Comments on: School boards told SD children don’t have a right to quality education

By: Shell

Shell — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:55:15 +0000

Here’s a little background on this. A couple of years ago, a number of SD school boards got together to sue the state. Their case was that K-12 education in SD is not adequately funded (case in point: students in Faith go to school in trailer houses). All thinking people in SD know this to be true, but most days I don’t think thinking people constitute a majority in my beloved home state.

By: Shell

Shell — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:20:13 +0000

Darla, I love you!

By: Tiff

Tiff — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:43:12 +0000

Thanks for the invite to your blog! I’m looking forward to some great discussions! I have invited some of my most opinionated friends and family too.
Since I’ve been away for some time now, I’m wondering if I could get a little background on this ruling. What brought it about? And, why was something like this taking up valuable time in our court system? It is incomprehensible to me that parents don’t want the absolute best for their children. To raise the bar, help them succeed in all they do. As parents and others in authority to children, (aunts, uncles, grandparents etc.) we have to remember that we are not raising children, we are raising adults. We want these children to grow up and go out into society as upright and upstanding citizens, prepared to eventually run this community, state or even country. That starts at home and in the schools with a quality education.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:27:34 +0000

I often hear the comment, “I didn’t do well in science when I was in high school, so I don’t expect my son/daughter to do well either. I certainly can’t help him/her.” This comment really irritates me, because my thoughts for my children are that I want them to have better than I had. In everything. Even if I had everything I wanted, I want my children to have better. If I ever get to a place where I will settle for “good enough,” I want someone to remind me that my parents pushed me to do my best, be my best, and give my best. But also, as a significant member of my family also says, “The world does need garbage haulers and grocery baggers…” I wonder what Wilbur’s children (or nieces/nephews) do, and who paid for their college prep education; not to mention Wilbur herself?