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.<br>
<br>!. 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.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>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.<br><br>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<br>
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.<br><br>w.<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Courtesy of KHQ at:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:18px;white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/aof5dmk" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/aof5dmk</a></span></div>
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<font size="3"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Hagadone shifted donation to secret Idaho ed group</span></font></h3><p></p><p style="margin:12px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin:12px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin:12px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">On Aug. 14, the PAC returned Hagadone's $15,000, according to records filed with the Idaho secretary of state's office.</span></p>
<p style="margin:12px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin:12px 0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Hagadone didn't immediately return an e-mail on Thursday seeking comment on his campaign spending.</span></p></div><div>------------------------------------<br>
<img src="cid:2C25CB6C-F91F-4294-9565-06F2FFA78C70" alt="image.jpeg" height="222" width="330"><br><div>Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>"Moscow Cares"</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com" target="_blank">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></div>
<div> </div><div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"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!)."</div>
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