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At its meeting tonight, the Clayton school board delayed Clayton Superintendent Edmond Heatley's proposal to release students early every Wednesday to create teacher planning time.
The board's vote to delay seems a wise course of action given the abbreviated timeline for the dramatic shift in the school schedule.
Under the proposal that Heatley unveiled to the board eight days ago, elementary schools would be release 60 minutes early, middle schools would be released 75 minutes early and high schools would be released 90 minutes early.
Clayton parents argued it was crazy to spring this change on them just days before classes resume. Clayton students return to class Aug. 13.
Heatley ought to have consulted his counterpart in DeKalb. DeKalb's Cheryl Atkinson found similar parental resistance when she floated three calendar options that all included a Wednesday early release. Even thought Atkinson put forth her proposals in April, DeKalb parents complained that it was too short notice to change the 2012-2013 calendar.
As Clayton board member Jessie Gorrie said, "With parents, the first complaint they have is the loss of instructional time. "[Arranging] after-school supervision for their children is a second concern."
Other relevant questions were raised by Sid Chapman, president of the Clayton County Education Association: "The overall feeling is that there wasn't enough input and time to work out the details…The big question is how will it affect the students and is there enough instructional time? Would that really be beneficial to the students? How will it affect families in terms of kids being released from school that early?"
In an interview with the AJC prior to tonight's meeting, Heatley seemed confident the early release would happen, saying, 'If we have to delay a month, we'll delay a month."
Not sure Clayton parents will be any happier with the idea in a month.
"The issues is not whether professional development is needed," Valencia Stovall told the board. "The issue is how it was presented to stakeholders."
Board members then debated how to respond, including whether they even had the authority to block the plan. After consulting the board's legal counsel, members concluded they could block Heatley's plan if they used their authority over the district's strategic goal of involving the community in decision-making.
Heatley said he plans to hold public meetings about the issue soon and then announce whether he will move forward with the plan.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
August 6th, 2012
11:19 pm
Are all the superintendents in this area clueless?
August 6th, 2012
11:20 pm
If the school systems want more time for planning and professional development for the teachers then the system needs to PAY for it in terms of increased salary for the teachers. Already teachers salary it the first thing cut, in terms of furlough days, when the budget needs cutting. So now the administrators realize that is not a good thing overall for education, so instead of decreasing teacher furlough days they want to decrease student instructional time. Ridiculous!!
August 7th, 2012
12:23 am
"Loss of instructional time." One hour a week– on Wednesdays. This is so funny. What it's really about is the loss of babysitting time. That's the problem. School is more babysitting and daycare than learning and growing. Teaching in Clayton County Schools is like teaching in the 'hood. I'll be honest– I can't do it. If I'm going to be in a combat zone, I should get premium pay. That's why I work overseas. The job is shack and the students and parents are HORRIBLE, but the pay is great.
Parents crying over one hour week. They can't deal with getting shorted one hour of babysitting a week. Babysitting is why the children don't know anything. The way I see it, if I'm going to have to deal with children who can't read, write, add, or spell, I might as well deal with it overseas. At least I don't have to deal with nasty, ghetto, hoodish attitudes. I don't have to look at nasty thugs with their pants down to the ankles- like something out of a cartoon. Teenaged girls dressed like prostitutes on the street. Don't walk down the hallway of a Clayton County middle or high school. It was dreadful 10 years ago when I had the misfortune of "teaching" at one of their superthug middle schools. I was almost committed by the end of the year. True story– some years ago I had to attend a meeting that was taking place at one of their middle schools. I noticed all of the students taking their lunch trays and lining up to go somewhere. I asked one of the teachers what was going on. She said that the school was on lockdown. Lockdown? What's that? Apparently all the students had to eat lunch in the classrooms because there was a big food fight the day before. The sight of that was incredible. Lines of students walking down the hallway like prisoners because they couldn't behave like normal people. The school operates on lockdown– like prison. The only thing missing is a tall fence around the school. They already have cameras and guards ("school resource officers"). That's CCPS for ya.
August 7th, 2012
12:49 am
Clayton County needs to open a search for a New Superintendent..This one seems to have serious issues with time management. Surely, this was not a well
thought out plan at ALL. After the many years of struggle with that school system, one would surely think all of its issues would be resolved by now.
Why is that the African American children must pay the ultimate price of failure, for such poor Leadership at every turn in their education?
August 7th, 2012
1:36 am
Private schools and catholic schools all get out one day a week, usually wednesday an hour early so the teachers can have meetings and training. Parents are encouraged this is the time for you to take your kid to any doctor or dentist appointments so they don,t miss school. The over involved parents of these schools love it. If they need child care they either pay for the after school program, have a nanny pick up their kid or arrange for thir kid to go on a play date.
August 7th, 2012
4:30 am
But what's "reasonable" got to do with many local BOE decisions?
In Richmond County, the local BOE moved principals last week- with schools' opening next Monday.
August 7th, 2012
5:31 am
Who cares?
August 7th, 2012
6:33 am
Does Heatley read the paper? I am guessing no. The reaction to Atkinson's proposal should have been a big red flag to him. Similar parent and student populations.
August 7th, 2012
7:02 am
Why are these decisions not made in the spring for implementation the following year? Why the last minute shake ups? What, did Heatley just wake up one day last week and say, 'I've got it! We'll let the kids out early on Wednesdays!" There are arrangements that have to be made for child care, even if it's staffing after-care at the schools. And I wonder where the funds for extra pay for after care workers will come from, if it's offered at CC elementary schools.
My other issue is- releasing high schoolers an hour and half earlier just gives them that much more unsupervised time to get into trouble. Not all of them, of course. But, let's face it, teens don't generally have the self-discipline to use that extra time to study, get a job, even help out around the house. Walton has early release on Wednesdays, but the school also uses that time for clubs and other enrichment activities. And, I'm sure there are Walton kids getting into mischief as well.
August 7th, 2012
8:01 am
Teachers often complain about not being able to teach students who aren't there — a complaint that when the child is absent, they can't be expected to teach them; yet, here we are listening to teachers advocating for less instructional time.
We hear complaints on this blog all the time about not enough instructional time for late and tardy kids but that isn't ever the issue when a proposal is put forth to shorten the teacher's working day.
My childrens' teachers required us to pick up our kids BEFORE they were supposed to be let out of school and they would be furious if we picked them up on time…and then later I'd see them shopping at Target.
I feel Mary Elizabeth (a blogger here) wouldn't do that but many APS teachers do.
Make up your minds, APS teachers. Either instructional time is important or it isn't.
It can't just be unimportant when it lets you out of work an hour early.
August 7th, 2012
8:04 am
Holly Jones, you ask a good, honest question "Why the last minute shake ups?"
Because they hoped to sneak a fast one on you. THey hoped you'd be distracted from watching the Olympics and getting ready for school and hoped you wouldn't notice and not object. If they did it over the Spring, most parents would notice and would protest in bigger numbers, which would make the news and it would be sure to show a lack of support for this idiotic idea.
Repulsive, isn't it?
