Education today is much different than when I graduated in 1965. We didn't have stringent curriculum mandates, multiple course requirements or Advanced Placement (AP) classes. We were pretty much structured into three groups: those who were motivated financially or academically to go to college, those going into the local manufacturing companies or businesses, and those who were going to make it on their own. The divisions were pretty clear even with the military draft looming over us. Those going to college were able to get a college deferment while the rest of us were pretty much guaranteed that a "tour of duty" to our country stood between graduation and our "career's" where ever or what ever that would be.
During this simpler time, we didn't concern ourselves with our ethnic backgrounds. We were all Americans. Didn't understand that there would ever be a dash between someones ethnic background and American. Those students who were black, were still Americans. Those from Asian decent were still Americans. We recited the pledge of allegiance to our flag and didn't worry about someone being forced to say "under God".
We didn't have organizations, clubs or groups based on blood, ethnic or racial backgrounds. We learned to read, write and speak English as "the only language", except for those going to college...they had to take Latin. Never heard one word in Latin ever used in a conversation. Even those with Spanish backgrounds spoke fluent English.
But today it is a much different school. We are so afraid of hurting a students self-esteem, ethnic background and identity. We want every student to succeed regardless of the effort they put forth. We do everything possible to pass a student to the next grade so they can be with their "class" and not feel like a failure. Although we do have dress codes, they are much less stringent than ever before because we still want a student to be able to "express themselves" with their individuality. Today, we believe every child must go to college and become a productive citizen to society. As a result we either lower our standards to the lowest common denominator while, at the same time fail to challenge those students who excel in the classroom. In the end, we do no good to anyone.
We make every effort to educate students to the evils of tobacco, alcohol, sex and global warming. We try to teach the importance of being politically correct so as not to draw attention to the reality of life in the real world. We no longer accept the responsibility of having an opinion and putting your name to it. To be able to take a stand without taking the responsibility for it is the norm today for people. Any accident or misfortune becomes the fault of someone else. If we are late for school, it's because Mom didn't wake me. When you become a teenager, there are certain things that you need to be responsible for. In a nutshell, we end up "dumbing down our kids" and creating a generation of irresponsible young people in the work place and in life.
At the age of 64 and spending many years in "life", I am going to give you some advice. You may or may not like what I am telling you, but these are the realities of life after school. I don't expect you to agree with me because you haven't been there yet. But if for no other reason than to humor me, take a moment and read the following and keep these in the back of your mind.
(1). In the real world life is not fair. There will always be favoritism, nepotism, and people who want to take advantage of you and your good nature. Be ready for it, understand it and get used to the fact that life is not fair.
(2). Your boss will be tougher than any teacher you have or will ever have. He or she will not care about your self-esteem. Unlike your teachers, your boss does not have tenure to secure their job. They keep their jobs based on results of those who work for them. They demand results, not excuses. If you can't perform, they will not give you a "C" or a "D-"; you will get an "F" and a chance to go to some other employer and look for work.
(3). In the real world, life has winners and losers. Unlike school that give you many chances to advance so that everyone is a winner, in life you will not always win. In school we pass students so as not to hurt their feelings. We allow multiple Valedictorians because we don't want to create a "winner take all" situation which will challenge our top students. Your school may do away with winners and losers....but life hasn't. Your boss in the real world may not care about your self-esteem....they care about your performance. People will expect you to accomplish something before you can feel good about you. So when your inflated ego meets reality, don't go yelling that "life isn't fair". (see #1)
(4). Unlike school, life isn't divided into terms, classes or extra credit. You will probably not get summers off unless you become a teacher....then you will be required to go to school, get a job or pick up additional teaching hours to help pay your bills. In business, you will be expected to be at work every day for a minimum of 8 hours, and arrive on time ready to perform your job. You won't get a new lease on life in the next semester. The job goes on and on every day. No Easter or Christmas vacation to unwind after tests.
