The yard signs are already
going up on the lawns of the
teachers, the liberals, and all
the people who have a financial
interest in passing the school
mill levy.
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The BEA (Teachers Union) has devoted a chunk of their web page to it - here's the link;
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Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the teachers earning a living, and I'm generally a union supporter, because I think this town needs every decent job it can acquire.
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The Billings Gazette website has attracted a lot of comments, and I'm not to popular over there.
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Why?
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Because for me, the answer is no.
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I will not support this levy.
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And I will give you my reasons for that;
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(1) We have been deceived in the past. The 'For the Kids' money didn't go to the kids.
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(2) The 'Hope & Change' economy we got from The Great Leader, The Messiah, The Protector of the Poor, President Obama has forced most of us to cut back, and we'll be in survival mode until we get him out of office, and until we can undo some of the damage he's causing. The community cannot afford it, especially my retired neighbors who are on fixed incomes.
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(3) When the board has very good advice, from financial guys like Jerry Hansen, they ignore it. I'm sure Mary Jo Fox considers herself a lot smarter than the board members, but IMO that has yet to be proven.
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(4) They claim to be out of money, and cut classes like Debate, and Latin. Yet they keep the pushover classes. Do our kids need to be taught 'Single Survival' or 'Lifetime Activities'?
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So, No means No.
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Here's the other side of the coin;
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My kids have never had a bad teacher at SD2. Especially at Broadwater Elementary.
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The teachers and staff have been great.
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I have graduated two now, with two more left to go. In my observations as a parent, I have noticed just one similarity among the students that do well - they have parents that take an interest in their education. Having HS classes that teach how to balance a checkbook, instead of advanced language classes seems like a district with it's priorities out of whack.
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Come on lurkers - time to step up - are you for, or against the levy, and why?
No way.
ReplyDeleteThe other Mark