Ray Charles left us today at 73....

[tandkvd]

MONEY has changed the schools. More money than ever is being poured into the schools but it is not getting to the right places. As in everything follow the money. TEST are now the Holy Grail. Teachers do not teach any more, they get their students to pass test. Then after the school boards get there bonuses for having a certain number of students passing test, then the schools get there cut, if there are any crumbs left they may allow the teachers to get a few. The students and society are the ones suffering from this.

I say make the schools a free market. Tax payers get the money to spend on what ever school they want. The money should not go to the schools first. Then when the schools have to compete with other schools. Teachers and TEACHING will occupey a greater importance. The schools who have the best teachers and programs would get the money.

How long would you keep an employee that is running off customers? Also how valuable is your best employee that customers come in and ask for by name for assistance? The schools now say these two people should recieve the same wages if they have the same number of years of employment.

This is my best observation from talking with my wife. Although she doesn't see it my way. Of course she has the freedom to be wrong as well. [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img] Jest Kiddin!

BTW, quality and personal preferance are more important than where the companys give there money, to me at least.
If Wild Vines announced that they were giving 50% of there profits to my favorate charity, I would think that it would be a wounderfull thing. Alot of people like there style of wine, I however do not.
And as far as Coke and Pepsi go I buy which ever is on sell at the time. I went to Eckerds tonight, the Coke products were on sell. The cashier said that the Pepsi would be on sell next week. I bought Coke tonight and if I buy any next week it will be Pepsi.

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