Public School Waste

The problem is they do not spend the money wisely. They do not need more money, they just need to use what they have wisely. They focus on all wrong things. But then that is just one more reason why I homeschool (more of a virtual school). My son is in kindergarten and he is learning things most public school kids do not touch til the second grade.

I think this sort of thing has been happening for a very long time. Years ago back when I was still in school I lived in a small town. There was another small town about 6 miles away. Both towns each had their own elementary and jr. high schools but each town shared the same highschool and still do as far as I know. Just before my 8th grade shcool year, each of these towns decided that they wanted to build a new jr. high. A bill was sent out to increase taxes in order to make funding for this possible. The people of both towns decided that a new building was not necessary, hence the bill did not pass for either town. A year later, we had a bad snow storm after which a few minor repairs were needed for one of the jr. highs. Seizing their opportunity, both towns immediately closed their jr. highs and moved all the students into temporary modular buildings which they set up on the highschool grounds. They then made a statement declaring that both jr. high school buildings were ready to be condemned and unsafe for people to be in them. Shortly after that, they circulated the same bill, which this time passed as people naturally feared for their children sitting in an "unsafe" building while attending class. These 2 towns now also share the same jr. high, which is an impressive state of the arch building built next to the highschool. The kicker? Those "ready to be condemned, unsafe" old jr. high buildings opened up immediately after the bill passed and were used to for various things such as a video rental place in one room, the gymnasium was used for a community gym, the cafeteria was used for various community events, and many of the other classrooms were frequently used for various events of one form or another. I find it pretty funny to use an unsafe building for so many things that require people to come and go from it.

Wow. That's funny. They're embarrassed about being watched during practice, but they are watched by everyone during pep rallies and games, so what's the difference? That's just silly, and I don't buy it. Yes, there should be a report. The problem that I see with public schools, though, is the standardized tests. Think about this. The higher your school's test scores are, the more funding your school gets for books, supplies, and various other things. The lower your school's test scores are, the less funding you get. To me, it seems like the kids with the lower test scores need more funding for new books, etc. Why should we hold the students accountable for the entire school's performance? It sounds like a problem that falls on the teachers' and administration's shoulders. I'm not saying that there aren't students out there that just don't try to do better, because there are, but if you're an elementary student who attends a school with an empty feild for a playground, with maybe a tether ball poll without the ball attached (I have seen this in the town I live in), and on the way home riding on the bus you pass a school with brand new equipment just because the students made better test scores, well, wouldn't you get a little jaded and stop caring a bit about school, as well? I know I would. Anyway, not only should funding go toward continuing education for teachers (and administration I might add), these same teachers should themselves be required to take their own standardized tests every few years. It's about accountability. My mom is a teacher, and I know she would be in favor of this idea.