Howdy – well Friday’s here again… and it’s been a week with some cold weather.
Some things have fared better than others. Our gas furnace newly installed in the middle of the last heating season is working to perfection. Just like clockwork. That’s encouraging.
One of our public school establishment figures has pronounced the ‘distracting debate’ over how private educational efforts may or may not be conducted, has attempted to interpret some school funding referenda around the State as a mandate to ignore any further discussion of vouchers or credits or anything else that might touch sacred ‘public monopoly’ schools – and I don’t think the many private schools in the State – not to mention the several thousand who are home-schooled, want to be told to ‘siddown and shaddup’ – for that seems to be the tone of his message.
So today JUST A MINUTE does the second half of a commentary on that issue. Scripts are available at this web site… one is posted right below or there are links where you can download the one from yesterday and today if you wish. I’m not trying to irritate public school advocates – but I’m just a little put out they want to treat people who may prefer private over public education for various reasons as those whose opinions are not worthy to be heard in the public square.
I’d urge you, you if you have a strongly felt concern about public vs. private education to courteously and with respect, let your opinion be known to your local officials, both educational and governmental. One point especially needs to be emphasized. Public or private schools are established for the benefit and education of the students, not empire building or ego satisfaction of anyone else… including Administrators.
As the current economic melt-down is illustrating, even businesses and other institutions tend to become top heavy and inefficient – they get toppled or turned out by more industrious or dedicated individuals. That’s true in almost any business, industry or even charities. It’s part of the human condition and especially governments need to have a housecleaning and trimming down to eliminate wasted motion and ‘bridges to nowhere.’
Have a great weekend.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack
http://www.jebcovoice.net/audio/jama11-21-08.mp3
http://www.jebcovoice.net/scripts/jamt11-21-08.doc
“JUST A MINUTE”
LET US SPEAK SOFTLY TO ONE ANOTHER!
JUST A MINUTE: Yesterday I told Dr. Paul Krohne, head of the South Carolina School Boards Association his reactionary opposition to private education – in the form of vouchers, tax credits, and Charter Schools – which are also public schools – harms his advocacy.
When the “public school” monopoly stomp on parents’ passion to claim the best education possible for their children – there is bound to be increased heat without more light. May I respectfully suggest professional public school educators have it engraved inside their eyelids that schools exist for the benefit of the students, not the Administration. Unless that concept becomes totally impressed on their consciousness they will be forever at odds with parents and taxpayers – inevitably saddled with the costs administrators entertain.
You would be wise to abandon the thought, expressed in Job 12 vs 2 : “No doubt but ye are the people and wisdom shall die with you.”
Dr. Krohne, do you really believe you are appointed to tell all parents in
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