Paul Boyer: A response to RH Jones

From Paul Boyer, September 09, 2006

Subject: your letter Bob

Bob:

Shame on you for what I have just read from your letter to Dave Speas.

"We voted you into office to lead. We pay our dues for leadership. We public educators Pre-I-16 are at war with those who are taking public tax dollars and putting them into the pockets of entrepreneurs who would like to privatize our public schools. Our survival as STRS retirees depends on our traditional public schools that are doing the best they can as multi-millions flow away to inferior charter schools -- proven to be so by state testing. And we depend on those politicians that support the education system that has made us the number one world power. A democracy depends on public education -- an intelligent voting decision! Profiteering entrepreneurs do not know how to educate students, educators do. Making money is their job, or is teaching."

Yes, I feel in many ways the same as you do, that ORTA is still not doing the job. But please remember that he is just one person on a board and that many of the board are dragging their feet. It is hard to accomplish anything when one has such overwhelming odds against him. You should be praising Dave for the work he is doing.

If you feel that way about Dave, I wonder how you feel about John and Dennis on the STRS board. They are in a very similar position on that board as Dave is on the ORTA board; all of the others are voting against them time after time.

Remember, we ALL have to work as hard as we can to get the job done. If I continue to feel as good as I am feeling today, I hope to get back in there and be more active again.

Paul