Paper clip record? What a waste

Congratulations to the teachers and administrators at Eisenhower Junior High School on their success in helping their students break several world records, including that of making the world's longest paper-clip chain.

I hope those who criticize Utah for spending so little on education have taken note. While our students do not have adequate textbooks, our teachers are doing a marvelous job of finding constructive ways to use the time normally spent learning from these textbooks. Also, I doubt you'll find a school district anywhere with a higher ratio of paper clips per student.

Jared Price

Salt Lake City