERY special thanks to Tom Brandt.
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Stop misleading electorate
>> >
>> > By golly, it must be campaign time again. The old whipping boy has been
>> > trotted out into public square for his bi-annual flogging. That's right,
>> > it's those evil public schools ruining our country once again.
>> >
>> > Of course, our new local political wannabes have jumped up on the
>> > bandwagon. "We are spending a lot on education, but we're not getting
>> > much
>> > as a return," said David Klingenberg in his candidate bio. Ike Young
>> > one-upped Klingenberg by stating "There (are) vast amounts of money
>> > wasted
>> > in our public schools."
>> >
>> > Really? When was the last time either of you spent any amount of quality
>> > time in any school? I teach at Moscow High School, and I would love to
>> > have you come into my room and show me some of the "vast amounts of
>> > money"
>> > I'm wasting.
>> >
>> > It certainly can't be our building. The main part was built in the
>> > 1930s.
>> > How about our books? Nope. I don't even have enough books (which are six
>> > years old) for all of my students in one course. I have barely enough
>> > books for the second course (also six years old), and my statistics
>> > books
>> > are copyrighted 1999, many of them having lost their covers some time
>> > ago.
>> >
>> > How about the furniture? I've got a random assortment of three different
>> > styles of desks. Don't know how old they are, but they are functional.
>> > Incidentally, there was no furniture budget last year and there won't be
>> > one next year.
>> >
>> > We turn off our computers and peripherals at night to save electricity,
>> > and I even use chalk, partly because I like it, but also because it's a
>> > lot cheaper than markers.
>> >
>> > So, Klingenberg and Young, show me where my waste is. If you don't have
>> > any specific suggestions, stop misleading the electorate and find out
>> > what
>> > is really going on.
>> >
>> > Tom Brandt, Moscow
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > If anybody knows Mr. Brandt's email address, please pass it on to me,
>> > ok?
>> > I'd like to buy him a beer.
>> >
>> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
>> >
>> > Tom Hansen
>> > Moscow, Idaho
>> >
>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>> > change
>> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>> >
>> > - Unknown
>> >
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