Dear Readers,
Right now there is a mail-in only election going on in my neck of the woods. There's only one question on the ballot. Vote yes for a 5% school district budget increase or vote no to keep the budget the way it is. I'm voting no.
This is a tough vote for me. I know some people that teach there and they say the class sizes are getting bigger. Also, Arizona is not a very good state for teachers' salaries. Teaching is one of the hardest jobs out there. I think Arizona teachers should get paid more in Arizona. Teachers often end up spending their own money on classroom supplies. I sympathize with these teachers, and I sympathize with the students trapped in failing public schools. But throwing more money at the problem isn't the solution. The solution is to cut administrative costs, or to abandon public schools altogether and educate our young in some other way.
Well... honestly I think that the public school model is broken, or at least severely damaged, and that we ought to do what we can to switch kids over to private schools, parochial schools, charter schools, home schools and apprenticeships.
I'm voting no. That doesn't make me a bad person, does it?
Sincerely,
Telemoonfa
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I agree Mr. Telemoonfa,
Giving more money to any establishment doesn't guarantee a single thing. It's a lazy charity at best.
Usually that money is spent to benefit the ones directly receiving it rather than the outcome it's intended for.
Think of a farmer. Give him more money and the quality of life for his cows don't dramatically increase. He doesn't spend money on warm cow blankets, more comfortable milking machines or higher grade cow feed. No, the farmer will more than likely add comforts to his job, a better steering tractor or super fibered NASA work gloves made of moon cloth.
No, throwing money at something is generally a gamble and the house always wins.
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