Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site burdvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!psuvax1!burdvax!bnapl From: bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: school taxes Message-ID: <1821@burdvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Nov-84 12:51:41 EST Article-I.D.: burdvax.1821 Posted: Wed Nov 21 12:51:41 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Nov-84 07:11:16 EST References: <419@hogpd.UUCP> Reply-To: bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) Organization: Burroughs Corp. - SDG/Devon Lines: 26 Summary: In article charliem@hammer.UUCP (Charlie Mills) writes: >Public education has nothing to do with charity. The idea is that if you >want to have a democracy, you want everyone who votes to be equipped to do >so intelligently. For example, it is in my own self-interest that the >majority of Americans be well enough educated that they don't fall for >demagogues or movie actors. It sounds like you have a lot in common with the NEA. They don't like movie actors who run for public office either. > >The movement against property taxes is at its root just good old American >anti-intellectualism. > It could be that some people don't feel they are getting their money's worth. As long as we allow "professional educators" to run our school systems we won't get the quality of education we need to run a democracy. What we need is a complete overhaul of our public schools. Reward the excellent; throw out the incompetent. Bring back good, old-fashioned discipline to the classroom. Make teachers and administrators accountable to the parents, not vice versa. -- Tom Albrecht Burroughs Corp. ...{presby|psuvax|sdcrdcf}!burdvax!bnapl