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| EDU-FASCISTS |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 |
| ALTHOUGH THE TERM "FASCIST" IS BANDIED ABOUT THE INTERNET INDISCRIMINATELY, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE SHOE FITS. THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IS LARGELY FASCIST IN BOTH PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE. A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD WENT TO VOTERS TO APPROVE A SCHOOL SPENDING REFERENDUM OF APPROXIMATELY $100 MILLION. THE REFERENDUM WAS DEFEATED SOUNDLY (2 TO 1). THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WAS IGNORED AND THE SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED TO CIRCUMVENT THE DEMOCRATIC WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND ENFORCE THEIR OWN BY FORMING A DUMMY CORPORATION TO BORROW THE MONEY (NOW $318 MILLION) AND STICK ITS PROPERTY OWNERS WITH A 40 MILL INCREASE. THIS SHOULD ANGER CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERALS ALIKE.
GreenvilleOnline.com -Local News-School financing plans OK - (12/12/2006): "Chuck Saylors, chairman of the Greenville County school board, said he was pleased with the ruling.
'I think it's wonderful,' he said. 'I think all the school districts in South Carolina, irregardless of size, should have everything at their disposal to build schools that are adequate, safe and state of the art." |
posted by Jack Mercer @ 12/12/2006 11:19:00 AM   |
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Hi WSC!
THRILLED to hear from you. Have been checking in often at the NL's for you, but things are a bit slow there for a while. Not much news after the election. :)
In America we often think that money is the solution to everything. I went to school in a one building schoolhouse in the outback where two grades were in the same classroom being taught by the same teacher. We went to school barefoot, didn't have computers, and yet when I came back to the United States the same mathematics I was doing in my senior year in University was the same mathematics I had taken in the 8th grade in Australia.
But what worries me about this is that these people who were duly elected were told shortly before this that they could not have the money (referendum) and to make good on the promises they made concerning the school district before more money was spent. This wasn't good enough for these people who betrayed the people and are now going to saddle a small county with $318 million in debt (the same was done in an adjoining county--it started at $400 million, but it has since risen to over $650 million and continues to climb as "unforseen construction costs" continue to be added to the bill) This is reprehensible.
Take care,
-Jack
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Hi WSC!
THRILLED to hear from you. Have been checking in often at the NL's for you, but things are a bit slow there for a while. Not much news after the election. :)
In America we often think that money is the solution to everything. I went to school in a one building schoolhouse in the outback where two grades were in the same classroom being taught by the same teacher. We went to school barefoot, didn't have computers, and yet when I came back to the United States the same mathematics I was doing in my senior year in University was the same mathematics I had taken in the 8th grade in Australia.
But what worries me about this is that these people who were duly elected were told shortly before this that they could not have the money (referendum) and to make good on the promises they made concerning the school district before more money was spent. This wasn't good enough for these people who betrayed the people and are now going to saddle a small county with $318 million in debt (the same was done in an adjoining county--it started at $400 million, but it has since risen to over $650 million and continues to climb as "unforseen construction costs" continue to be added to the bill) This is reprehensible.
Take care,
-Jack
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Hi WSC!
THRILLED to hear from you. Have been checking in often at the NL's for you, but things are a bit slow there for a while. Not much news after the election. :)
In America we often think that money is the solution to everything. I went to school in a one building schoolhouse in the outback where two grades were in the same classroom being taught by the same teacher. We went to school barefoot, didn't have computers, and yet when I came back to the United States the same mathematics I was doing in my senior year in University was the same mathematics I had taken in the 8th grade in Australia.
But what worries me about this is that these people who were duly elected were told shortly before this that they could not have the money (referendum) and to make good on the promises they made concerning the school district before more money was spent. This wasn't good enough for these people who betrayed the people and are now going to saddle a small county with $318 million in debt (the same was done in an adjoining county--it started at $400 million, but it has since risen to over $650 million and continues to climb as "unforseen construction costs" continue to be added to the bill) This is reprehensible.
Take care,
-Jack