http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/08/15/sober-thoughts-081507/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:21:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/08/15/sober-thoughts-081507/#comment-116338 largebill Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/08/15/sober-thoughts-081507/#comment-116338 The cost per pupil in public schools has no relation to teaching students. How much money (and time) is wasted on non-educational garbage? My kids go to a decent school system (Lakota) and even there I find stuff that boggles the mind. It seems like just a tiny thing but one of my complaints (or irritations) is this recent trend of doing pictures twice a year. Of course, mom goes ahead and buys them twice (further irritating dad). Who did the photography company pay off to get this idea pushed through? This is just one of probably hundreds of examples of lost teaching time. Every time you add this stuff or diversity training etc. you are losing time for the core subjects kids should be learning. The cost per pupil in public schools has no relation to teaching students. How much money (and time) is wasted on non-educational garbage? My kids go to a decent school system (Lakota) and even there I find stuff that boggles the mind. It seems like just a tiny thing but one of my complaints (or irritations) is this recent trend of doing pictures twice a year. Of course, mom goes ahead and buys them twice (further irritating dad). Who did the photography company pay off to get this idea pushed through? This is just one of probably hundreds of examples of lost teaching time. Every time you add this stuff or diversity training etc. you are losing time for the core subjects kids should be learning.

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