(5) Sorry to tell you that you will probably not make $50,000 a year right out of high school. You probably won't become a Vice President or have your own personal secretary. You may have to wear a uniform that doesn't have GAP or IZOD on the label. Remember that "flipping burgers" should not be below your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping type jobs.... They called it an opportunity. They were not afraid to work for minimum wage. They would have been embarrassed to sit around all day talking about American Idol, Survivor, reading People magazine or socializing on facebook.
(6). In life, if you screw up, it's not your parents fault, or where you came from, or any other lame excuse. It will be your responsibility. When you turn 18, you will be responsible for your actions, it'll be on your nickel.
(7). In life, problems are not solved in 30 minutes, including commercials. What you see happen on TV is not the real world. People actually leave the coffee shop or diner and go to work. Serious problems will not be resolved like CSI by beautiful women or handsome young men. They will be resolved by those who you choose to help you. Generally, that will be your boss or fellow workers...and they are not a perky as Jennifer Aniston.
(8). Purple hair, earrings (except for women, and then only one in each ear), tattoos, smoking, chewing, pants around the bottom of your butt and other "fads" make you look stupid. They may look cool to you and heighten your self-esteem. To your boss you are not cool. You look stupid. If your employer deals directly with the public, your employer will not share your "coolness". In fact, regardless of your qualifications, you probably will not go to work for them. Their customers have certain quirky feelings about purple hair, earrings in men's ears, nose, eyes, and other locations, smoking or chewing on the job, and customers really don't want to see your underwear. Dread the thought of being uncool! Please understand that it is the customer, not the company, who pays your salary. If the customer doesn't return because of you, then you may not get any pay. But then again, you probably won't be hired by many businesses looking "cool" or "just expressing my individuality". Your boss doesn't care about your individuality...they care about your performance and profit.
(9). Always be nice to those who may not be "cool" or share your views or may not have been the BMOC (big man on campus). That nerd you teased in school may turn out to be your boss.
I just had a few thoughts to share. Some of these I learned for myself by experience, most my grandfather told me and the rest are just a matter of common sense, hygiene and personal pride. You see, life is not fair and the government will not make life better. Be a responsible American who stands up for what is right, knows what is going on in government, have personal pride in yourself, respect for others and be willing to accept criticism, learn from it and become a better productive citizen as a result. If you start your own business, there will be twice as many rules. Good luck, have fun. Life may not be fair, but life is enjoyable if you want it to be....considering the alternative.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Response to mold issue article of August 12th.
Once again, I come with responses to articles from the Springfield News-Sun concerning the Northeastern Local School District. These responses are from the article dated August 11, 2010 Megan Gildow's article "Mold found in 10 rooms at Northeastern High School". Unlike previous comments and questions, I will respond to those that are legitimate and not redundant or argumentative.
As always, I am speaking on my behalf, not the board's. I recommend that the reader validate my statements so as to ascertain that I am responding with the truth.
Concerning one comment from "yeah right:
"Mr. Kadel I have heard one tirade after the other. No matter what anyone says on this thread you are going to say they are wrong! Well I have a question for you to put on your little blog. What makes your comments anymore closer to the truth than any of ours? You are not a god or are you anymore perfect than any of us. I am so sick of you coming on here scare tacting these folks with your blog. You can spout anything you want sir but the proof is in the pudding. Sale all you want were not buying
Yeah Right!!!"
What makes my comment closer to the truth is being involved with the district for the past twenty years, questioning why things happen, investigating the events, learning how things work in public education and listening. I am not an ogre who "scares" anyone. I have the courage to give my name knowing there are those who can easily question my information without being accountable for their comments. It is called responsibility, accountability and integrity.
This is what I've tried to maintain throughout my time with the district. I don't ask anyone to believe what I say. I only ask that you question my responses, research my comments and judge for yourself.
With this being said, what follows are responses to the comments.
