[Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining enrollment
John Moss
johnmoss@moscow.com
Sat, 28 Jun 2003 02:42:56 -0700
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Dear Tom, Donovan, et all,
Maybe being a Democrat, I place too high a priority on personal =
liberties, but whatever happened to the ability to choose what you =
subsidize?
When a state is spending more money on prisons (as some are) than higher =
education, what is the problem? When a state is spending over 50% of =
its budget (as many are) on K-12 education, is this good or bad?
Most people can understand their money going to prisons. But should =
citizens of a state be "forced" to put a chunk of their earned money =
away every year for higher education? Whatever happened to working your =
way through college? Initiative? Discipline? Drive to succeed?
Okay, some people can't afford college. So is it their American-born =
right that they get a Bachelor's degree? And if that, then why is it =
not also their "right" to get a Harvard degree? Who should pay for it?
And research of state-funded scholarship programs have shown that =
instead of causing a strive for excellence, they instead landslide =
students into under-achievement, taking the easier courses to ensure the =
adequate GPA for the scholarship. Any psychologist will tell you that =
the harder a person works for something, the more they will appreciate =
its value. And if they don't have to work as hard for something, they =
generally care less about it.
Tom raises a good, straightforward, simple question: "What is more =
important: your tax liability or your children's future?"
Of course, the children's future. But my tax liability today affects my =
children's future tomorrow. What type of inheritance will I leave them?
Let's consider the following example. I'm not proposing this, but using =
it as a case scenario: What would happen if the government didn't =
provide students with a K-12 education, and we handed more than 50% of a =
state's budget back into the pockets of the people? Well, these greedy =
parents would obviously spend the money on personal pleasures. Or would =
they?
It would seem that most on Vision2020 would agree that a child should =
have the opportunity to receive a good education. When I was in school, =
my parents went out of their way many times to provide extra-curricular =
learning experiences. Is it every child's right to have good parents?
So is the consensus on this forum that we don't want to leave =
educational choices up to a population of diverse parents, because they =
would be greedy or lazy or obviously not pay for their children to go to =
school? Or what? Thus, we must force parents by law to pay taxes to =
fund schools. While we are at it, let's raise taxes so that these same =
children will have cars to drive to school, and money to buy houses when =
they graduate. (And they are going to need money for groceries.)
Some children are born to poor parents; some children are born to rich =
parents. Some children are born to a single-parent (okay, it took two =
to get it started). And some children are born to divorced parents. =
Some children are born to parents who will abuse them. And some =
children are born to parents who will sacrifice their lives to see that =
their children succeed. Is it every American-born child's right that =
they get the same exact grade-school education, the same college =
education, the same standard of living, the same car to drive in, the =
same paying job, the same food on the table, the same vacation spots?
As I said, maybe it's just that I'm a Democrat (and neither fat, nor =
bald, nor rich) and place too high a priority on personal liberties and =
the diversity of educational opportunities. I want my children to be =
able to receive both a quality education and a fine inheritance. It's =
going to take hard work on my part to make that happen. And since I am =
putting in that hard work, do you not think I have some right in the say =
of what happens to the money I have earned? Tax laws affect everyone =
(in theory), as do minimum wage laws. And the more restrictive the tax =
laws become, the more choice is taken out of the hands of the actual =
parents of the children.
By the way, the minimum wage laws and child labor laws surfaced together =
in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. While the Act was supposed to =
shut down "oppressive" child labor, it eventually shut down almost all =
earning opportunities for children and younger teens. And it affected =
the potential earnings of older teens.
Ask any high-school student, and they will generally tell you that the =
only jobs they can get are minimum-wage jobs. The minimum wage =
structure has caved in on itself. It was meant to prevent abuses, and =
it has become an abuse in itself. Today, in the United States, a human =
being has to go through over 16 years of school before they can earn =
more than $5.35 an hour.=20
My questions for consideration are: What are a child's "rights"? And =
what are the educational and financial choices provided to parents to =
decide for their children?
John Moss
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tom Hansen=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with =
declining enrollment
The simple question remains.
What is more important: your tax liability or your children's future?
