[Vision2020] You can run, but you can't hide . . .

[Art Deco]

This entire dispute from the beginning and continuing on in its absurd,
agonizing way is an example of why our current political system and cast of
characters is so badly out of touch with reality, so dysfunctional, and
probably is almost unfixable.

!.  There is no doubt that computers, online instruction, etc can be
designed to greatly assist in the achieving important educational goals,
and there are many good reasons for this.  Even those opposed to Luna's
approach have cited here on this forum some good/effective programs.

2.  There is no doubt that well trained, committed teachers are an
indispensable element in achieving important educational goals.  I know
from experience that even the brightest learners need help, guidance, and
encouragement/motivation to succeed let alone the average and disadvantaged
students.

It is not hard to find out which computer aided instruction works.  It is
not hard to find which teachers and teaching techniques are the most
effective.

So, why can't all of us concerned with providing a high quality public
education and the obvious benefits that it would have for the future of our
country have a rational discussion based on known, ongoing, or needed
research and come to some consensus about how to proceed instead of having
a polarized, money driven, special
interests (yes, both sides are special interests) produce an ugly cat fight
where the losers will be our children and the future of our country.

w.



On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Courtesy of KHQ at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/aof5dmk
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Hagadone shifted donation to secret Idaho ed group
>
> BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Amid a campaign secrecy dustup, millionaire Idaho
> businessman Duane Hagadone took back money from a group that was reporting
> it publicly and gave it to another that fought to keep its donors hidden.
>
> On Aug. 6, Hagadone gave $15,000 to Yes for Education, a political action
> committee campaigning to preserve public schools chief Tom Luna's education
> overhaul at the ballot box Nov. 6.
>
> On Aug. 14, the PAC returned Hagadone's $15,000, according to records
> filed with the Idaho secretary of state's office.
>
> Weeks later, on Sept. 24, he gave $15,000 to Education Voters of Idaho, a
> group that sought to keep its contributors secret but was forced by a judge
> Wednesday to reveal financiers, including Hagadone.
>
> Hagadone didn't immediately return an e-mail on Thursday seeking comment
> on his campaign spending.
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> Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>
>
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Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
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