August 7th, 2012
8:07 am
Too quick. Although teachers sure could use that time for planning, ESPECIALLY elementary teachers, who, if they are lucky, get 25-35 minutes per day, you can't pull that out at the last minute. I think elementary should have the longest Wednesday planning, by the way. High- and middle school already get a large planning block daily. Now, the Dekalb plan was presented in PLENTY of time.
Parents need to always have a Plan B, but so many don't have a Plan A.
August 7th, 2012
8:10 am
To seen it all, your comment is a disgrace and a slap in the face to the men and women overseas in real combat zones. You said ""Loss of instructional time." One hour a week– on Wednesdays. This is so funny. What it's really about is the loss of babysitting time. That's the problem. School is more babysitting and daycare than learning and growing. Teaching in Clayton County Schools is like teaching in the 'hood. I'll be honest– I can't do it. If I'm going to be in a combat zone, I should get premium pay"
Men and women overseas is REAL combat zones get real bullets and bombs shot and thrown at them and they really die and lose limbs. THey do it for LESS than a teacher's salary and they work 12 months a year without seeing their families and in 100 degree plus heat…and guess what… they don't get off an hour early on Wednesday to "plan."
Your attitude about teaching and the profession and the children is deplorable.
…and by the way…even though the women work in extremem danger — we don't get combat pay. The men do but not the women. How's that for fair? Yet, they don't have a blog to complain about how much they hate their job and everything that goes with it…and the pay ain't great.
August 7th, 2012
8:14 am
I see a lot of posters who think that schools should not be babysitting services and that the school should set whatever schedule they want and parents should adapt to it. I hate to tell you, but it is the majority of families now where BOTH parents work. It is rarer to see the old 50's style family where dad works and mom is home, barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen, and takes care of the children, and is there whenever they need her.
NOw, whenever the school makes these changes, parents have to scramble to patch together child care at these odd times when schools are out – that includes teacher work days, but also includes thaos frequent breaks that now are taking the place of summer vacation. There are numerous options that have been developed for summer vacation – camps and such, but not as many for week-long breaks, and VERY few for Wednesday afternoon off. This is especially true for older kids 10-16.
Schools should think of parents when they make these decisions.
August 7th, 2012
8:17 am
Catlady, you said about parents "Parents need to always have a Plan B, but so many don't have a Plan A."
I know you know Appalachia country, well let me tell you a few things about Atlanta.
My friend, someone with a Masters degree, was out of a job. He got a job at Target stocking shelves for a pittance for the maximum number of hours allowed, 30, which means, they didn't want to pay him benefits. He worked with women, black mothers who were doing the same work he was. After their 30 hours at Target, some went to Wal-Mart to do the same thing. In other words, working two jobs. Who was watching the kids? Usually grandma or a cousin or a friend, all piece mealing the child-care together.
It's unfair to criticize all parents as lazy dead-beats who don't have plan A.
Many cannot afford plan A or B.
Just like the poster who says how easy the Catholic school parents have it, they send the nanny or pay for more after care or jsut go on a play date — all of that costs money. Money is what most people don't have, just like in Appalachia.
Just like all teachers are not the same.
All parents are not the same, either.
August 7th, 2012
8:35 am
I attended public schools well over twenty years ago. I don't EVER recall getting as many days out of school as the kids do now? Every time I blink my son tells me he's out for this break or that planning day…. May I ask what the heck are the summer months used for? I mean to my knowledge everyone else works twelve months a year. Perhaps, the educators who stress to the student to use their time wisely, should follow their own advice!
August 7th, 2012
8:45 am
"But, let's face it, teens don't generally have the self-discipline to use that extra time to …get a job…"
Who's hiring for one or two hours once a week?
August 7th, 2012
8:53 am
You wouldn't tolerate this from a private day-care provider.
And Mountain Man, the barefoot and pregnant comment is insulting to every couple who by whatever means makes is possible for one spouse to be home (including doing without). If you understood the economics of government spending, Federal Reserve-caused dollar devaluation, and other factors you would understand that full employment in a household has more been FORCED by the government than a voluntary choice for all involved.
August 7th, 2012
9:18 am
A better idea: the first school I worked in had teams of teachers, and once a month each team of four had the ENTIRE DAY off to plan, as a team. Kids still came to school, but everyone in the school held some sort of class (everyone – principal, cafeteria workers, librarians), and the kids rotated through each class (cooking, art, PE, whatever, like a SEM-model).
This day was invaluable. Because it was all day (not a measly hour), we could plan long-term as a team, have any PD we needed and also plan as individuals. This time was absolutely precious.
Want to be innovative? Stop thinking so small.
August 7th, 2012
9:32 am
Don't you just KNOW that some of the same parents who complain about "loss of instructional time" let their kids watch 20-25 hours of television a week?
August 7th, 2012
9:46 am
School should be Monday-Thursday start times can begin between 7:30am and 8:00am and end between 5:30pm and 6:00pm. There will be no need for after school care. Athletic, tutorials and extra curricular can be the last period of the day. Fridays could be used for makeup days, teachers training and planning days as needed. By using this method the money saved by using school buses 4 days a week instead of 5 days would be a great benefit. Also, how much learning is done on Fridays anyway?
August 7th, 2012
9:47 am
This is the same Sid Chapman who worked to abolish a teacher's right to remove a severely disruptive child from the classroom? And teachers in the Clayton County Education Association want to know why discipline is out of control?
August 7th, 2012
9:48 am
Regardless of whether I support the change or not, this is actually a perfect article that reinforces the notion that mature organizations (i.e., schools) rear change and will resist change at every turn. Traditional public schools have no ability to make any kind of change, albeit easily.
Thank you for confirming what we all know about our outdated public education system!
August 7th, 2012
10:03 am
Florida has been using early-release Wednesdays for staff development for years. A lot of good it has done them. The kids coming out of their schools are dumb as stumps!
August 7th, 2012
10:05 am
What about early dismissal for middle and HS only? Those children do not need child care.
August 7th, 2012
10:07 am
Heatley had more red flags raised on him than you'd find in Red Square on May Day. Yet this board, in its INFINITE wisdom, hired him anyway.
If Clayton parents were REALLY concerned, they'd be less worried about an hour on Wednesdays and MUCH more worried about the teaching conditions Heatley is creating M-F. No, not because of the teachers, but because the teaching conditions are directly related to YOUR CHILD'S learning conditions (but somehow in our rush to "blame the teacher" most have forgotten that irrefutable fact.)
August 7th, 2012
10:11 am
@HoneyFern School: Now that's a good idea. Maybe you have substitutes, so it costs a little more. Maybe involved parents can contribute a day here or there in a support role, with sufficient notice.
You have to wonder what is really behind Heatley's move. The "planning" story is somewhat plausible, but doesn't explain the last-minute timing.
August 7th, 2012
10:13 am
"Lines of students walking down the hallway like prisoners because they couldn't behave like normal people."
Yet Sid Chapman worked to abolish the teacher's right to remove a severely disruptive student from the room? Was that to benefit the teachers and students in the Clayton County Education Association or was that to make life easier for ADMINISTRATORS who don't want to deal with discipline problems?