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com =
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On Behalf Of Van Deventer, Jack
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 6:13 PM
To: Donovan Arnold; vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with =
declining enrollment
Just reporting the news, Donovan. IFalls, like Moscow, had =
declining enrollments. Do I want to "do this" to the children? I want =
all children to get a great education. At the same time, my taxes are =
insanely high. Why would we want to "do this" to the parents of those =
same children?
Jack
__________________________________
Jack Van Deventer
jack@wsu.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanarnold@hotmail.com]=20
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 5:02 PM
To: Van Deventer, Jack; vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with =
declining enrollment
Yes Jack,
And the Superintendent John Murdock said, "While people may see on =
the surface no change in the classroom, the support services are going =
to be reduced dramatically," stated at the bottom of the article. It =
also completely drained its reserves. This is how they dealt with budget =
cuts, not with declined enrollment as you suggest.
Why do we want to do this to the children and educators of Moscow =
School District? Not implying that you do, but others would.
Donovan J Arnold
>From: "Van Deventer, Jack"=20
>To:=20
>Subject: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with =
declining enrollment=20
>Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:40:39 -0700=20
>=20
>IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho Falls School Board cut 117 mostly part-time =
jobs and $1.36 million from the district's budget this week.=20
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>=20
>School officials said stagnant state funding, an eight-year =
enrollment slide, a turbulent economy and surging costs for energy and =
employee benefits left the district no choice but to cut payroll by =
nearly 4 percent for the first time in at least 30 years.=20
>=20
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>For more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/Story.asp?ID=3D43124=20
>=20
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>Jack=20
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>__________________________________=20
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>Jack Van Deventer=20
>=20
>jack@wsu.edu=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Tom, Donovan, et all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Maybe being a Democrat, I place too =
high a priority=20
on personal liberties, but whatever happened to the ability to choose =
what you=20
subsidize?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When a state is spending more money on =
prisons (as=20
some are) than higher education, what is the problem? When a state =
is=20
spending over 50% of its budget (as many are) on K-12 education, is this =
good or=20
bad?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Most people can understand their money =
going to=20
prisons. But should citizens of a state be "forced" to put a chunk =
of=20
their earned money away every year for higher education? Whatever =
happened=20
to working your way through college? Initiative? =
Discipline? =20
Drive to succeed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Okay, some people can't afford =
college. So is=20
it their American-born right that they get a Bachelor's degree? =
And if=20
that, then why is it not also their "right" to get a Harvard =
degree? Who=20
should pay for it?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And research of state-funded =
scholarship programs=20
have shown that instead of causing a strive for excellence, they instead =
landslide students into under-achievement, taking the easier courses to =
ensure=20
the adequate GPA for the scholarship. Any psychologist will tell =
you that=20
the harder a person works for something, the more they will appreciate =
its=20
value. And if they don=92t have to work as hard for something, =
they=20
generally care less about it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom raises a good, straightforward, =
simple=20
question: "What is more important: your tax liability or your children's =
future?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Of course, the children=92s =
future. But my tax=20
liability today affects my children=92s future tomorrow. What type =
of=20
inheritance will I leave them?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let=92s consider the following =
example. I=92m not=20
proposing this, but using it as a case scenario: What would happen if =
the=20
government didn=92t provide students with a K-12 education, and we =
handed more=20
than 50% of a state=92s budget back into the pockets of the =
people? Well,=20
these greedy parents would obviously spend the money on personal=20
pleasures. Or would they?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It would seem that most on Vision2020 =
would agree=20
that a child should have the opportunity to receive a good =
education. When=20
I was in school, my parents went out of their way many times to provide=20
extra-curricular learning experiences. Is it every child's right =
to have=20
good parents?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So is the consensus on this forum that =
we don=92t=20
want to leave educational choices up to a population of diverse parents, =
because=20
they would be greedy or lazy or obviously not pay for their children to =
go to=20
school? Or what? Thus, we must force parents by law to pay taxes =
to fund=20
schools. While we are at it, let=92s raise taxes so that these =
same children=20
will have cars to drive to school, and money to buy houses when they=20
graduate. (And they are going to need money for =
groceries.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Some children are born to poor parents; =
some=20
children are born to rich parents. Some children are born to a=20
single-parent (okay, it took two to get it started). And some =
children are=20
born to divorced parents. Some children are born to parents who =
will abuse=20
them. And some children are born to parents who will sacrifice =
their lives=20
to see that their children succeed. Is it every American-born =
child=92s=20
right that they get the same exact grade-school education, the same =
college=20
education, the same standard of living, the same car to drive in, the =
same=20
paying job, the same food on the table, the same vacation =
