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Originally Posted by johnsjmc
I have no problem with a tax increase if it goes to the class room or the teacher (by way of smaller class size) .I have a problem when the taxes are going to elaborate schools (with 3 storey atriums in the library and cafeteria) and school board offices with walnut doors and offices with ensuite bathrooms.
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Basic high school football fields in Northeast Illinois cost over a cool mil$$. Supervisors earning a 1/4 mil$$ per year and part time job school bus drivers are members of the teachers union getting the full benefits with pensions. School board meetings are social gatherings and mainly concerns the latest extra cirricular activities. Providing additional classrooms for kids only knowing Spanish is becoming normal.
One thing I know, cheaters were very apparent in tech / shop classes vs. classroom studies. Even the not so bright ones but who applied some effort could be seen in their work skills. Today, learning how to cheat, without guilt is common in classrooms studies. I hear it all the time from nieces and nephews.. grade school to college. Too bad those shop classes have gone away. Not easy for kids to cheat in them and could help restore some ethics for those otherwise.