Yet teachers still use this as their voice to represent them?
Isn't that like a chicken saying, "That PETA is so radical; I think I'll let Truett Cathy be my advocate for better conditions; he seem much more reasonable."
Sometimes, you get what you FULLY and RICHLY deserve.
August 7th, 2012
10:22 am
It's clayco..it isn't like the kids were learning inside the classroom anyway…
August 7th, 2012
10:27 am
Heatley is one horrible superintendent. Why in the world did then chairperson Alieka Anderson and current chairperson Pam Adamson lead the charge to hire this cat from Cali? MACE got out there with picket signs, warning them not to hire this man. But, noooooooooooo, the board members listened to Glenn Brock, "education attorney" (as he calls himself) with the school board. Yes, Brock brought him, another brilliant product of the Eli Broad Foundation. Two years in the classroom. A former Drill Sargeant. By the way, can't school board members use Google? How hard was it to find that Heatley had major problems in Chino Valley, California? It took me about two minutes max. Ha! I have written about Edmond Heatley extensively.
August 7th, 2012
10:29 am
Top public school priorities (in descending order):
1) Free child care
2) Education
August 7th, 2012
10:31 am
@ Beverly Fraud: You are so right about the teaching conditions. Our mantra at MACE is this: "You can't have good learning conditions until you first have good teaching conditions." It's basic theories like this that Edmond Heatley apparently has a fundamental and systematic lack of understanding. He seems to want to treat professional educators like some 18 year olds coming into Marine Boot Camp.
August 7th, 2012
10:47 am
Atlanta Mom, you said "What about early dismissal for middle and HS only? Those children do not need child care."
Middle schoolers don't need child care? You really let your eleven year old go home alone?
August 7th, 2012
10:48 am
Looking at places like Clayton, and the decisions they make, can you really blame those (like some in the charter school and voucher crowd) who want to manipulate the law (possibly even circumvent the law) to take advantage of their tax dollars in such a way that allows them to avoid the dysfunctional educational monolith?
August 7th, 2012
10:56 am
@Trisha, there are some who want to learn; and some who want to teach. But as much as we blame the "teachers' union" for making life to cushy for teachers, the "teachers' union" here actually worked to ABOLISH the right of teachers to remove severely disruptive students from the class-even for a day!
Yes the TEACHERS' UNION actually did that!
But did teachers complain about that? Are they even aware of it? As much as "we the people" like to play "blame the teacher" there truly ARE some things you can blame the teacher for.
And in this case, the clayco teacher who is a member of CCEA who complains about discipline problems and poor teaching conditions ought to look at themselves in the mirror.
As for the poor clayco child who wants to learn, about the one thing they can look in the mirror and say is "One day this will all be over; l need to learn as much as I can so I can CHOOSE to be somewhere other than here when I grow up."
August 7th, 2012
11:03 am
"create teacher planning time."
Just more signs/confirmations of Clayton Countys continuing incompetence. Thats parents, teachers, politicians, students, adminstrators etc. They are all in it together.
August 7th, 2012
11:18 am
Dr. John Trotter @10:27 am – Sir, of just what little I have read recently about Mr.Heatley so far. I am inclined to agree with your position. Mr.Heatley seems to be an accident looking for some place to happen. Right now, it appears to be in Clayton County. The Clayton County school system is the last place in Georgia that should have more incompetent Leadership at the school systems helm. Mr Heatly's, military style of management and leadership may have been the overriding reason for his selection, I would suspect.. That kind of Leadership will only further provoke confrontation with Teachers and Parents alike. I am not going to comment on the Dysfunction of the always contentious Board members who have personal agendas of their own, that is also in the mix here. Ultimately, it will be the Students of Clayton County who will reap the Failure of ALL involved.
What is needed and required in Clayton County, is a competent educator that has REAL LEADERSHIP skills and proven effective school system management qualities foremost. My question to the selection committee, Board members and parents, " Have you ever heard of GOOGLE?"
His most recent decision and the handling of it does not BODE WELL for Leadership that inspires confidence at ALL going forward. This was a classic example of LEADER not prepared for the JOB at hand.
Starting a new search NOW, is an idea that should be given serious consideration, before the real issues of POOR LEADERSHIP are put more on display for all to see. There is nothing wrong in admitting to a MISTAKE and an error in judgement, the problem comes about, when you know it and DO NOTHING ABOUT IT!
August 7th, 2012
11:20 am
Prinde and Joy: I agree with you Middle and HS do need child care. I would not send my 12 yr old home alone not in these times. They should have thought about this some time ago so that the parents can make arrangements for this. Back in my day they had teacher planning time after school or before school. Mddle and HS students to not have to be in school around 8:30 they could start there teacher's planning before school. People making the decision don't take parents into consideration when they are make these decision.. I am all for teacher planning time. But we need to come up with a better way. Taking time away from these students learning. Yes I said learning there are a lot of students that are really doing this.
August 7th, 2012
11:31 am
"Mr Heatly's, military style of management and leadership may have been the overriding reason for his selection, I would suspect."
@Bernie, if so how completely ironic that Heatley is apparently SPINELESS when it comes to discipline is his school district?
August 7th, 2012
11:48 am
Beverly Fraud @ 11:31 am – Your comment completely missed the point. But seeing many of your comments posted here, its not an unusual occurrence.
August 7th, 2012
11:52 am
Clayton County Public Schools-DEFINITELY one of The Four Horsemen of the Incompetence.
August 7th, 2012
11:58 am
@Bernie, explain specifically how it misses the point. If they brought a person in for his "military style" how is it NOT ironic that his system has let discipline go COMPLETELY out of control.
Please explain how that is NOT ironic.
August 7th, 2012
2:04 pm
Just to set the record straight……….State BOE dropped this new style curriculum in the laps of all Ga. School districts this summer…..
Just to set the record straight……….Common Core is huge and potentially a saving grace to public education…..
Just to set the record straight……….Regardless of who the Superintendent is or was going to be these days and times in society would have mandated the cuts and decisions being blamed of Heatley…….
Just to set the record straight……….the only factual thing said is Heatley's climate changing leadership style…. Change is good and needed.. Passive leadership needs to stay at the nursery…
Just to set the record straight……….John Trotter is a lunatic and all that follow him are like the Island of Misfits remember the broken toys and their destination in the Christmas Story.lol
Just to set the record straight………. Really now really is 1-1.5 hours on Wednesday going to devistate our communities…. mis educate our children …..cause the type of hardships that you all are screaming I got 2 children in school and I'm going to make it happen… Now what I am going to do is monitor this new style of educating..
Just to set the record straight…… I bet 100000000.oo to 1 non of the Bloggers will ever go into the schools or classrooms and witness the new Core Curriculum way of doing business…. Bunch of Loser type losers who talk and don't hold nobody accountable….. Talk trash when Core Curriculm training doesn't work….
Just to set the record staraight…
August 7th, 2012
3:27 pm
@Bernie? Bernie?
August 7th, 2012
3:30 pm
It's been my experience that, whenever anybody begins their comments with a qualifier such as "To set the record straight…" we're about to read a point of view that has little to do with setting the record straight. Sort of like hearing, "With all due respect…" when the next comment is anything but respectful.
