Wednesday, February 10, 2010
TOWN MEETING
Mark your calendars the Annual Town Meeting is the third Saturday of March and starts at 1:30PM.
Education
Well it has been a while my friends and the winter has been long. A lot is being undertaken or talked about regarding our current state of education, that of SAD 63 and the RSU or AOS. I would like to provide a couple of ideas that one might consider. First Clifton has no schools, we are currently a member of SAD 63, of which we could withdraw. Paying over $600,000 a year for 150 students works out to about $4,000 per student. Yet we face over hour bus rides to school, no after school program like Otis offers and there always seems to be turmoil in the district.
How about we withdraw from SAD63 and look at doing things a little different.
1. How about forming an AOS with CSD8, Otis, Amherst, Aurora, Osborn, Great Pond and Clifton.
2. How about no school - so we just tuition our kids to the school of choice, say either Otis or Eddington or Holbrook, much like we do with High Schools.
3. Maybe we should explore creating an academy like Dover and many others do. Then we recruit world wide for students to help off set costs.
We need good busing, after school, sports programs, homeschool study groups, a community school welcomes and that is open to any groups for use. Extra education or workshops on adult education, or maybe cooking, ATV/Sled safety, firearm safety. We need to get back to "community". The current system treats us like they are doing us a favor - it should be pointed out that we the citizens are in charge and the educators and administrators work for the citizens. I would very much like to hear your thoughts on the education system currently before us, its not all about power and control - it should be about education, boosting our youths adventures and seeing that we can move them ahead, hopefully college and a better life.
How about we withdraw from SAD63 and look at doing things a little different.
1. How about forming an AOS with CSD8, Otis, Amherst, Aurora, Osborn, Great Pond and Clifton.
2. How about no school - so we just tuition our kids to the school of choice, say either Otis or Eddington or Holbrook, much like we do with High Schools.
3. Maybe we should explore creating an academy like Dover and many others do. Then we recruit world wide for students to help off set costs.
We need good busing, after school, sports programs, homeschool study groups, a community school welcomes and that is open to any groups for use. Extra education or workshops on adult education, or maybe cooking, ATV/Sled safety, firearm safety. We need to get back to "community". The current system treats us like they are doing us a favor - it should be pointed out that we the citizens are in charge and the educators and administrators work for the citizens. I would very much like to hear your thoughts on the education system currently before us, its not all about power and control - it should be about education, boosting our youths adventures and seeing that we can move them ahead, hopefully college and a better life.
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