Budget cuts in the current economy are necessary.
What’s not wise and will prove shortsighted and foolish is making cuts in education, cuts that will punish teachers and students.
As a society we cannot continue to minimize the importance of those whom choose education as a career path. Those professionals have to start being more valued and better compensated. The disconnected ones have to go but the ones that care, that show with action that they passionately care about students and learning should become higher profile citizens within the community.
It is criminal to society that so much government waste exists and that politicians earn often outrageous salaries, even if less than they might earn in their business, and then they support more waste and cut necessities or fail to support critical care areas like police, firefighters, education, health care and psychological care.
It’s an embarrassment that we often allow politicians to continue. Accountability is lacking. Being in office doesn’t create credibility nor does it indicate there are men and women of character holding those positions.
When enough citizens speak out, loudly, and demand change, or else, it will happen.