August 7th, 2012
3:48 pm
@Just maybe the problem is that someone like John Trotter who said "You can't have good learning conditions until you have good teaching conditions" who has called out Superintendents such as Beverly Hall and Crawford Lewis as being "gangsta" (YEARS before the AJC was willing to) is considered a "lunatic."
Not sure how being right on Hall, right on Lewis, right on cheating, and right on discipline leads one to be labeled a "lunatic" but then again, this is public education we are talking about.
August 7th, 2012
3:49 pm
Bernie? Bernie?
August 7th, 2012
4:57 pm
Pride and Joy-I appreciate what you are saying. However, I still think all parents have to keep a running Plan A and Plan B if they have children. Now, once the school publishes its schedule, it should keep to it (barring a flake of snow, of course). But, ultimately, parents have to provide care for their children. That's not a good or a bad, it is just being a PARENT.
August 7th, 2012
5:29 pm
After spending 12 years with CCPS, nothing surprises me anymore! Expect the unexpected!
August 7th, 2012
6:03 pm
catlady, having a plan A and a plan B is always a good idea whether you are a parent or not, especially when dealing with money but we parents have few options.
There isn't an optin for Plan B.
Let me explain:
When our children get sick, we are not supposed to send them to school until 24 hours after their fever has subsided.
I work and get paid by the hour. I have no benefits. there are no "sick days" for me or my husband who is in the same situation. So we stay home with our child when we can but we suffer. I cannot call off a meeting with my client — I'd be fired.
We hire babysitters – they get sick too and they aren't available on a moment's notice. I am also part of the sandwich generatoin, taking care of my parents and my own children. They are often sick too and are very frail and old.
So what do you do when your child is sick? there is no option B and many times no option A.
Yet, I am the lucky one. I make a solid middle class salary. Many aren't so lucky.
They go hand to mouth. They cannot afford child care. They have latch key kids.
do you know who Don Lemon is? He is a black TV journalist. His mother could not afford child care and while whe worked Don and his siblings was left in the care of his grandmother, who was old and frail and could not protect him from the older boy who repeatedly raped him.
The vitriole on this blog over parents is astonishing.
With the economy in the toilet, people have very few options, and of those, many do not have a plan B.
I don't either. When my kids are sick, I can't earn a living. When I am sick, I work sick and I feel certain I spread my illness to others. What other choice do I have? I try to work from home but that isn't possible due to my line of work.
we're all hurting financially in this country.
I wish teachers would stop the knee-jerk reaction of "lazy parent."
It doesn't win the teachers any good feelings from parents.
It only draws more battle lines.


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Strong piece in the Gwinnett Daily Post by columnist Dick Yarbrough on Sen. Chip Rogers' voucher bill, which Rogers pulled this session because he lacked the votes to pass it. But Rogers remains committed to vouchers and will return with his bill next year.
After a long corporate career, Yarbrough was managing director of communications and government relations for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games and is now a newspaper columnist.
Here is an excerpt of his column. Read the entire piece here.
It is not a beautiful day in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood.
State Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, saw his beloved school voucher bill bite the dust this session. Groused Mr. Rogers, "We want to ignore the fact that our schools are failing. I'm going to have a hard time defending this one." Not really.
Mr. Rogers, maybe public schools are failing because you and your colleagues have done a poor job of helping them succeed. Duh!
Rogers in his frustration at seeing the voucher bill shelved said the General Assembly spends more money on education than most any other issue and our state is almost dead last in results. Let me put on the corporate hat that I wore for 40 years, senator. If we had a department that was getting most of our corporate resources and we were not getting desired results, we would have fired whoever was in charge. In this case, that would be the Legislature.
Now, let's get to the matter of vouchers — Chip Rogers and I have had this conversation before. He says vouchers are about "freedom" and "choice." In his view, we should have the freedom and choice as to where we send our children to school. I couldn't agree more.
Where we disagree is that I firmly believe that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for parents who wish to send their kids to private schools. The state has in place a program that allows a tax credit up to $2,500 for scholarships for public school children wanting to attend private schools. The cost? An estimated $50 million. Wouldn't that money have covered much of the pre-K shortfall?
If parents want to send their children to private schools, let them. Also, let them pay for that decision. If they can't afford it, then let the private schools dole out scholarships based on need.
So where do we go from here? I wish Gov. Deal would use his considerable legislative skills and assemble all the players that have a stake in public education — if there is a room big enough to hold them all — and keep them locked up until they agree on a shared vision for public education and establish a road map to get us there; a road map that will transcend future administrations and legislators.
If that can't be done, then let's agree to do away with public education altogether. Maybe the concept has outlived its usefulness. Let's make home schooling, virtual schooling, charter schools and private schools the choices. But let's make it a stated policy and quit trying to cannibalize public schools bit by bit.
Until somebody in state government shares with me a clear vision of the future of public education in Georgia, I will exercise my freedom and choice and continue to be unalterably opposed to school vouchers. Sorry about that, Mr. Rogers.
—from Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
March 26th, 2011
1:21 pm
"If that can't be done, then let's agree to do away with public education altogether. Maybe the concept has outlived its usefulness. Let's make home schooling, virtual schooling, charter schools and private schools the choices. But let's make it a stated policy and quit trying to cannibalize public schools bit by bit."
I couldn't agree more. I'm so tired of the right wing trying to chip away at public institutions by underfunding them. I don't agree with their program, but I'd vastly prefer to give it a try and find out if it works or not, than to spend decades bickering over the expiring corpse of public education.
March 26th, 2011
1:25 pm
conservatives are still angry about the BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION from 1954….theyre angry that people of color has access to an education….
March 26th, 2011
1:26 pm
Chip Rogers and Tommie Williams – other than being totally corrupt idiots – are dedicated to destroying public education. But, voters in their district keep sending their dumb butts back to the Capitol each year!
March 26th, 2011
1:27 pm
I have never quite figured out vouchers. Many private schools are set up to offer better education program but a great many are also set up in opposition to public school teachings–to keep certain students out or a to teach a particular curriculum that public schools would (and should) refuse to teach. Why would these schools want public money and the students they would bring. Why would private schools want to have to abide by government laws to get public funds? Why wouldn't private schools just raise their rates higher for undesirables? So many conservatives are pro-vouchers—I just can't figure out what's in vouchers for them, other than getting public money into private pockets.
March 26th, 2011
1:35 pm
Another legislator killing public education is Jan Jones. All she cares about is home schoolers and wealthy parents who want to keep their childen from the low-lifes in public schools.