"dont worry n/e hs im sure a levy will someday pass so we can build new schools. first class rooms in hallways now random mold. tell me why i moved to this district again?
holly
6:50 AM, 8/13/2010"
holly: thank you for your response. We cannot put a levy on the ballot in November because there is not enough time to put two resolutions together for the levy. I hope you moved to this district for quality education. There is no reason that you can't continue to expect quality education. Failure of the levy doesn't change our commitment to educating children. The levy was an opportunity to fulfill a need. The board will be discussing the next step for the district at our board meeting on Monday evening. I hope you can come and be part of the discussion.
"Why did it get that bad in the first place? Ever hear of DE-HUMIDIFIERS? Could have used the money ya spent on the SPECIAL ELECTIONS!!! One more reason I didn't vote for new schools! TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE!!!
think about it
6:52 AM, 8/13/2010"
think about it: thank you for your comment. There were several factors that caused this situation. First there were de-humidifiers that malfunctioned. Secondly, the humidity during the heat wave for several days didn't help the situation. This would have occured if the levy had passed. We will be discussing this issue and others at our board meeting on Monday evening. Hope you can attend and be part of the discussion. We will appreciate your input.
"just a thought, why wasn't the mold problem taken care of as soon as it was noticed? I am sure you would have addressed it immediately if it were your home!! I am not so sure this is all about the safety of the kids and more about just trying to get a newer school than Kenton Ridge.The district needs to hire maintenance people instead of janitors.Having a maintenance crew could address the concerns immediately and take care of them instead of waiting until it too late to fix.Just a thought!!!!!
concerned citizen
7:24 AM, 8/13/2010"
concerned citizen: thank you for your comment. It was taken care of when it was discovered. The rooms had been cleaned, however, the heat, humidity, failure of the de-humidifier to dispel the humidity caused this problem. We did respond immediately upon the problem being discovered.
"There is a board meeting at KR this coming Monday evening starting at 6:30 PM. I'm going to be there and hope all of you "informed" people will come to share your "wisdom", ask questions and inform the board as to what the "facts" are about this district. The wealth of "knowledge", intelligence and integrity displayed in these comments is overwhelming. Maybe we can top 260 comments!!!!
ne supporter
7:50 AM, 8/13/2010"
ne supporter: thank you for your comment. Looking forward to seeing you and others at the meeting on Monday evening.
"If you don't think this story has connections with the failed levy your head is in the sand. They could have handled this in house but they wanted the publicity of calling the CCCHD. It is a slap in the face of their janitors.
ray
7:52 AM, 8/13/2010"
ray: thank you for your comment. I can tell you that this has nothing to do with the failure of the levy. We don't need the publicity. Calling CCCHD is a requirement when dealing with any situation that is a health hazard. Failure to contact CCCHD in this problem would be very irresponsible on behalf of the administration. I don't believe any janitor was "slapped" in the face. The problem was due to the de-humidifiers malfunctioning and the high humidity from the recent heat wave we have been experiencing.
"sure is funny how all of sudden you discover mold after maintance and janitors have been there all summer long and you call the ccchd right before school.you the board just wanted to start something again.give it a rest and get in there and do your job that you are paid highly to do.
give it a rest
8:33 AM, 8/13/2010"
give it a rest: thank you for your comment. As I have stated, the problem was caused by the de-humidifiers malfunctioning. Timing couldn't have been worse with the start of school. We are working on getting the mold cleaned up before school begins. The board or district has nothing to gain from this situation. The board gains nothing from "starting" anything. The board is not "highly paid". Do you know how much we are compensated to be a board member? Please check this out, you may be surprised.
"I think the theory was mold = bad environment = yes vote = new schools.
math wiz
8:33 AM, 8/13/201"
math wiz: thank you for your comment. We lost the opportunity for new schools due to more no votes than yes votes. There is no more guaranteed money for NELSD. This situation will not calculate your statement.
"Obviously, Tecumseh taxpayer you need to read the article again. You state that mold doesn't just appear at these levels....what levels??? Have you seen the level of mold in NE???? Please be CORRECTLY INFORMED before you spout off. The article does state that the mold level was not so severe that it could not be cleaned up in house, etc., Northeastern does not need more ignorant, uninformed people spouting off! Oh...and by the way, I do believe voting was over when this article was written
tired of ignorance
10:42 AM, 8/13/2010"
tired of ignorance: thank you for your comment. You are correct. The vote has already been taken and the people opted for no schools. There is no more guaranteed money available. The voters do no want new schools. As you stated, this situation didn't occur over a long period of time. Conditions such as high humidity, malfunctioning de-humidifiers closed up rooms and mold grows pretty rapidly.
