Posted By: disgusted in Okemos
Well, Okemos has spoken. (at least the 29% who gave a damn to vote)
It wants higher taxes and gadgets for teachers.
Plain and simple, the OEA and their loyal servants are running the district and by signing up 18 year olds at the high school to vote for the Bond just shows the lengths that they will go to to get their way. You just can't fight the machine. It is firmly entrenched here, and there are no checks and balances. If you disagree, you are NEGATIVE! What a thing to teach our kids. Just go along with the majority, never question anything.
We now have a school board member, Ms. Graham, who has been outspoken in her disdain for our traditional curriculum, but nobody seems to care. She was the "chosen one" and she blew away a more intellligent and thoughtful candidate who urged dialog and reason. It is no surprise the Montessori is now expanding. That was a done deal since 2004.
The school board is far more concerned with gathering up out-of- district kids at the expense of our children! I still haven't really heard a good argument as to "why". They have never really explained the cost in terms the general public could understand. Maybe they don't want to.
But nobody seems to care.
Strings will go and many other programs, but we can spend $600,000 to start up a NEW PROGRAM, one that is controversial and only benefits a small number of children!
INSANITY!
PEOPLE, GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF THE SAND!
Your children will have a computer to save files on and teachers will have Blackberrys and smart boards in boxes, but the extras that REALLY matter, such as music, gifted programs, etc. will be gone. And don't expect bus rides for your kids to and from their games plus pull out that wallet again to let them play their sport.
And we will have THREE superintendents to boot!
But then, you don't seem to care, so I guess why should I?