tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727344.post110678213052553292..comments2023-11-02T08:14:12.379-05:00Comments on MB Matthews: Street Smarts: No Child Left Behind: Againmarybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065222113190978754noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727344.post-1107016328474783412005-01-29T11:32:00.000-05:002005-01-29T11:32:00.000-05:00Thanks John. I'm flattered.
I don't know if anyone...Thanks John. I'm flattered.<br />I don't know if anyone has any idea how much I appreciate these comments from readers. <br />Agree, disagree,add your story. You make me think about things in new ways. Feedback inspires me, and I am grateful.<br /><br />mbmarybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065222113190978754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727344.post-1106927853754245122005-01-28T10:57:00.000-05:002005-01-28T10:57:00.000-05:00MB,
This is just brilliant, enlightening stuff. Yo...MB,<br />This is just brilliant, enlightening stuff. Your blog gives me the best possible window into what teaching in an urban school is really like. If Hollywood had any brains, they'd simply turn your life into a movie.<br />But thank god for teachers like you. They keep civilization going, and give me reason to hope for the best despite all the problems and challenges. Keep fighting and touching those kids....John Ettorrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229971392235689875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727344.post-1106886488990941032005-01-27T23:28:00.000-05:002005-01-27T23:28:00.000-05:00What a big difference exists between suburban and ...What a big difference exists between suburban and urban schools; the haves and the have nots. <br />The differences are the result, not so much of local mismanagement of funds, as much as the manner in which schools are funded. <br />There can never be equity in educational opportunities in the state of Ohio as long as the current method of funding by levy continues. Although the supreme court declaired school funding in Ohio unconstitutional several years ago, no alternate funding methods have been suggested, as of yet. <br /> <br />One of the problems I see with NCLB has to do directly with this issue. NCLB is federal legislation, yet each state funds schools differently, and Ohio has the most screwed up system of all. <br />NCLB is a hastily written one-size-fits-all solution to a complex issue. Instead of assuring equitable education for all children, kids in the large urban districts in this state are getting shafted. I will try to find a few web sites that might help you see the issues from this perspective if you would be interested. <br /> <br />Finally as to eliminating the school tax obligation from those who home school, please keep this in mind. Childless people pay school taxes. People whose children attend private schools pay school taxes. We all pay school taxes because public schools are an investment in everyones future. Unless we have an educated workforce, the entire economy of our regoin and our nation goes down the toilet. Look at what is happening to the economy of NE Ohio. When the heart of a region is ignored and left to die, the rest of the region suffers as well. Greater Cleveland needs to wake up and deal with the problems of the entire region if we want to insure a better future for the next generation. There are 73,000 of that next generation sitting in the classrooms of the Cleveland City schools right now. Where will they work?<br /> <br />mbmarybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065222113190978754noreply@blogger.com