"Tired of ignorance:Not trying to be disrespectful, but hasn't the levy been turned down 3 or 4 times?Ignorance is bliss, the people obviously are frustrated with the Northeastern district.Maybe if they show that they can take care of what they have,the levy might pass. If you give your kid a car to drive and he abuses it and doesn't take care of it and it breaks down do you just go out and buy him another one? No you tell him if he would have taken care of it,it wouldn't have broke down!
concerned citizen
10:53 AM, 8/13/2010"
concerned citizen: thank you for your comment. You should go to the website for the nelsd at www.nelsd.org You will find the voting history of the district since 1969. The history shows there has not been support throughout the past 40 years. If it is the board, then whomever is serving is an enemy of the people. Even cars become old, rusted and wears out over time, regardless of how well you take care of it.
"MAKE THE NO VOTERS PAY FOR THE CLEAN UP OF THE MOLD!!! They didn't want to spend the money on new, mold, asbestos, radon free schools.. so make THEM pay for the cleanup and maintenance of these old crumbling nearly condemned buildings! I voted YES. Why should I have to pay for the NO voter's selfish mistake!?
Yes Voter
10:57 AM, 8/13/2010"
Yes Voter: thank you for your comment and support. The Administration has notified the insurance company for assistance in paying for the mold clean up. It is a result of de-humidifiers malfunctioning.
"There is no MOLD!!! this is just another plan to get my money. Now they will have some special vote to put this levy on the ballet again. This is supposed to startle parents and forcing them to vote yes. I got news for NELSD we are not dumb and will not be treated as such so nice try better luck next time. You disgust me!!!! They just conveniently found this mold right after they lost a levy LMFAO!!!!
Yeah Right!!!
11:11 AM, 8/13/2010"
Yeah Right!!!: thank you for your comment. Personally I can't believe you or anyone would make such a statement in public, of course without using your name to take responsibility. This is no "scare tactic" to get parents to vote yes. You sir or madam are either paranoid, trying to stir up trouble, vastly uninformed or just plain making trouble. Many of the comments you place on this article are representative of any one of the above. If you believe we "conveniently" found mold....what benefit does it provide or our purpose. Personally sir or madam I have enough responsibilities than to "create" another issue. Since you won't give your name, I can't really know your motivation for your comments.
"BLEACH IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN ME LOSING MY HOME BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA $350 A MONTH ON MY REAL ESTATE TAXES. A LITTLE ELBOW GREESE HELPS TOO.
LARRY
12:24 PM, 8/13/2010"
LARRY: thank you for your comment. Bleach is cheaper, however, the nature of this issue is one that our insurance company has directed us to utilize proper equipment, solutions, protection and concentrated effort to rid the mold from these rooms. We are taking their recommendation. The CCCHD will be the determining factor to assure our rooms will be available for teaching. I'm a little confused by your going to pay an additional $350 a month on your taxes? This shouldn't cost you any additional money in taxes. Since we have no levy for this and the levy for new schools failed, there will be no additional cost to you.
"LOL I found mold in my house last year. Did I build a new house? NO! I found the problem and repaired it. Did I bother the tax payers for repairs to my home NO! I took it right out of my own pocket. So what is the moral of this story? Well Mr. Broderick, it is your house. Dig into your own pocket and fix the problem. No means nothing else but NO!!!!!!! I also agree with Obsevation. I can tell by all the name calling and finger pointing that half this thread isn't even old enough to vote!!!
Yeah Right!!!!
