[Poster]

the problems in the school system are very complex but there are a few areas that can make an immediate impact.

every dollar spent on administration and beaurcracy is a dollar not spent in the classroom on the kids.

other than the obvious answer (politics) there is NO reason for the city of Calgary to carry the expense of two unique school boards and systems. whatever amount of money is spent on this is money not spent in the classroom.

start there and there would be more money for real resources.

also, why should a teacher spend their own after tax dollar on teaching supplies? if little Jenny needs a special tool or some other resource, the parents should pay for it and if they dont want to, why should it be the teachers priority?

i imagine if a principle or school board trustee had to print a report at home, they would expense the printer ink for their home office. why should these elitist self important beuracrats have that perk but the teacher should pay out of their own pocket?

teachers in alberta make more than enough money, thats not an issue but if i had a choice to pay a teacher more or pay a principle or school board leach, i would give it to the teacher 10 out of 10 times.

finally, can we do away with the damn fundraisers? seems silly that my kid asks you to buy the fundraiser pizza and your kid asks me to buy the fundraiser turkey!!

how about putting the kids to work in the community, starting with keeping the schools clean (bathrooms, halways, snow shovelling etc) perhaps cleaning parks or other civic duties, reducing the overheads of the city so that some of that money can go back to the school system instead of recylcling the same dollar from the parents.

(pardon spelling, it is early and yes i get the irony but i cant be bothered to go and fix it all)