To the editor,
It’s time that Region 16 tightens its financial belt and decides what the district could and should live without. Our state is in a severe financial crisis and education is a major cost to our government. A great education does not need to be expensive.
Most people involved in education today don’t know the great, easy education system that we’ve lost, when all children were taught to read in first grade using a simple phonics program. This was when education concentrated on the three Rs and, with this foundation, students were able to go anywhere they wanted in life — it could still apply.
Early childhood programs are a big waste of time and money, and ultimately allows government to take control of parenting in the formative years. This would be a great place to cut that I would consider necessary.
Public education is now more about indoctrinating students than educating them; Region 16 is not an exception. In all grades the liberal far-left progressive political agenda is being promoted, leading to dire consequences. It’s the Communist agenda for the United States, read into the Congressional Record in 1963, where Capitalism is replaced by Socialism first, and then Communism. Using students as education guinea pigs should not be happening. Children and families deserve better.
Throughout grades one to 12 there is much that could and should be streamlined to restore our great education system with proven practices. This could stop the out-of-control process that is costing a great deal.
Parents, please pay attention to what is being taught. It’s going to be a lot harder with the new Chromebooks. Parents are responsible for their child’s well-being, not the school personnel or any government-run entity.
I urge Region 16 voters to get out and vote against any increase in the school budget and to support tried and true solutions. School could be simple for students as well as teachers with a lot less money. I know because I’ve watched the steady decline in education since the 1960s, and it needs to be stopped. Don’t be fooled that additional money and time at school will make the children smarter. It’s just not true.
Janet Roberts
Prospect
