[Vision2020] Stop Misleading Electorate

[Tom Hansen]

Squalor stated:

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

For every tax-exempt entity (i.e. New Saint Andrews College), there exists
that much more of a tax burden borne by the tax-paying public.

Need to buy a vowel, gs?

Jeesh!

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


> 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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