March 26th, 2011
1:36 pm
Yeah because the way we have always done it is working so well…..jeez you are kidding me? Whats wrong with getting kids out of hellholes before they can be dragged down by thugs who dont want others to succeed academically? Send your kid to an awful school and find out what it is really like, then you might not be so much against the only chance most of these kids have to get the heck out before tHey are sucked into gangs and thugdom. Have some compassion for the few kids and struggling parents who are desperately trying to make something of their lives
March 26th, 2011
1:41 pm
Get the politicians out of education and let educators run the education system! Most legislators are insurance & real estate professionals and lawyers who don't know a dang thing about how to educate a child or how to run a school (much less a school system), and who have never encountered a school except the one they attended or maybe the one their kids went to (OK, so maybe they've been to a few others for sports events and campaigning). Putting them in charge of education is like asking me to cure the common cold just because I've caught a few over the years, only unlike the legislators, I'm not arrogant enough to think I'm qualified for that responsibility. How do we tolerate this idiocy? GET LEGISLATORS' HANDS OUT OF EDUCATION FUNDS AND OUT OF EDUCATION POLICY!
March 26th, 2011
1:45 pm
Mr. Yarbrough, thank you for calling out Sen. Rogers on this issues. In response to the call for a shared vision on public education in Georgia, here is a good start. http://www.visionforpubliced.org/
@lance – too many districts in Georgia continue to elect the same people with the same agenda.
@lizbeth – your last phrase says it all!
March 26th, 2011
1:48 pm
Georgia is as Georgia votes. What a shame.
March 26th, 2011
1:51 pm
Private schools want the vouchers, but they are not agreeing to any of the oversight public schools are subjected to.
March 26th, 2011
1:51 pm
I never thought I'd find much to agree with Dick Yarbrough on but I sure do have to say, I'm 110 percent behind what he's saying about public education in Georgia. Private school has always been an option for parents. Maybe, instead of trying to destroy public education, those parents who find private education a tad expensive, could work to make changes in the cost of that private education. Not to mention they could also work to make improvements in public school education for their children.
I do not have children. I was not educated in Georgia. I do own a home. I have never utilized public school education in Georgia but I willingly pay my property taxes knowing that some of that money is going for a worthwhile cause … education of our children for the future. I consider it my responsibility to help with that.
With all this talk about public money going to private schools, no way! I want to see my portion of my property tax reduced or eliminated if/when vouchers are put into place. I have no need or desire to help support private schools. I will however support public education.
March 26th, 2011
1:59 pm
@ Dd . . . Whats wrong with getting kids out of hellholes before they can be dragged down by thugs who dont want others to succeed academically?
All it takes to get rid of gangs and thugs in public schools is an administration willing to kick the bums out and, more importantly, a student body that won't pay any attention to them. If your child is in a gang, it is his own choice and all he has to do is tell them to leave him alone or he'll call the cops then go home and study.
March 26th, 2011
2:05 pm
The bottom line:
If public education were doing a great job, there wouldn't be such a groundswell for alternatives to it. Thirty years ago, there might have been two private schools within 25 miles of my home. Today, I know of at least twenty-five. There is a reason for that.
"If we had a department that was getting most of our corporate resources and we were not getting desired results, we would have fired whoever was in charge. In this case, that would be the Legislature."
Sorry. Can't place the blame for this mess entirely on the legislature. Bad laws at the federal level (NCLB, IDEA, etc), bad curriculum at the state level, bad governance at the local level, and crappy teachers, parents, and students all contributed to this mess.
@Nona; re "Get the politicians out of education and let educators run the education system!" You mean like Beverly Hall and her minions? Crawford Lewis? Not great confidence builders there.
March 26th, 2011
2:10 pm
Trying to MAKE public schools succeed is like trying to push a rope. Vouchers for private schools will unleash creativity and innovation that will transform education so drastically that everyone will be wondering why we didn't do it sooner – pull the rope…duh.
March 26th, 2011
2:12 pm
Lefty Liberal: What an ignorant statement. As a conservative teacher who has worked in Title I schools for ten years, I can assure you that we have no problem whatsoever with children of color obtaining an education. In fact, many of my highest achieving students are minorities.
I do, however, see a correlation between struggling students and single parent homes. It's not that these parents don't care, but it is very difficult for one parent shoulders the burden for 100% of home, financial, and parenting responsibilities. If that home operates below the poverty line, that child is at a serious disadvantage. It's not race that is the determining factor, but family and socioeconomic status.
It is my belief that the breakdown of the American family is to blame for the problems we are facing in education.
March 26th, 2011
2:14 pm
The SIMPLE SOLUTION to this MESS is a change in attitudes by parents, school administrators and the legislature.
1. High School Graduation should be mandatory by law! If you refuse to graduate, you are forced to go to boot camp and get a vocational degree. No other options.
2. Parents should be mandated by law (since they don't do it now) to be involved in school at least 10 hours per school year. I know corporate greed may try to hinder this. But, the results would be worth it.
3. Distracting kids should automatically be put into an alternative school. Get rid of the distractions and kids WILL learn.
4. Get rid of the teacher's union. But, raise the expectations and raise the salary to get brighter minds. Get rid of the thought…"anyone can be a teacher." It should be a select few. With the right structure in place, it will be.
March 26th, 2011
2:18 pm
Atlanta Mom: Your statement is also one of ignorance. The most desirable thing about private schools is that they are free from government oversight. Most importantly, they don't run on the testing machine that public schools are forced to operate under. That is why private schools will always outperform public schools.
March 26th, 2011
2:22 pm
@ Simple Solution
I think you would be happier in Communist China.
Chairman Mao comes to mind…..
March 26th, 2011
2:28 pm
Private schools don't always outperform public schools. I've had students enter public school from the workbook curriculum private schools and they were almost always woefully behind.
The private schools that do outperform public schools almost always spend at least as much, and probably more, per student than public schools do, but don't accept the students with learning and behavior problems, and frequently don't offer many of the "extras" (cafeteria, transportation, etc.) that public schools are required to have.
And truthfully, most of the time the students the private schools would want to admit are doing just fine in their local public schools. It's those the private schools would likely not admit who are causing the schools to "fail".
But bottom line is, Mr. Yarborough is correct. "A free and adequate public education" is, according to the Georgia Constitution, "a primary obligation" of the state. If the State is not fulfilling its primary obligation, of what use is it?
March 26th, 2011
2:30 pm
At least cannibalizing them would be a good use of the corpse, certainly better than letting it continue to stink up the state while forcing taxpayers to throw good money after bad trying to preserve it.
@CobbTeacher – not sure what private schools you're familiar with but I can assure you that the good ones most definitely acknowledge the critical importance of standardized test scores & for many they represent a critical selling point. The biggest difference I've found is that they don't waste time whining about them, they go to work & conquer them.
March 26th, 2011
2:34 pm
@Simple Solution: You obviously don't work in a school, nor do you know much about education in Georgia – or perhaps anywhere else.
1. Not every child has the intellectual capacity to graduate from high school. Should we criminalize mental retardation?
2. Some of the parents at our school are documented substance abusers and sex offenders. Do you think they should be working at school with your children present? Would you let your child go spend time at the home of EVERY other child in school?
3. Can't disagree with that one.
4. What union? Where?
March 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
AJinCobb, I must disagree with your belief that public schools are "underfunded." In Georgia, and certainly in the metro-Atlanta area, plenty of local, state, and federal dollars are being poured into education. The problem is incompetent management of those funds and even, in some cases, corruption.