1:05 PM, 8/13/2010"
Yeah Right!!!: didn't really want to respond to you ravings, however, this one I couldn't pass up. I'm sure if you get mold in your home, the CCCHD could care less, however, when it is a public school who educates many children, it becomes an issue. I am looking forward to meeting you at the board meeting. I hope you will be civil and respectful to me as I am to you.
"Just another occurrence where the NELSB has failed to do its job!!! No levy will change this.
Dave
2:56 PM, 8/13/2010"
Dave: thank you for your comment. Dave, looking forward to seeing you on Monday. I trust you will be there to share how a levy will resolve this issue. How did malfunctioning de-humidifiers be a result of the board not doing its job? Anxious to hear your response.
"Several things have become obvious as a result of this fiasco.
1. Before a new school is built, we must rebuild a positive sense of community. Stop all the talk/ pressure for a new tax levy.
2. The administrators of the schools are completely out of touch. Replace them.
3. Blaming the teachers or the students or the parents makes no sense.
Makes too much sense, doesn't it?
Mac
5:19 PM, 8/13/2010"
Mac: thank you for your comment. Three very good points. Will be looking forward to your name being on the ballot in 2011 for school board. You are correct about needing to rebuild the community.
In closing, it becomes very embarrassing to read some of the comments from people who claim to be from the district. To put these comments in the paper for others to read and evaluate who the NELSD is. We have a lot of problems that need resolved, but unfortunately there are too many who want to be part of the problem....we need people who want to be part of the solution.
As always, I am speaking on my behalf, not the board's. I recommend that the reader validate my statements so as to ascertain that I am responding with the truth.
Concerning one comment from "yeah right:
"Mr. Kadel I have heard one tirade after the other. No matter what anyone says on this thread you are going to say they are wrong! Well I have a question for you to put on your little blog. What makes your comments anymore closer to the truth than any of ours? You are not a god or are you anymore perfect than any of us. I am so sick of you coming on here scare tacting these folks with your blog. You can spout anything you want sir but the proof is in the pudding. Sale all you want were not buying
Yeah Right!!!"
What makes my comment closer to the truth is being involved with the district for the past twenty years, questioning why things happen, investigating the events, learning how things work in public education and listening. I am not an ogre who "scares" anyone. I have the courage to give my name knowing there are those who can easily question my information without being accountable for their comments. It is called responsibility, accountability and integrity.
This is what I've tried to maintain throughout my time with the district. I don't ask anyone to believe what I say. I only ask that you question my responses, research my comments and judge for yourself.
With this being said, what follows are responses to the comments.
"dont worry n/e hs im sure a levy will someday pass so we can build new schools. first class rooms in hallways now random mold. tell me why i moved to this district again?
holly
6:50 AM, 8/13/2010"
holly: thank you for your response. We cannot put a levy on the ballot in November because there is not enough time to put two resolutions together for the levy. I hope you moved to this district for quality education. There is no reason that you can't continue to expect quality education. Failure of the levy doesn't change our commitment to educating children. The levy was an opportunity to fulfill a need. The board will be discussing the next step for the district at our board meeting on Monday evening. I hope you can come and be part of the discussion.
"Why did it get that bad in the first place? Ever hear of DE-HUMIDIFIERS? Could have used the money ya spent on the SPECIAL ELECTIONS!!! One more reason I didn't vote for new schools! TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE!!!
think about it
6:52 AM, 8/13/2010"
think about it: thank you for your comment. There were several factors that caused this situation. First there were de-humidifiers that malfunctioned. Secondly, the humidity during the heat wave for several days didn't help the situation. This would have occured if the levy had passed. We will be discussing this issue and others at our board meeting on Monday evening. Hope you can attend and be part of the discussion. We will appreciate your input.
"just a thought, why wasn't the mold problem taken care of as soon as it was noticed? I am sure you would have addressed it immediately if it were your home!! I am not so sure this is all about the safety of the kids and more about just trying to get a newer school than Kenton Ridge.The district needs to hire maintenance people instead of janitors.Having a maintenance crew could address the concerns immediately and take care of them instead of waiting until it too late to fix.Just a thought!!!!!
concerned citizen
7:24 AM, 8/13/2010"
concerned citizen: thank you for your comment. It was taken care of when it was discovered. The rooms had been cleaned, however, the heat, humidity, failure of the de-humidifier to dispel the humidity caused this problem. We did respond immediately upon the problem being discovered.
