we don't need no education

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Originally uploaded by rchanf.

as i may have mentioned before, our school district is trying to pass an operating levy for the third time since november '04. at stake are marching band, drama, sports, clubs, ap classes, many jobs and all the things that make a school so much more than a pile of bricks. i posted some pics of our kickoff rally the other night.

there is now an "organized opposition" called TEAM (Taxpayers for Enhanced Administrative Management). it blows my mind that this name is their greatest intellectual accomplishment but they have defeated the levy twice.

anyway, here is what we are up against (from the westland news 3/31/05).

"we have teachers with masters degrees teaching at the elementary, middle school and high school level. those are people who traditionally teach in college and community college. we should have more people who have a bachelor's degree and a teacher's license."

i had no idea that this was 1972. the state of ohio requires teachers to earn a master's degree and more. to see more of their uniformed statements and questions visit their site. feel free to harass them (or me if it makes you happy). since many of them claim to be senior citizens, they are most likely retired and should have time to do research and find answers. of course, they probably did not learn about research in their undergraduate classes.