March 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
For many decades, Americans had a broad consensus around public schooling. Many of us attended school as kids and worked there as parents. We went to PTA, supported the teachers and felt supported by them in return. School and home were a team in developing our children.
The sad fact is that public schools are a reflection of the broader society. Teachers are not interested in being partners, many parents are uninvolved or uncaring. The schools are seen by many as agents to accomplish some social change without the involvement of the parents. Discipline is a disaster. Many schools have been openly antagonistic to the values and positons of parents.
Parents are quite logically asking why they should pay for private school and for failing public schools too. Parents in areas with particularly difficult schools might support public schools in concept but are unwillig to cover that bet with the educational lives of their kids. People like me, whose kids are out of the house, would pay for public schools in our taxes if they were not failing miserably. More money has not proven to make the public schools better.
Perhaps the time has come to let the concept go, recognizing that a state sponsored, public, one size fits all, school model just no longer works.
March 26th, 2011
2:43 pm
I had just read this article just a few moments ago! I was nodding my head the entire time. I just do NOT understand why our legislators are so enamoured with this shift of public monies to private institutions. other than who donates to their campaigns. None of their arguments make a bit of sense. I pay a school tax for my tiny public rural school system which has continually faced budgeting issues that affect the hiring of better qualified teaching staff as well as support staff. I was pleased to see this issue shelved recently. Now, we need to make it known to our federal representatives in the House and Senate our federal tax dollars should not be sent to support private institutions in lieu of public schools.
March 26th, 2011
2:43 pm
Maybe we should only have private colleges, and forget the "frivolous" duplication with our public colleges. You know, because "all" private colleges outperform public colleges.
Oh, you say all private colleges are not Emory? And they can choose their students? You mean, the input (students) is critical to the outcome? And who would take the prospective students who want to go but are not admitted to the private colleges?
Same thing as public K-12 schools, except education K-12 is required to be offered. Even to the "common" people.
Thank you, Mr. Yarborough.
March 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
Dick Yarborough a great friend of teachers. Thank you for standing up for us and public education.
March 26th, 2011
2:51 pm
Oh, and as to the law that now allows folks to donate money to private school scholarships, on a dollar to dollar trade-off with their taxes: I want to do this also. I have some causes I want to support with this kind of trade-off. Which legislators can I line up to ram this legislation through so I can donate to what I think are good causes and get a dollar for dollar Georgia income tax trade-off?
March 26th, 2011
3:05 pm
Cobb Teacher 2….I agree with you! I too am a conservative minded teacher, though not at a Title school (yet). My students are minority majority (as is my county). As you state, the greatest problems I see are not with minority students per se, but with students that come from single parent/mom homes. These kids are fighting an uphill battle, and I try to help them achieve, but how is the fact that Mom had little Johnny or Susie when she was 15 and is now struggling to provide my fault? No, the greatest problem with face with schools today is societal and cultural.
March 26th, 2011
3:07 pm
No one can come on here and make a legitimate case that the public school system is succeeding. The only thing that I can see them doing better than private schools is educating the super-achieving students; the resources of the public schools dwarf those of the so-called "wealthy" private schools (schools like Wesleyan, GAC and Woodward are a TINY minority and really don't belong in this discussion). The public schools segregate the high-achieving, self-motivated students and their opportunities are far greater than similar students in private schools.
HOWEVER- the students in the botton quartile are practically deserted in the public middle and high schools. Unfortunately, those with limited ability are thrown in with those with limited desire to learn, and the environment and the opportunities are terrible.
I am barely hanging on in this economy but I have literally begged and borrowed (no stealing) to keep my 5th child in private school, graduating as the other 4 did; the personal sacrifice of my wife and me has been significant, but I have never considered myself to have an option.
In my experience the loudest supporters (but not all) of public education- or let me say "defenders" of public education- fall primarily in 2 categories:
- Public educators defending the system on which they depend for a livelihood; and
- Parents too selfish to sacrifice for the benefit of their children.
Other than the children themselves, the real losers in this debate are those parents who simply cannot afford, sacrifice or not, to escape the public system even though they see the shortfalls. Those parents are heavy-hearted indeed, though helpless to better their child's life preparation. Fortunately these parents can compensate at home for some of the school's failures.
March 26th, 2011
3:08 pm
Voucherheads tend to forget (or ignore) a major point: where is all this school space in private schools going to come from? Private schools are not privy to capital outlay or SPLOST funds. They don't have unlimited room for an influx of students and are less than likely to outlay huge amounts of money for expansion of facilities. They don't have to take a student they don't want just because a parent shows up with a voucher in hand. The admissions process will become more than competitive, and lots will be turned away angry.
In case some folks forget history, in the late 1970's there was a flurry of opening of new private schools. There were some notable successes from that era, but the majority of these small schools were opened by people who had no idea of the reality of running a school. Most folded after a couple of years, sometimes in the middle of the year, leaving students high and dry. In many cases, no one would accept the kids' credits from the usually uncertified and unaccredited schools.
Schools are too complex for fly-by-night "free market" solutions. The final result each fall for vouchers will be tons of disappointed parents and students who have found that there is no room for them, or that the few new schools opened to handle the influx won't be up to par.
March 26th, 2011
3:11 pm
Great article by Mr. Yarborough – vouchers only put more public funds in private pockets.
A few Thoughts, many of which echo the sentinments of earlier readers:
1) Not all private schools out perform public schools. For those that do, they do not have to worry about 20-25% SPED students, 20-80% free/reduced lunch eligible students, and parents that don't care about their student's performance like every public school has.
2) A large majority of the top 10 schools in GA on the SAT where public schools on the latest report (though many of those where public magnet schools)
3) GA does not have an organized teachers union that has any sort of CB rights like 44 of the other state in the nation. Quit throwing that out there as a 'problem' and get your facts straight before giving us your uninformed thoughts.
4) I went to one of those 'thug' filled GA public schools. During my four years there I saw drugs, weapons, gang violence, stabbings, bomb threats, arson, and everything things else imaginable. That only made me want to work harder to graduate with honors, get an undergrad degree, get a masters degree, and hold a good job in order to get out of that situation. This is America, with hard work and dedication it is still possible, but it will not be handed to you – you have to want it and earn it.
I thank my parents and my teachers for the support they gave me and wish the legislative branch would spend a few days in that type of situation and help come up with real solutions – not simply ones that remove their children out of problems at the expense of thousands of less fortunate students.
March 26th, 2011
3:13 pm
Hear, hear, Mr. Yarbrough!!
March 26th, 2011
3:13 pm
@ Simple Solution: AGAIN, and AGAIN…..We have NO, I repeat, NO educational UNIONs in Georgia!!!
Get rid of the thought…"anyone can be a teacher." I agree this is an attitude that continues to negatively impact our profession.
March 26th, 2011
3:13 pm
Find a cause in which you participate DESPITE there being a public-funded alternative which is failing and you find unacceptable and intolerable, but you must support anyway. Then perhaps you can make the case that you are funding the failing government system AND the escape route, and you deserve a break.
