Why are teachers using online courses to attain higher
degrees but the students are not? Rather than expand and experiment with new
teaching technologies, the Information Technology budget has been slashed by
over 30% in two years to $163,000. That’s roughly $4 per student. Add the total
district library budget, and you’re just over $20 a kid.
Meanwhile, during that same period, per pupil
expenditures (ignoring overhead) is up 13% to $13,430 per student. $5,000,000 was added to capital expenditures.
Teacher benefits are galloping along at annual increases of 10%.
The simple reality is that public school is too expensive
and the education is woefully below student needs.
The school district should pursue a blended approach of
technology, individualized instruction, and teacher/student interaction.
As a first step, the district must approach parents for permission
to instruct their children in math and science via online courses. The students
could work at their own pace in a supervised school environment. Those who need
more time and help, will get it. Those who can fly will be allowed to do so.
Parents can withdraw their children from the program at any time.
It’s either this, charter schools, or implosion. By
staying the course, the district will have chosen implosion.
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