This archive is from Google Books at the title above. The space for the link was not sufficient. It is a long link.
I was scanning through it and realized there was a time in the USA when childern were actually important in a way that lead to learning.
The light in the classroom, the size of the desk and chair, the comfort of the teacher and supplies for her to adequately teach children.
Attention to detail is what that appears to be to me.
Editor: (click here) Your Nov. 15 headline article “Teachers paying for supplies” showed what great commitment our teachers have for our kids by spending money out of their own pockets to complete their classrooms. I have great admiration and respect for them and the parents, non profits, business partners and others that contribute unselfishly to our schools. What peaked my attention was the lack of support from the teachers’ unions at the classroom level....
I can't believe the financing of 'the classroom' has become this ludicrous. It is now the responsiblity of the teacher to supply her students with paper and pencils. A teacher has to supply their own art supplies. That is amazing.
The American people have really cowarded to Wall Street in every way. I suppose a School Board purchasing in bulk is more expensive than a teacher seeking supplies at a "Teacher Fair" where donated supplies are available.
Parents have given control of the classroom to Wall Street. Wow. How did this happen? How is it there is no attention to detail anymore? How it is that each classroom is not equally supplied with everything a student needs? Does a parent actually hope their child will get in the classroom of a teacher because the supplies are better in that room?
There needs to be a sincere rethink about the way education is happening in the USA. I sincerely doubt the failure of school systems comes down to the teacher, so much as the lack of interest in consistent achievement and the details that turn a room into a classroom.
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