By the way, the parent cannot direct his tax money to this program and guarantee that his student will be accepted in a school and benefit from the funds. I managed this program at my children's private school and well over 95% of the donors re-directed their taxes at no personal benefit to their children (you can't even receive the benefit if you are already in private school.) The donors are those who want to provide the benefit that they can afford to others who cannot. There is no quid pro quo.
March 26th, 2011
3:21 pm
The Georgia Pre-K program is to be funded only from the Lottery revenues. Taking general tax revenue money to save it from a shortfall was not in the enabling legislation the voters approved. That is what the Lottery reserves were used for in past years. If you wanted to save Pre-K from funding cuts this year, you should have advocated, several years ago, that the HOPE scholarship fund stop giving money to non scholars. The reserve fund would have been much larger if only high achieving SCHOLARS got scholarships. There would have been no Pre-K cuts this year.
There is a hidden secret in the public school system in every state. The huge amount of money spent on special needs children. If you exclude these special needs children from financial analysis, you find that real inflation adjusted cost per student has increased little in the past 20 to 30 years. Most of the increases have gone to taking care of children whose per student costs are 5 to 15 times what a regular student costs. The short buses, special bus attendants, individual education plans, special needs staff assistants, special needs staff, and the rest of it have huge costs associated with them. Add to that the cost of the criminal thugs allowed to attend public school and create havoc in the school system. I remember an episode of the TV series Boston Public in which the principal noted that most of his time, and the time of the teachers, was taken up with these two groups of students. He noted that is a big factor in why the regular kids consider public school learning tedious. The only kids who get staff attention are the problem kids.
March 26th, 2011
3:22 pm
I couldn't agree more Dick. Can public schools. Outsource it. Privatize it. Eliminate the Federal DOE, eliminate the State DOE and look at the savings. Is this about teachers, no. They will find jobs with the new private schools. At least the good ones will. Because the bad ones will not be hired or will not last. ALL problems solved!
March 26th, 2011
3:23 pm
Your points are valid, but there-in lies the rub. The failure of the government schools lies in 2 primary areas:
1. GIGO- Garbage in, garbage out. Teachers cannot make chicken salad out of chicken litter. The private schools may indeed exclude those who cannot meet their standards; there is little a public school teacher can do with limited students without parental support.
2. OVER regulation. My daughter, privately educated, is a fantastic public school teacher. But shr rarely leaves her classroom bere 7:00 pm because she is engulfed in paperwork. She is a teacher superstar but I cannot imagfine that she can maintain this pace for many years.
You articulate WHY the public schools fail except for the self-motivated, outstanding student, which means that you acknowledge that they DO fail.
If you can get your child out of that "thug" filled schools, shouldn't you?
March 26th, 2011
3:47 pm
@John Galt-
Not saying there are not issues with public education which need to be solved. On the same token there are many issues with private schools that need to be solved. Think no further than the recent string of private schools that have gone broke and shut their doors leaving students and parents with no answers about money paid, money owed, or what they should do next except enroll the student in another private school or …..wait for it……public school.
Quick Rebuttle to your arguments:
1) GICO – aren't most private schools solving this issue by only accepting the brightest students, ones with particular skills/talents, ones with active parents, or ones with expendable income? Our nation promises every child an education – so happens when those students come to private schools? I think the answer would be even more exclusive private schools. Public schools must have curriculum developed for every possible level of learner, it not perfected yet, but if the government would get their hand out of it it would be more suitable.
2) Over regulation is an issue that needs to be fixed. Too many unfunded mandates from both the national government and the state government have put our schools in a scary state of emergency. However, that issue has more to do with the ignorance of the government than the teachers and on-site administration at the schools. You won't blame the mailman when they quit delivering mail on Saturdays because the government told them to, quit blaming the teachers.
Personally one of the biggest failures of the GA DOE was removing many of the vocational classes and the vocational degree. For many students these in underperforming schools, vocational classes were the best way to improve them selves. Again – these programs have been removed by elected officials, no by on site educators.
As for getting out the 'thug' schools, I've moved to Cherokee Co. to raise a family and intend for my children to be in the public schools. I don't think anyone can make the argument that many public schools in North Fulton, East Cobb, North Gwinnett, Forsyth, or even Cherokee school disticts don't edcuate students as well as (or in many cases) better than any private school that is even remotely affordable by the middle-class citizen.
March 26th, 2011
3:51 pm
If you get rid of the distractions (gov't, bureaucrats, thugs, etc.), teachers can teach and children can learn. That's the primary reason that most private schools succeed.
Why can't public schools do this? In the end, we all suffer if we don't.
I believe ALL kids can achieve and succeed in the right environment!
March 26th, 2011
3:53 pm
Sadly, I live in Senator Rogers' district. Very irritating guy – he is totally uninterested in the opinions of his constituents – I've made an effort on this and other topics.
I was pleasantly surprised though to see the Senate Republicans stand up to his poor leadership on this topic.
But as long as he has an "R" in front of his name, the good folks of Cherokee will keep sending him to Atlanta, unfortunately.
And by the way, in this area anyway, the public schools are far superior to the private schools – and I know that from personal experience with one of my children.
March 26th, 2011
4:03 pm
Forget vouchers and "cannibalizing" public schools…..simply let everyone provide for their child's education and then maybe some would value it more. Public education at this point is no more than babysitting for people who work…..any wonder the US educational system is lacking when compared to other countries?
March 26th, 2011
4:04 pm
If the state is not funding it's primary obligation, can we have a class action lawsuit?
March 26th, 2011
4:04 pm
Cherokee…..that be cause you rich white folks don't have to put up with the trash we have here
March 26th, 2011
4:07 pm
Thanks to Mr. Yarbrough and I agree with Cherokee.
March 26th, 2011
4:09 pm
Why all the fear of vouchers? Is the money being spent to educate children or protect adults and institutions? Traditional public schools should have nothing to fear if they are providing quality educations in safe environments. If they aren't, let someone who can provide quality educations have a turn. When parents have options, most will chose what works for their children.
As to the concerns private schools may teach concepts unpalatable to some, one can make the same argument about pubic schools where political correctness and government dependence is taught.
No school is perfect, but choices will improve quality.
March 26th, 2011
4:14 pm
Rather than funneling money out of public education via vouchers for "private schools" why not address the problem of discipline in our schools by setting up "alternative" schools for those who are consistently disruptive in the classrooms.
I have taught in some very rough urban schools, and have had many hard working students with concerned parents. I also have had my run-ins with several disinterested students whose only reason for coming to class seemed to be to bully me and their classmates, disrupt the classroom as much as possible, and generally wreck havoc. If we could get those students OUT, the system would work much better for the rest of the children. Just ONE student cussing at you, threatening you, and throwing chairs will destroy a classroom environment. However, the system just continues to try and sweep these problems under the rug. No one wants to deal with it.
At one school where I worked, we were told to stop writing up students for disruptive behavior because too many African American students were being referred at our school, and it didn't look good. We got warned by The Powers That Be that we were under scrutiny for possible discrimination. Apparently, the fact that our ENTIRE student body was black, and the fact that the other 90% of our students were having their learning disrupted by a few bad apples was not important. So no more referrals, and the inmates took over the asylum. Teachers were attacked. Students were attacked. Gangs roamed the halls intimidating everyone. Good students started staying home because they were being targeted as "selling out". It was horrible.
