Easton Area School District, teachers, have little to show for ...

Disgusted wrote:

The American public school system is a catastrophe that is getting worse by the day. It is time we dismantled this mess before it is too late.

Amazing wrote:

Why wasn't there more input from the community when they wasted money on the artificial turf, and weight room and a big school, and now,"well we have to cut teachers", something is wrong with this picture!

jmcgary wrote:

We keep throwing good money at these school districts and nothing ever gets better. The whole school (boards, teachers, etc) need to take a 10% cut in pay. People are losing their jobs and their homes, but we still have to throw money at the schools. I would think differently if we saw better grades, but the grades stink! The state ought to take the school over and make cuts, deep cuts especially to the bloated administration. Also, here we have the Wilson school district less than a mile from Easton, so there is 2 bloated administrations. The need for money has got to stop, taxpayers ought to band together and do something to make this stop.

jmcgary wrote:

When does attending a meeting every help? What about the people who attended the meeting about the artificial turf, it was passed and now see what we have, lead based dirt! And the pool, that was the only smart thing they did. I am tired of it and feel for those on fixed incomes, how will they deal with this new tax increase, having to deal with the county and local tax increases also. People should not have to get second jobs to pay their taxes while these school employees get their raises and benefits and pensions. It is a pitty what they are doing to the taxpayers in this district!

Amazing wrote:

Why wasn't there more input from the community when they wasted money on the artificial turf, and weight room and a big school, and now,"well we have to cut teachers", something is wrong with this picture!

jmcgary wrote:

We keep throwing good money at these school districts and nothing ever gets better. The whole school (boards, teachers, etc) need to take a 10% cut in pay. People are losing their jobs and their homes, but we still have to throw money at the schools. I would think differently if we saw better grades, but the grades stink! The state ought to take the school over and make cuts, deep cuts especially to the bloated administration. Also, here we have the Wilson school district less than a mile from Easton, so there is 2 bloated administrations. The need for money has got to stop, taxpayers ought to band together and do something to make this stop.

Anonymous wrote:

Yes it is a pitty. Providing them with an educated workforce and a return on investment that cannot be achieved through any other government spending. Yes there are problems with public schools but they have much more to do with the student population than with teachers or administrators. Look around, in affluent districts, in which most kids come from middle and upper class families test scores are fine. In urban schools, where a large percentage of the students (just about the same percentage that don't pass the tests by coincidence) come from broken homes and have serious issues that follow them through ths schoolhouse doors, it is harder to reach those artificial threshholds mandated by the state and federal government. If you want to ruin our society, disband the pubic schools and it will happen within a generation. I agree we should look at diversifying the revenue stream and taking the burden away from those who can least afford it, but the answer is not to blame teachers and public school administrators, they are doing the best they can with what they have. It is time that people really paid attention to what it is like to educate this generation of children.
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Dave Allshouse wrote:

<quoted text>Uh...my kids know about about a certain teacher's divorce than what he teaches. I know of another teacher who forgets everthing and I can't tell you how many movies they show for no reason. There are teachers out there who do not deserve half thier salary and there are those who deserve more. How about letting the kids speak out and let them grade the teachers the way the teachers grade the kids. These high school kids are our future or should we let this mess go along with Social Security, etc.

Dave Allshouse wrote:

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I typed my name so you can look me up in the phone book. I am with you. I attended the May 7 meeting and it was the most informative waste of time. I agree the cuts need to be with the administration / teachers and not the students.