spots?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As I said, maybe it's just that I'm a =
Democrat (and=20
neither fat, nor bald, nor rich) and place too high a priority on =
personal=20
liberties and the diversity of educational opportunities. I want =
my=20
children to be able to receive both a quality education and a fine=20
inheritance. It's going to take hard work on my part to make that=20
happen. And since I am putting in that hard work, do you not think =
I have=20
some right in the say of what happens to the money I have earned? =
Tax laws=20
affect everyone (in theory), as do minimum wage laws. And the more =
restrictive the tax laws become, the more choice is taken out of the =
hands of=20
the actual parents of the children.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By the way, the minimum wage laws and =
child labor=20
laws surfaced together in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. =
While the=20
Act was supposed to shut down =93oppressive=94 child labor, it =
eventually shut down=20
almost all earning opportunities for children and younger teens. =
And it=20
affected the potential earnings of older teens.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ask any high-school student, and they =
will=20
generally tell you that the only jobs they can get are minimum-wage =
jobs. =20
The minimum wage structure has caved in on itself. It was meant to =
prevent=20
abuses, and it has become an abuse in itself. Today, in the United =
States,=20
a human being has to go through over 16 years of school before they can =
earn=20
more than $5.35 an hour. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My questions for consideration are: =
What are a=20
child=92s =93rights=94? And what are the educational and financial =
choices=20
provided to parents to decide for their children?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John Moss<BR></FONT></DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dthansen@moscow.com href=3D"mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom =
Hansen</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 27, 2003 =
7:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] How =
one ID=20
school district dealt with declining enrollment</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D951523202-28062003>The simple=20
question remains.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D951523202-28062003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D951523202-28062003>What is more=20
important: your tax liability or your children's=20
future?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D951523202-28062003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D951523202-28062003>Tom=20
Hansen</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D951523202-28062003>Moscow,=20
Idaho</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com">vision2020-admin@moscow.com</=
A>=20
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Van =
Deventer,=20
Jack<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 27, 2003 6:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Donovan=20
Arnold; <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR><B>Sub=
ject:</B>=20
RE: [Vision2020] How one ID school district dealt with declining=20
enrollment<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV class=3DSection1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Just reporting the news, =
Donovan. =20
IFalls, like </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblue><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: blue">Moscow</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblue><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: blue">, had declining enrollments. Do I want =
to =93do=20
this=94 to the children? I want all children to get a great=20
education. At the same time, my taxes are insanely high. =
Why=20
would we want to =93do this=94 to the parents of those same=20
children?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblue =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Jack</SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">__________________________________</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jack Van=20
Deventer</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:jack@wsu.edu">jack@wsu.edu</A></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original=20
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">From:</SPAN></B>=20
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Donovan=20
Arnold</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">=20
[mailto:donovanarnold@hotmail.com] <BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, June 27, 2003 =
5:02=20
PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">Van=20
Deventer, Jack</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">;=20
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: =
[</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">Vision2020</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">] How=20
one ID school district dealt with declining =
enrollment</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Yes Jack,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">And the Superintendent John Murdock said, =
"While=20
people may see on the surface no change in the classroom, the =
support=20
services are going to be reduced dramatically,=94 stated at the =
bottom of=20
the article. It also completely drained its reserves. This is how =
they dealt=20
with budget cuts, not with declined enrollment as you=20
suggest.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Why do we want to do this to the children =
and=20
educators of Moscow School District? Not implying that you do, but =
others=20
would.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Donovan J Arnold<BR><!-- END STORY CODE =
--><!-- BEGIN TAGLINE --><!--BEGIN THE BYLINE FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE =
STORY --><!-- END TAGLINE --><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></P></PP>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>From: "Van Deventer, =
Jack"=20
</SPAN></FONT></P><JACK@WSU.EDU>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>To:=20
</SPAN></FONT></P><VISION2020@MOSCOW.COM>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>Subject: [Vision2020] =
How one ID=20
school district dealt with declining enrollment </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">>Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 =
17:40:39=20
-0700 </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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