I pay a lot of money to send my son to private school. The public schools in my district are just not all that good, you know.
The most galling thing is, the local school district spends MORE tax dollars per student than my son’s private school tuition (even as high as that is). And many of the surrounding counties spend even MORE.
But every classroom now has a "smart board" -even though my kids are not taught their multiplication facts or history. As long as the classroom "looks good" and has the latest technology -that'll fool 'em. A blackboard and a piece of chalk would work just as well -but don't think you can convince a government worker that fact. I noticed our supers all have blackberries and cellphones and trips to conferences in other states. Gov't workers simply don't realize basic financial business economics. They are sure that all white collar workers have free cell phones, blackberries, laptops, and paid family vacations (conferences), along with summers off.
And yes, I just said “supers” with an “s” on the end. I earlier posted that I am in a rural county district with one High School. The layers of beaurocracy that are continuously added to the school systems just DO NOT STOP.
If money was the solution, then inner city Atlanta schools would be the top in the country. However, the are about the worst.
Money is what libs have been saying for years and years. The schools have been getting more money now then ever, and they are failing students more now then ever.