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Poll shows vouchers losing by wide margin
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It begs the question whether one can believe what those in public education say about vouchers.
If the state has money to throw at a program like vouchers then they haven't been honest with public education. The legislature could have spent that money on our public schools (not to mention the money wasted on the election and advertising), benefiting all of Utah's children. Instead they try to hold it back and save it for their pet projects.
We don't want vouchers. We don't want that money to go to only a few of Utah's children. We want good teachers and good public schools. We are tired of the games. There is plenty of money that should be getting to our local schools and teachers.
Please send it there. NOW!
As a parent, it is hard to hear your 6-year old come home and say he spent a good part of his day on the computer because "there was nothing to do. I got my work done."
It's why I am for vouchers and why I am for splitting districts. The old way of teaching children is bureaucratic red tape and failing despite throwing gobs of money at public education. Splitting and vouchers will help a failing institution. Without these two benefits for the children, we have nothing to hope for.
You are assuming teachers only work when they are in front of the class. How about all of the prep work and the time spent grading assignments. I live by my neighbor school and am amazed at how many of the teachers are their by 6:30 in the morning.
I was volunteering in my sons kindergarten class where one student was falling behind. The teacher out of her own pocket pulled several activities out a bag to try to help the child.
How about calculating a lawyer's hourly wage by the time they spend in the courtroom, or a professional basketball player's hourly wage by the time they spend on the court.
I wouldn't want a lawyer representing me who had spent no time preparing, just as I don't want a teacher instructing my children who has spent no time preparing.
Where else do you need a college degree for such low paying job. $31,000, no thanks. I made that much in my second year out of college, and that was 20 years ago!
I had a wonderful Calculus teacher in high school. He made more money striping parking lots on Saturdays than teaching all week!
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