Kai,<br> <br> Again, it sounds to me like you are more concerned about easing the plight of those in the agriculture and farming industry then what is the most efficient and productive way for children to get an education.<br> <br> You stated that;<br> <br> <font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><font style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);" size="2">"Farm work doesn't pay a whole lot, most adults won't do it and kids fill a much needed gap."</font><br> <br> <font size="2">Why would you want children's work experience to be limited to one field that most adults are not willing to do and pays so little? Why can't school children concentrate on their school work and a field of work they want to experience?<br> <br> I don't propose to have a solution to the problems of the agricultural business, but I am not a businessman or an agricultural person and I am sure there are people in this field smarter than I that can solve that problem. But I
don't think we should design our school system and instruction around an idea that wastes taxpayer dollars to suit the needs of one group of businesses. It should meet the needs of the children first, then the taxpayer, and then all businesses and industry equally, so far as they go to help the child's education and work experience.<br> <br> I think limiting kids to one field is denying them a world of opportunities. But I do agree with you that work experience before graduating is a crucial and often missing element to obtain a good education.<br> <br> Best Regards,<br> <br> DJA</font><br> <br> <br> </font><br><b><i>Kai Eiselein <fotopro63@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style=""><div class="RTE"><br><br></div> <div class="RTE">Donovan,</div> <div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">A lot of it
depends on weather, there is no set time frame that a year round school would require.</font></div> <div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">When its time time cut, farmers cut like hell. I've seen times when we've gone through harvest with very little rain and other times when it seems to rain the day after it dries out enough to cut.</font></div> <div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">The same holds true for haying, its not just a matter of cutting and baling. If its too wet it can mold or even light a barn on fire (If its not salted well) Too dry and alfalfa loses its leaves, leaving the less nutritious stems.</font></div> <div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">Then there is the other work, pulling and spraying weeds, readying equipment, repairing winter/spring damaged roads so grain trucks can get to and from fields without breaking
an axle. The list of chores is endless.</font></div> <div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">Would a farmer's money be better spent on having a teenager do the "grunt" work or have his hired hand/mechanic pull weeds rather than inspect/repair equipment?</font></div> <div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">Farm work doesn't pay a whole lot, most adults won't do it and kids fill a much needed gap.</font></div> <div class="RTE"> <hr color="#a0c6e5" size="1"> </div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(160, 198, 229); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">From: <i>Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com></i><br>To: <i>Kai Eiselein <fotopro63@hotmail.com>, vision2020@moscow.com</i><br>Subject: <i>Re: [Vision2020] year round
school</i><br>Date: <i>Wed, 24 May 2006 22:42:11 -0700 (PDT)</i><br> </font><div></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><br><span class="232212921-23052006"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">"What will farmers do without the summer help. You know, like driving truck, bucking hay...that sort of thing?</font></span><span class="232212921-23052006"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"> Hire "guest workers"?"-- Kai Eiselein<br> <br> Kai,<br> <br> I misunderstood you. I thought when you asked "What will farmers do without the summer help" if children were in school during summer, you were concerned about the farmers not having children for labor, not that children were losing valuable work experience. If that was your point, you should have brought that up, instead mentioning your grief for
the farmers. <br> <br>I am 100% in agreement that all children should be taught real life and working experience in their yearly education, and it would increase their chances of survival and success in life. However, I fail to understand;<br> <br> 1) Why this cannot be done <div></div>with year round school?<br> 2) Why exclude this experience to just what can be learned on a farm during the summer?<br> <br> <br> Best Regards,<br> <br> Donovan J Arnold <br> </font></span><br> <br> <br> <br><b><i>Kai Eiselein <fotopro63@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote: </font><blockquote class="replbq" style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div> <div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family:
tahoma,sans-serif;">Free, Donovan????</font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">I think not, my daughter was helping with harvest when she was in third grade and earning money. I guess learning the value of work and that cash doesn't magically appear from mom and dad's wallet isn't a lesson?</font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">She understands how equipment works, engines run, can build a bookshelf and can lay down a decent weld, Donovan. And that's not learning? </font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family:
tahoma,sans-serif;">Oh, and lets not bring in the market animals she bought and raised with the money she earned. I guess </font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">learning about profit and loss (Yes she lost money on a couple) and how to keep financial records doesn't count in the greater scheme of things.</font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">She's had the same part-time job for three years, how many high school kids can say the same?</font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size:
11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">There are valuable things to learn outside of a classroom, Donovan, something school can't give.... practical experience.</font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> </font><div class="RTE"><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">Maybe student test scores would be higher if they had to use what they learned in real-life.. before graduating. </font></div> <div></div><font style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">_____________________________________________________<br>List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
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