When the administration, and higher-ups are afraid of stepping up to the plate to assure a quality education to ALL students because they are fearful of parent reaction if they actually DO something, then we have lost the battle and the casualties are the hard working students in our schools.
Establish alternative schools for students with behavior issues. When problems arise, inform the parents that their child needs to shape up or they will be shipped out. And then, STICK TO THE POLICY regardless of parental threats or threats from upper management. Give those students who want to learn a chance! Stop letting the disruptive students and parents hold our schools hostage!
March 26th, 2011
4:22 pm
"If that can't be done, then let's agree to do away with public education altogether. Maybe the concept has outlived its usefulness. Let's make home schooling, virtual schooling, charter schools and private schools the choices. But let's make it a stated policy and quit trying to cannibalize public schools bit by bit."
Wow. Sounds good, but this statement has a HUGE flaw! Did you catch it? One of the choices is "charter schools", A TAX SUPPORTED PUBLIC SCHOOL! Now, he wants you the taxpayer, to fund charter schools, which serves a targeted student body (much like a private school), and if it doesn't fit your child, you will still have to pay for a private school. Taxpayers would still be on the hook. The only LEGAL solution would be to END THE COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE/EDUCATION LAW. There would be no charter schools, just private or home school. The U.S. and State Dept. of Education would be shut down. All school property would be sold AND THE PROFIT AND SAVINGS WOULD BE PASSED ON TO THE TAXPAYERS. This money and savings would be used by taxpayers to PROVIDE AN EDUCATION FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN! Home schoolers WOULD BE ROLLING IN THE DOUGH! There would be NO PROPERTY TAXES! Corruption money WOULD BE CUT OFF! Non-productive employees WOULD BE ELIMINATED. Parents of troublesome kids would have to face the music! If most moms stayed home and home schooled, THERE WOULD BE PLENTY OF JOBS FOR THE DADS!
March 26th, 2011
4:27 pm
@ "I love Teaching" – Those cases seem extreme and I'm sorry you had to deal with those situations. Good arguments about the alternative schools – though good programs would need to be established to make those schools more than prisons.
Public Money = Public Schools; Private Money = Private Schools!!!!! The answer is right there in the titles! The government doesn't give Public Funds to private corporations like Banks, Car Manufactors, and Real Estate Agencies……..wait a minute…..Bush & Obama already did that……what is this country coming to? The Government needs to get out of the private world and focus on providing what it was set up to provide first.
March 26th, 2011
4:36 pm
@John Galt – The public schools segregate the high-achieving, self-motivated students and their opportunities are far greater than similar students in private schools.
HOWEVER- the students in the botton quartile are practically deserted in the public middle and high schools. Unfortunately, those with limited ability are thrown in with those with limited desire to learn, and the environment and the opportunities are terrible.
I am barely hanging on in this economy but I have literally begged and borrowed (no stealing) to keep my 5th child in private school, graduating as the other 4 did; the personal sacrifice of my wife and me has been significant, but I have never considered myself to have an option.
Your children aren't high-achieving, they aren't self-motivated, or both?
Because according to you, if they were high-achieving and self-motivated, they'd be better off in public school, correct?
March 26th, 2011
4:44 pm
Amen to I love teaching's post! Those cases are not extreme, and may represent why you have MANY bright, motivated kids from SW Atlanta doing whatever it takes to go to schools outside their zones. Bring back alternative and/or vocational schools!


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Everyone else is chiming in with their thoughts and feelings on Urban Meyer taking the Ohio State job. I can't express myself on this topic in 140 characters, so here goes:
The first time Urban stepped down (winter of 2009), I was floored. I had tears in my eyes as I read the news. We were coming off an amazing season (a few seasons, actually) and if he couldn't continue, something must be truly wrong. I was scared for him, his health and his family. I watched his press conference and felt miserable for Shelley, as she sat there with tears in her eyes looking like a woman who had been to hell and back. I wanted Urban to take all the time he needed and get himself right. He gave his health to make UF great, so we should give it back to him so that he can recover.
When he came back just days later, I was confused. I didn't understand how he could take it all back, and I was sure Shelley was furious. But, I welcomed him with open arms. If he says he can do it - ok! Let's do this!
During the 2010 season, it was obvious that Urban was not fully present. When he "retired" in December of 2010, I was not sad, I was not concerned - I was hurt. I felt like it was clear he should have stepped down when he did the first time and that he wasted a season - and HIS time "half assing" it. I was more than ready for him to go. It became clear to me that he couldn't do the job the way he wanted to anymore. So go. We'll be fine without you. Thanks. None of the players were surprised this time around - they all expected it. That speaks volumes. I knew he would coach again - he can't not coach - but I figured it would be a few years. And I figured it would be Notre Dame, once Brian Kelly gets the boot in a few years.
Then he took the job with ESPN and I was slightly surprised at how soon he was ready to spend weekends away from his family. I know it's an infinitely less time-consuming commitment than head coaching - but wow, that was fast. Couldn't stay home for one year? Ok. He's a workaholic - I get it. Fine, call the games. It'll be weird to watch, but I'll deal.
And now here we are. Mere days away from him finally admitting he's taken the job at Ohio State. After multiple denials from Urban, I'm over it. You're lying to us. No one is going to care that your lie was based on a technicality.
If it were up to me, Urban would still be taking some time at ESPN. Maybe next year he'd start coaching again. Maybe at an FCS school - or an FBS school in a non-AQ conference. You know, build someone else up, go where expectations aren't astronomical and you can work with players who might never have a shot of being coaching by someone as great as you. Spend two or three years building up a MAC school...then move back up to the big boys, once you've proven to yourself - and to Shelley - that you can balance your life with work. Then come on back up to the BCS and be a good coach - as well as a good husband and father.
But no - that's not Urban's way. He's going to go to take one of the most high profile coaching jobs in America. The expectations there are the same as they would be if you came back to UF: BCS or bust. All the B10 coaches are going to recruit against him based on his record of flaking. He was raised a Buckeye fan? Don't care - he gave that speech about how UF was the "place to be" for him and his family more times than I can count.
Good luck recruiting when you "retire" twice in two years and then release statement after statement of lies. You're not trustworthy. Good luck having meaningful seasons with a school that is sanctioned from NCAA violations. Good luck with your reputation for no discipline at a school that has broken the rules and fired their coach for letting players get away with it. Seriously, Urban - good luck at tOSU.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Oh Urban...
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- Hannah said...
My thoughts completely. Without a doubt. Rumor has it Shelley told him shes not leaving until the youngest graduates from high school - that he promised her this was their last stop.
I am also disgusted by how often this man lies on technicalities - he just cannot stay true. He did some amazing things at our school and I will forever be thankful for that but I also wish he kept his integrity in check while jumping ship to the next big thing. I honestly doubt his health/marriage will hold up through this new venture but I do wish him the best of luck as I'm glad hes no longer around here to play with our heart strings!
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