tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post4883162362756538461..comments2023-11-03T00:46:46.649-07:00Comments on Electric City Weblog: 'Pomp and Circumstance' (For A Very Few)GeeGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-64738890955937680112007-05-17T12:59:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:59:00.000-07:00No...no... my remarks were somewhat snarky in post...No...no... my remarks were somewhat snarky in posting the amount of money being thrown at Montana education ----<BR/><BR/><I>Of course money is not the answer.</I> see: <BR/><BR/>1) <A HREF="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/ednotes71.cfm" REL="nofollow"><B>Rod Paige Confronts the Teachers Unions</A></B> By Elizabeth Smitham <BR/><BR/>".....<B> Teachers’ unions oppose plans</B> that empower parents to demand accountability and choice, <B>which they see as a threat to the jobs of underperforming teachers.</B> For the unions, many innovative reform proposals are just unacceptable."<BR/><BR/>2) <A HREF="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/RequiredReading.cfm" REL="nofollow">Required reading recommended</A>, especially <A HREF="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/hl822.cfm" REL="nofollow">Four Essential Principles for Education Success</A>.<BR/><BR/>Additionally, look at the moral fabric of those in charge of the schools. What do they value? Is there a problem with leadership failing to inspire the upcoming generations or is there, indeed, <B><A HREF="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Thought/fp9.cfm" REL="nofollow">A Moral Case</A></B> against government run schools?<BR/><BR/>What would happen if Helena Bureaucrats demanded School Choice implemented? What would happen to OPI?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-53565283784164125052007-05-17T11:45:00.000-07:002007-05-17T11:45:00.000-07:00Another hidden story in this is the drop in High S...Another hidden story in this is the drop in High School graduation requirements. With all the alternative ways of getting a diploma today the bar has been dropped significantly, so the statistics may be worse than they appear. I have a nephew who graduated from Skyline who is functionally illiterate. Couldn't write a note telling you how to take care of his dog if his life depended on it. All Skyline taught him was how to skate by for 3 years until he was old enough to skate by in the adult world flipping burgers.WolfPackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009306270609164133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-87115843626507307992007-05-17T10:15:00.000-07:002007-05-17T10:15:00.000-07:00I do not think money is the answer, because the pr...I do not think money is the answer, because the problem is motivation--which has to come from the family pushing and supporting the child. <BR/><BR/>I saw that when I went to school (Paris Gibson Junior High and Great Falls High in particular). I see it now in my daughter's school. There are way too many parents who do not give a damn. No rules (ie, bed times and nutrition needed for learning), no homework required, no help with school. It is hard to expect a kid to come up with his or her own motivation in that situation (although some do). <BR/><BR/>Which means we will always have a cyclical effect of some people who just do not care enough to succeed. We cannot force them to succeed. They will not do it alone. So that is what is passed from generation to generation.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, there probably is no answer, no way to "solve" the problem.free thoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504272311915037849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-2540838816301439712007-05-17T05:43:00.000-07:002007-05-17T05:43:00.000-07:00Hmmm.... I read the first post and then Geeguy's r...Hmmm.... I read the first post and then Geeguy's response.... and now I am wondering why a $30,000,000 tuition cost freeze and the loan forgiveness to attract teachers?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, a $140 million more for schools over the next two years makes sense now as well.<BR/><BR/>According to the Trib's report from the Legislative Fiscal Division<BR/><BR/>Quote: <BR/><BR/>SCHOOLS:<BR/> — About $140 million more for schools over the next two years<BR/> — Optional all-day kindergarten<BR/> — A teacher loan repayment program of up to $3,000 per year to help schools facing staff shortages to attract teachers<BR/> — A freeze on college tuition, at a cost of about $30 millionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-18067659545441018342007-05-17T04:57:00.000-07:002007-05-17T04:57:00.000-07:00So, what's the solution?Wait. It's coming to me......So, what's the solution?<BR/><BR/>Wait. It's coming to me...<BR/><BR/>More money for Education!GeeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-58483158204134111422007-05-17T04:23:00.000-07:002007-05-17T04:23:00.000-07:00Great post. It would be interesting to compare th...Great post. <BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to compare the real numbers to homeschooled children in Montana because I am often hearing how homeschoolers do so much better than the OPI efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com