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[quote=Anonymous]Seems like the Superintendent, the School Board, and the Teachers' Union have all forgotten why we have a school system.  If they don't want the responsibility, then give parents the cash to find a school for their kids.  That would be quite chaotic (I was a public school teacher and strongly support them) but it could not be any more chaotic than what FCPS is doing.

And, maybe this is just my opinion--but the purpose of a school system is to educate kid.  Teachers are hired to teach.  Administrators should be hired to make sure that things run smoothly for the students and the teachers.  The School Board's purpose should be to represent the stakeholders--the citizens and parents--to be sure that the children are educated properly.

Of course, hungry kids need food and should not go hungry.  But, that is an additional activity that the schools must support and the purpose is to be sure that the kids are in "shape" to learn.  Hungry kids do not learn well.

Social justice has its place--but, it should be there to ensure that kids are treated properly in order for them to learn.  It should not be the role of the school system to get involved in policing the police, etc.

It seems like every time our SB has changed the rules in order to help minority kids, that they have ended up making things worse.  They changed the rules for TJ and ended up with fewer AA kids.  I"m not sure how that happened, but it did.
They changed the rules on discipline and ended up with more suicides because of zero tolerance--and, yet, minority kids still suffered.  
They changed the rules and made it harder for teachers to have control in the classroom--and all kids suffer.

How about focusing on solid basic instruction.  Teach the kids to be good readers and think for themselves.  Teach them math that will help figure out interest rates should they take out student loans.  ETc.

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