Edward Serof says:

I am a seventh grade math teacher and ithe middle of my 33rd year in the classroom. All across the nation and in my own state of Alabama, millions of teachers are Democrats, a goodly portion of them left wing liberals, with an agenda that runs a close second to Obama’s. Over the years I have watched the government run school system morph into a mega-bureaucratic morass, where the form no longer fits the function. As a fiscal conservative tea party Constitutionalist, I like to get the most bang from every buck, whether it is my own or the sadly misused taxpayer dollar. As for the millions of taxpayer monies allocated to education, so much is wastefully spent with very little or no end result worth bragging about. Next fall my county plans to place Mac air books into the hands of every student. Though technology is a very powerful and innovative tool deserving of its rightful place in any good teacher’s repertoire, giving $1000 piece of equipment to every child is a conceited and willful misuse of the taxpayer dollar which we have been entrusted to wisely spend. I predict that by mid 1st quarter of 2013, scores of the MacBooks willing to be lost, destroyed, or misused. I grew up in an era where reading, writing and arithmetic, with paper and pencil and a wide-awake brain were all you needed to be a successfull A+ student… coupled of course with morals, values and good manners. Those are the things that don’t cost a dime and yet are priceless in helping our children grow to become responsible, honest, hard-working citizens. Technology in many ways has made our culture lazier not necessarily better, and I for one am grievously concerned about the educational future of America’s youth. America needs to get back to the basics… God, family, community and less government.

Lone Ranger says:

I think that we should Terry Dunn accountable for Roundtree. Terry Dunn is going to do an op ed piece soon proclaiming how he is “fighting for the taxpayer”. I my granddaddy used to tell me “son, if you sleep with the dogs, you will get fleas”. How can Terry Dunn purport to be a conservative Republican when he is pursuing an agenda Roundtree and the Left Wing Enviormental Nuts are preparing for him? Mr Dunn is covered in fleas and needs to be replaced. I can assure you that I will be working against him day and night when his re-election campaign begins and I know many fiscal conservatives and Tea Party faithful will be there with me.. Terry Dunn has to go.. It is also rumoured that Dunn and Roundtree (whom was so adamant about firing the employee whom used PSC time and resources to promote her business) used PSC time and resources to campaign against Twinkle. Another instance of his hypocritical facade.. If this is true about all of Dunn’s antics, he may be facing ehtics charges himself. I hope he will hold himself to the high standards he has held others to. Time will tell.

sal says:

I moved here from CT ,because of this crap. Tax’s are out of control there I pay a 10th down here. They always begin with education and then start the Arts magnet school bull. You end up with the Gay lesbian groups placing teachers in the schools,along with socialist groups. Alabama must stay awake or become like New England. A liberal bastion.