09-26-2008, 01:29 PM
aprild,
Spending on some of the poorest performing schools in the nation are the highest, for example NYC and DC spend about 11,000 dollars per kid per annum. with little to show, while some places spend less than half with great results.
The empires that are built within many school districts are the problem. In Houston it was recently published, all the salaries of school personnel. you would not believe the number of people (not teachers) that make over 200K and 100K.
And I have to disagree with you on responsibility. It is the responsibility to do everything for your child. that includes teaching him to read and how to be a good and respectful neighbor / citizen.
If you try to hire that out, good luck.
The most important thing we can do for our children is to make them autodidactic and we must foster critical thinking so they can constantly challenge the status quo which is so often corrupt and just plain wrong.
Spending on some of the poorest performing schools in the nation are the highest, for example NYC and DC spend about 11,000 dollars per kid per annum. with little to show, while some places spend less than half with great results.
The empires that are built within many school districts are the problem. In Houston it was recently published, all the salaries of school personnel. you would not believe the number of people (not teachers) that make over 200K and 100K.
And I have to disagree with you on responsibility. It is the responsibility to do everything for your child. that includes teaching him to read and how to be a good and respectful neighbor / citizen.
If you try to hire that out, good luck.
The most important thing we can do for our children is to make them autodidactic and we must foster critical thinking so they can constantly challenge the status quo which is so often corrupt and just plain wrong.