"There is a board meeting at KR this coming Monday evening starting at 6:30 PM. I'm going to be there and hope all of you "informed" people will come to share your "wisdom", ask questions and inform the board as to what the "facts" are about this district. The wealth of "knowledge", intelligence and integrity displayed in these comments is overwhelming. Maybe we can top 260 comments!!!!
ne supporter
7:50 AM, 8/13/2010"
ne supporter: thank you for your comment. Looking forward to seeing you and others at the meeting on Monday evening.
"If you don't think this story has connections with the failed levy your head is in the sand. They could have handled this in house but they wanted the publicity of calling the CCCHD. It is a slap in the face of their janitors.
ray
7:52 AM, 8/13/2010"
ray: thank you for your comment. I can tell you that this has nothing to do with the failure of the levy. We don't need the publicity. Calling CCCHD is a requirement when dealing with any situation that is a health hazard. Failure to contact CCCHD in this problem would be very irresponsible on behalf of the administration. I don't believe any janitor was "slapped" in the face. The problem was due to the de-humidifiers malfunctioning and the high humidity from the recent heat wave we have been experiencing.
"sure is funny how all of sudden you discover mold after maintance and janitors have been there all summer long and you call the ccchd right before school.you the board just wanted to start something again.give it a rest and get in there and do your job that you are paid highly to do.
give it a rest
8:33 AM, 8/13/2010"
give it a rest: thank you for your comment. As I have stated, the problem was caused by the de-humidifiers malfunctioning. Timing couldn't have been worse with the start of school. We are working on getting the mold cleaned up before school begins. The board or district has nothing to gain from this situation. The board gains nothing from "starting" anything. The board is not "highly paid". Do you know how much we are compensated to be a board member? Please check this out, you may be surprised.
"I think the theory was mold = bad environment = yes vote = new schools.
math wiz
8:33 AM, 8/13/201"
math wiz: thank you for your comment. We lost the opportunity for new schools due to more no votes than yes votes. There is no more guaranteed money for NELSD. This situation will not calculate your statement.
"Obviously, Tecumseh taxpayer you need to read the article again. You state that mold doesn't just appear at these levels....what levels??? Have you seen the level of mold in NE???? Please be CORRECTLY INFORMED before you spout off. The article does state that the mold level was not so severe that it could not be cleaned up in house, etc., Northeastern does not need more ignorant, uninformed people spouting off! Oh...and by the way, I do believe voting was over when this article was written
tired of ignorance
10:42 AM, 8/13/2010"
tired of ignorance: thank you for your comment. You are correct. The vote has already been taken and the people opted for no schools. There is no more guaranteed money available. The voters do no want new schools. As you stated, this situation didn't occur over a long period of time. Conditions such as high humidity, malfunctioning de-humidifiers closed up rooms and mold grows pretty rapidly.
"Tired of ignorance:Not trying to be disrespectful, but hasn't the levy been turned down 3 or 4 times?Ignorance is bliss, the people obviously are frustrated with the Northeastern district.Maybe if they show that they can take care of what they have,the levy might pass. If you give your kid a car to drive and he abuses it and doesn't take care of it and it breaks down do you just go out and buy him another one? No you tell him if he would have taken care of it,it wouldn't have broke down!
concerned citizen
10:53 AM, 8/13/2010"
concerned citizen: thank you for your comment. You should go to the website for the nelsd at www.nelsd.org You will find the voting history of the district since 1969. The history shows there has not been support throughout the past 40 years. If it is the board, then whomever is serving is an enemy of the people. Even cars become old, rusted and wears out over time, regardless of how well you take care of it.
