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From: toml@oliveb.UUCP (Dave Long)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: school taxes
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Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 21:58:10 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 21:58:10 1984
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In article  bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) writes:
>It could be that some people don't feel they are getting their money's
>worth.  As long as we allow "professional educators" to run our school
>systems we won't get the quality of education we need to run a democracy.
>What we need is a complete overhaul of our public schools.  Reward the
>excellent; throw out the incompetent.  Bring back good, old-fashioned
>discipline to the classroom.  Make teachers and administrators accountable
>to the parents, not vice versa.

    No!  Make teachers and administrators accountable to the STUDENTS, not
to the parents or anyone else.  The students should decide how to run the
schools, because they are obviously the ones who can best decide what the
quality of education needed to run a democracy is, since they'll be running
it.  Remember: "In a democracy, people get the government they deserve".
    What is wrong with "professional educators" anyway?  Granted, I've had
my share of differences of opinion with teachers and administrators, but it
does not make them any different from the rest of the population.  Could you,
or somwone you know, do any better?  Public schools are just that: Public, so
they are set up to work best for the median of the student population.  If we
are talking about "fringies" here, I will give you that point, but then we do
not need to overhaul the entire school system.  We just need to set up some
fringe schools.
    Also, what do you mean by "Bring back good, old-fashioned discipline to
the classroom"?  I will wait for a reply, either by mail or netnews, as to
what you meant by that, before taking a chance on misinterpreting you.
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     -- Dave Long --
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