"MAKE THE NO VOTERS PAY FOR THE CLEAN UP OF THE MOLD!!! They didn't want to spend the money on new, mold, asbestos, radon free schools.. so make THEM pay for the cleanup and maintenance of these old crumbling nearly condemned buildings! I voted YES. Why should I have to pay for the NO voter's selfish mistake!?
Yes Voter
10:57 AM, 8/13/2010"
Yes Voter: thank you for your comment and support. The Administration has notified the insurance company for assistance in paying for the mold clean up. It is a result of de-humidifiers malfunctioning.
"There is no MOLD!!! this is just another plan to get my money. Now they will have some special vote to put this levy on the ballet again. This is supposed to startle parents and forcing them to vote yes. I got news for NELSD we are not dumb and will not be treated as such so nice try better luck next time. You disgust me!!!! They just conveniently found this mold right after they lost a levy LMFAO!!!!
Yeah Right!!!
11:11 AM, 8/13/2010"
Yeah Right!!!: thank you for your comment. Personally I can't believe you or anyone would make such a statement in public, of course without using your name to take responsibility. This is no "scare tactic" to get parents to vote yes. You sir or madam are either paranoid, trying to stir up trouble, vastly uninformed or just plain making trouble. Many of the comments you place on this article are representative of any one of the above. If you believe we "conveniently" found mold....what benefit does it provide or our purpose. Personally sir or madam I have enough responsibilities than to "create" another issue. Since you won't give your name, I can't really know your motivation for your comments.
"BLEACH IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN ME LOSING MY HOME BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA $350 A MONTH ON MY REAL ESTATE TAXES. A LITTLE ELBOW GREESE HELPS TOO.
LARRY
12:24 PM, 8/13/2010"
LARRY: thank you for your comment. Bleach is cheaper, however, the nature of this issue is one that our insurance company has directed us to utilize proper equipment, solutions, protection and concentrated effort to rid the mold from these rooms. We are taking their recommendation. The CCCHD will be the determining factor to assure our rooms will be available for teaching. I'm a little confused by your going to pay an additional $350 a month on your taxes? This shouldn't cost you any additional money in taxes. Since we have no levy for this and the levy for new schools failed, there will be no additional cost to you.
"LOL I found mold in my house last year. Did I build a new house? NO! I found the problem and repaired it. Did I bother the tax payers for repairs to my home NO! I took it right out of my own pocket. So what is the moral of this story? Well Mr. Broderick, it is your house. Dig into your own pocket and fix the problem. No means nothing else but NO!!!!!!! I also agree with Obsevation. I can tell by all the name calling and finger pointing that half this thread isn't even old enough to vote!!!
Yeah Right!!!!
1:05 PM, 8/13/2010"
Yeah Right!!!: didn't really want to respond to you ravings, however, this one I couldn't pass up. I'm sure if you get mold in your home, the CCCHD could care less, however, when it is a public school who educates many children, it becomes an issue. I am looking forward to meeting you at the board meeting. I hope you will be civil and respectful to me as I am to you.
"Just another occurrence where the NELSB has failed to do its job!!! No levy will change this.
Dave
2:56 PM, 8/13/2010"
Dave: thank you for your comment. Dave, looking forward to seeing you on Monday. I trust you will be there to share how a levy will resolve this issue. How did malfunctioning de-humidifiers be a result of the board not doing its job? Anxious to hear your response.
"Several things have become obvious as a result of this fiasco.
1. Before a new school is built, we must rebuild a positive sense of community. Stop all the talk/ pressure for a new tax levy.
2. The administrators of the schools are completely out of touch. Replace them.
3. Blaming the teachers or the students or the parents makes no sense.
Makes too much sense, doesn't it?
Mac
5:19 PM, 8/13/2010"
Mac: thank you for your comment. Three very good points. Will be looking forward to your name being on the ballot in 2011 for school board. You are correct about needing to rebuild the community.
In closing, it becomes very embarrassing to read some of the comments from people who claim to be from the district. To put these comments in the paper for others to read and evaluate who the NELSD is. We have a lot of problems that need resolved, but unfortunately there are too many who want to be part of the problem....we need people who want to be part of the solution.
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